Graveyard Trail
(Puu Manamana)

Trailhead

Description: A ghastly name, indeed, for a trail that is ironically the "safest" of three trails that can be used to semi-reach Puu Manamana ("semi" because it's virtually impossible to reach Puu Manamana). This ungraded trail remains entirely atop the ridgeline of a spur which ascends the early left-side (southeast) wall at the mouth of Kahana Valley. It eventually tops out along the Kauhi/Crouching Lion ridgeline trail at a benchmarked-junction called "Turnover" (elev. 2,076 feet). What to Expect: Overall, this is a steep, muddy trail with a couple of rocky, narrow, uphill dike sections held together with mud and moss. Steep because it is approximately 1.3-miles in length yet climbs/drops 2,000 feet in that distance. But why this trail isn't as scary as Kahekili or Crouching Lion is because it's surrounded by vegetation which gives you a rather false sense of security. Fortunately, the tree limbs and trunks dispersed along the ridgetop do give you hand and foot holds but tread carefully no matter which direction you are travelling in. There is a near-vertical pile of bare boulders you need to slab around and climb through relatively low on the trail. The boulders are craggy, not smooth, so you have ample foot and hand holds. Furthermore, there are cables/ropes to assist. As with all ropes, test them before attaching your life to them! The top third of the trail is dominated with thick uluhe growth and muddy conditions but has widened considerably compared to the lower portions. Trailhead Location: The trailhead, which is along Trout Farm Road, is completely unmarked but is immediately uphill and behind an abandoned graveyard which is under a canopy of hala trees. Several crypts happen to be open and empty. These were built to bury fatalities of a tsunami (tidal wave), which include three children, on April 1, 1946. They were members of a nearby Mormon Church along the first 0.5-mile of Trout Farm Road - its ruins still stand today. Accessing the Trail: Despite entering a Department of Hawaiian Homelands residential area, there are no physical barriers to enter this trail. Property/Access: Unmaintained/unofficial trail. Dangers/Other Considerations: Only experts should do this trail because of the inherent dangers related to its narrow, muddy, exposed, and steep sections. As previously mentioned, test all cables and ropes before relying on them for assistance.	Roadside Junction to Graveyard (path to trailhead)
	Trailhead / Graveyard (trail begins uphill)
	Looking Up the Trail (viewed from lower third)
	Trail - Middle Third (looking down)
	Trail - Top Third (looking down)
	View into Kahana Valley (from top of spur)