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This hike rewards you with three beautiful white sand beaches, luminous blue water and stretches of white coral and black lava shoreline. As a bonus, there's a good chance of seeing sea turtles and maybe even dolphins. The downside is you have to cross a couple lava deserts where the trail sometimes vanishes and the going can be very rough.
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After turning off the highway head straight for the security checkpoint at the entrance to the Four Seasons Resort/Hualalai Golf Course. Just tell the guard you're heading for the beach, if necessary using the phrase "beach access", and they'll let you through.
(Beach hike; CEK route based on Doughty & Friedman map page 146; see Sprout TH16 page 67, TH17 page 71, TH18 page 72; includes 3 "real gem" beaches: Kua Bay, Makalawena and Kona Coast State Park)
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