Makawehi and Paa Dunes Loop Photo Gallery

View from the Pa'a Dunes facing east of Kauai's stunning coastline

Shipwreck Beach from the trail

Trail follows a sandy path up to Makawehi

Jungle-like feel just off-trail near Shipwreck Beach

Trail climbs a gradual grade up to Makawehi

View of a Pa'a Dune cove just east of Makawehi Point

Warning sign at Makawehi Point - undermining, calving, and undercut cliffs could lead to accidental death or injury if the cliff falls

View of Shipwreck Beach from Makawehi Point

View of Shipwreck Beach from Makawehi Point

View of Shipwreck Beach from Makawehi Point

Trail heads east along Makawehi Bluff with sandy substrate

View of a Pa'a Dune cove just east of Makawehi Point

View from a Pa'a Dune cove just east of Makawehi Point

View from a Pa'a Dune cove just east of Makawehi Point

Pa'a Dune cove with erosion of limestone bluffs - trail follows over these overhangs

On Pa'a Dunes facing east

On Pa'a Dunes facing east

On Pa'a Dunes facing east

View of the ocean peeking through as the hiker rounds the corner along Makawehi Bluff / Pa'a Dunes

View from the Pa'a Dunes facing east of Kauai's stunning coastline

Erosion of Pa'a Dunes - trail passes alongside this undercut

On Pa'a Dunes facing east

Erosion of Pa'a Dunes - trail passes alongside this undercut

View from the Pa'a Dunes facing east of Kauai's stunning coastline

View from the Pa'a Dunes facing east of Kauai's stunning coastline

Naupaka in the foreground - view from the Pa'a Dunes facing east of Kauai's stunning coastline

Naupaka in the foreground - view from the Pa'a Dunes facing east of Kauai's stunning coastline

Naupaka in the foreground - view from the Pa'a Dunes facing east of Kauai's stunning coastline

View from the Pa'a Dunes facing east of Kauai's stunning coastline

View facing west from the Pa'a Dunes

Sandy trail substrate

View from the Pa'a Dunes facing east of Kauai's stunning coastline

View from the Pa'a Dunes facing east of Kauai's stunning coastline

View from the Pa'a Dunes facing east of Kauai's stunning coastline

View from the Pa'a Dunes facing east of Kauai's stunning coastline

Trees form a "tunnel" which is handy for protection from storms

Sandy trail substrate - head back to the trailhead

Jungle-like feel of the trail just off of Shipwreck Beach

Wildflower

Makawehi & Pa'a Dunes - Koloa Heritage Trail sign