Secret Beach
Mauna Lani Adventure II
Plus Puako
This is an easy route that can take an hour or all day, depending on how long you want to linger.
Starting from Big Island Motorcycle Co. in the Kings' Shops head west on Waikoloa Beach Drive toward the Hilton hotel.
Just before reaching the Hilton and after passing the Kolea subdivision, take a left on an unmarked road at the stop sign. This road will dead end so look for a sign that says "Shoreline Access Trail" near the freshwater pond area. It looks like the picture below.
Be sure to yield to pedestrians when riding on this trail.
When you reach the shoreline, take a right on the shoreline trail. If you have a mountain bike you can continue riding, if you have a beach cruiser, you may need to walk your bike at this point.
First, you'll pass a sweet little swing.
Continue on another five minutes and you'll find this "Secret Beach" with a decent swimming hole and white sand.
If you continue on you will eventually reach the Hilton hotel and can exit that way, or simply come back the way you came. This would be an excellent sunset viewing spot!
Fun is easy! Rent yours today by calling 808-886-2011 or write to BigIslandMotorcycleCo [at] yahoo.com or come in and see us any day of the week from 9:30am to 7pm in the Kings' Shops in the Waikoloa Beach Resort.
Plus Puako
Minimum 3 hours
- From Big Island Motorcycle Co. find the King's Trail on the far north end of resort, just east of the Waikoloa Colony Villas. Warning: this trail is extremely bumpy and difficult to navigate, you must walk the bikes over the trail portion of this route and be able to occasionally lift the bike over large rocks. You must be up for adventure if you decide to follow this route!
- Walk the bikes over the King's Trail until you reach the gate and the bridge, where you will be able to cross over on to the pavement. This took us about 15 minutes. Take a right out onto the road, then the next right (at the stop sign) and continue until you reach a large round-about.
- At the round-about take the road that leads to the Fairmont Orchid (north) or stop at the shops on the west end of the round-about to fuel up on picnic provisions at the grocery store there (they have an awesome deli by the way). You can also stop for sit down fare at the Tommy Bahama Cafe(we like!), Monstera Restaurant, or Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, all located in the shops.
- Continue on toward the Fairmont Orchid making a right just before the hotel, look for the sign marked Holoholokai Beach Park (see the pic below).
- Once at the beach park you have a couple of options; hang out at the beach, check out the petroglyphs, or head toward Puako. We highly recommend you check out the Malama Petroglyph Trail. Please lock your bikes up in the parking lot if you decide to view the petroglyphs as the trail is full of kiawe thorns that will most definitely lead to a flat tire. It is about a 10 minute walk to the petroglyph viewing area and well worth it. The trail is well marked, see the pic below.
- Petroglyphs are ancient Hawaiian rock carvings. Archaeologists are still unsure of their exact meanings and why the Hawaiians carved the markings into the stone. The trail has some good signs explaining petroglyphs in more detail.
- Once you reach the beach parking lot again, grab your bikes and head toward the ocean where you will find a sandy shoreline trail and make a right, heading north. Up to you if you want to ride the bikes over this portion. I walked my bike and made it back to pavement in about 5 minutes so it is a short part of the ride.
Puako Beach Cruise
Mauna Lani Adventure I
- This trail takes you into the town of Puako, a small seaside community with one small general store if you need to get some snacks.
- We like to explore the many "Shoreline Access" points along this one-road town. This area is great for snorkeling, although it can be tricky to get in and out of the water here (no sand) so we suggest only experienced folks attempt it. It is also a wonderful place to catch the sunset.
- Once you pass the church (on your left) you've reached the end of town so you can turn around and come back the way you came, or continue on to Beach 69 or Hapuna Beach.
- When you come in to rent your bike we will provide you with a map of the area. Rates and reservation information can be found by clicking the "Reservations" tab above. Please call 808-886-2011 or email BigIslandMotorcycleCo (at) yahoo.com with any other questions.
Puako Beach Cruise
- Starting from Big Island Motorcycle Co. strap a couple bikes to your car (straps can be rented, too) or ride about 6 miles south on Highway 19 to Puako. You will see the signs as you drive/ride south, it will be a left turn from the highway onto Puako Beach Drive.
- From there make your first right onto Old Puako Road, then left into the beach parking lot, which looks like this:
- This beach is called "69's" and is great for swimming and snorkeling. There are full facilities here including bathrooms, showers, and picnic tables. Not to mention there is plenty of shade and room to spread out.
- We recommend taking the bikes with you out to the beach or locking them securely in the parking lot.
- After you've had your fill of sun and sand, head back out the way you came, but this time ride toward the town of Puako, which will be a right turn at the Puako Beach Dr. and Old Puako Rd. intersection.
- This easy-going ride through town is full of charm. Check out an old church:
- Or grab a snack at the little store:
- There are many worthwhile beach access points along the way (anywhere you see a "Shoreline access" sign) with great tidepools and snorkeling. Brackish ponds dot the area as well many beautiful homes.
- To get back to Big Island Motorcycle Co., take Puako Beach Dr. up to the highway, take a right (heading south), then another right onto Waikoloa Beach Drive.
- Fun is easy! Start your adventure today, call: 808-886-2011 or write: bigislandmotorcycleco (at) yahoo.com
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- Walk the bikes over the King's Trail until you reach the gate and the bridge, pictured above, where you will be able to cross over on to the pavement. This took us about 15 minutes. Take your next right, then the following right and continue until you reach a large roundabout.
"Caves and Petroglyphs." You can ride the bikes on this trail but please yield to pedestrians. We found this cool cave, but didn't see any petroglyphs, maybe we didn't look hard enough. In any case, there is another very cool petroglyph trail on the other side of the resort which I will cover in the next route.
- This portion of the trail offers panoramic ocean views, we can see why they named it "Meditation Point."
- This trail quickly turns into a bumpy lava rock section (walk the bikes over this part), then eventually takes you onto a golf course where you will need to follow the golf cart track until you can get back onto the road, to your left, which is actually a small subdivision. Once in the subdivision, head toward the right until you reach the gate (opens automatically to let you out). Take a right onto the main road.
- To get back to Big Island Motorcycle Co., take a right on Na La Hele Rd (you will recognize it as the way you came in). The just go back the way you came, over the bridge...
- The Map below shows driving directions to the Shops at Mauna Lani from Big Island Motorcycle Co. You can go this way if you are not up for braving the King's Trail (it's really pretty tough).
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