Diamond Head State Monument offers Hawaii’s most popular hike, attracting more than 1.3 million people every year. While hardcore hikers may wonder whether the 1.6-mile roundtrip trail is a bit too easy-going to qualify as a hiker’s hike, we figure that the quick 560-foot incline, which includes two sets of steep stairs, serves as very efficient workout. If you cannot feel your heart pumping a bit by the time you reach the 225-foot unlit tunnel near the top of the trail, pick up the pace or consider making the roundtrip twice. The path winding inside the extinct crater — a remnant of an explosion more than 500,000 years ago — ends at the summit. On a clear day you can see Oahu’s entire south shore from Koko Head Crater and Waikiki to the Waianae Mountains.
 

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