This prominent landmark challenges walkers to a workout on nature's Stairmaster
Rising more than 1,200 feet above the shores of the popular marine park at Hanauma Bay, Koko Crater is the most prominent landmark on the southern coast of the island of Oahu. It’s also the site of a popular yet challenging hike. The climb follows a railway line built to service artillery and lookout points during the Second World War.
Today, the cross ties of the abandoned rail line form stair steps for hikers, who negotiate more than 1,000 of these wooden risers on the way to the top. The hike is a favorite of former President Obama, who once scattered his mother’s ashes from the summit. As an easier alternative to the summit route, visitors can follow a two-mile loop through a botanical garden in the center of the crater.
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