refthimos

Here is my Halekala ride report from October - I ended up having to climb Haleakala twice 3 days apart because my Garmin lost my first ride!

caloso

Wow. You really take this "Garmin data or it didn't happen" thing seriously.

RacerOne

The bike came with a stocked saddle pack and cages. I brought my own pedals, bottles and helmet, although they did have all that stuff there.

canyoneagle

Awesome!!Great write up and pics.
Congratulations! That is quite a ride.

SempreCycling

Thanks for sharing, I like how you broke the ride down. This makes me really want to put this climb on my list of places to cycle/experience.

Latif

For a "flatlander" you must be in great shape. I spend a fair amount of time on Maui and not sure if I could make even Paia to Makawao. I've only been road riding for 5 months and starting at 62 seeing all these posts on climbing Haleakala I'd been thinking you've got to be kidding me, I could never do that. However I've really surprised myself in my short time road riding and realize I may have to put some positive thinking into the mix. Perhaps starting with the first segment to Makawao next May would be an encouraging way to begin and perhaps in a few years...

Congrats on a great ride!

caloso

Why wait? Looks like a good day to ride today!

refthimos

I guarantee you can make that part of the ride. And who knows, once you hit Makawao, you just might decide to keep going!

Seriously, it's more do-able than you think. You really should give it a go.

Latif

It does look like a good day on maui but I'm in Humboldt county Ca and won't be back on Maui till May. I have decided to go for the full Tour of the Unknown Coast here in the beginning of May which means I've got a lot of climbing practice ahead. I was going to go for the metric version which avoids the big climbs and it'll be my first century. My stepson did the full century in high school on his old mountain bike although he's a pretty buff surfer dude.

Jobiensis

It is actually not that bad, you just need to be used to climbing for hours on end. Only one section is very steep, and that is short (just after Makawao as I recall). From what I've seen, the West Maui loop might be harder.

RacerOne

I am in pretty good shape, that being said, these other guys are right, it can be done. Having only been biking 5 months, depending on your overall fitness level, you might give yourself a bit more time, and certainly be careful on the way back down, but it's likely do-able.

caloso

If I recall correctly, there's a section coming out of a canyon (Honokohau Bay) which is like 20%, but it's less than 1km. It hurts -- a lot -- but it's over pretty quickly. Unlike those endless switchbacks between Kula and the park entrance, where it just wears your resolve down.

diverguy

Heck of a ride and a great report. Amazing job. Well done.

Cougrrcj

I'll have to consider this ride if I ever get back to Maui!

hsh101

This is definitely on my bucket list. Thanks for the ride report!