Waihe’e Valley and Swinging Bridges

The kids have had the Swinging Bridges hike on their list for at least the last 3 weeks. And the time had finally come for us to set out on this adventure. We drove through Kahului (my most visited city since it has the airport) to Waihe’e and the Waihe’e Valley Road. As with (nearly) all hiking directions, it was “…at mile marker 4.8” Ummm…OK. The odometer is not in tenths, so there was a quick hard left off Hwy 340 when we got to the right road!

The hike reminded us of Twin Falls – not too steep, plenty of pools along the route (although we exchanged the waterfalls for stream views and wading). And let’s not forget where it gets its name: there are two swinging bridges that cross the stream. Both are pretty long – and you get some decent side-to-side action that makes you hold the cables. It’s not Indiana Jones crossing a big river with crocs and crazed religious fanatics, but it’s enough to make you hold on!

We also picked up two bamboo sticks and a nice two-pound rock to take home with us…courtesy of Max, of course!
Aloha,
Jennifer