Sleeping Giant (Nounou Mountain East)

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Summary
Length	3.5 mi
Elev. Gain	950 ft
Difficulty	2 / 5
Rating	8 / 10
Type	View

The Sleeping Giant makes up one of the sides of the Nounou Mountain. The Nounou Forest Reserve ends at a picnic area on the chest of the Sleeping Giant. You can have a magnificent view of the Wailua River, the Kauai coastline and the peak of Mount Wai'ale'ale from here if the weather is clear.

You will start your trail on the red clay path as it climbs up the body of the Sleeping Giant. Within minutes, you will get the first view of the ocean. You need to do a lot of climbing and reach nearly 550 meters to see the complete outline of the Sleeping Giant. Turn right and hike up the slope to get a view of the giant's face.

In the next session you need to go up a vertical narrow ridge and climb on a steep switchback before you gain elevation. At 1.8 miles you will reach a green stand on top of the Sleeping Giant and get a full view of the Nounou Mountain, the Wailua River, wooded valleys and if the skies are clear a view of the peak of Mount Waialeale.

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Trailhead Location

GPS Coordinates:

22° 3.674' N
159° 20.795' W

Driving Directions:

You need to drive 6 miles north on Hwy. 56 from Lihue and stop at the second junction after crossing Wailua River to reach Haleilio Road. Then you need to turn left from the Wailua Shell gas station and travel 1 mile to reach the parking on the right.

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Weather Report for Kapaa, HI

Mostly cloudy with scattered showers early in the evening...then partly cloudy with isolated showers late in the evening. Mostly clear after midnight. Lows 57 to 70. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Currently
Temperature: 60.0° F
Relative Humidity: 93%
Dew Point: 58.0° F

Winds from the NNE at 6.0 mph gusting to 10.0 mph

Precipitation
Last Hour: 0.00"
Today: 0.58"

Sunrise: 5:56 AM
Sunset: 7:11 PM

Weather reported from RAWS MAKAHA RIDGE HI US, Kekaha, HI (MMKAH1)

Forecast
Monday Mostly sunny with isolated showers. Highs 72 to 82. North winds up to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.	Monday Night Partly cloudy. Isolated showers until early morning...then scattered showers early in the morning. Lows 58 to 71. Northwest winds up to 10 mph in the evening becoming light. Chance of rain 40 percent.	Tuesday Mostly sunny with isolated showers in the morning... then partly sunny with scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs 73 to 83. Light winds becoming northeast around 10 mph in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming light late in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.	Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows 58 to 71. Light winds. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Weather information provided by Weather Underground. Current as of 5/20/2013 10:20 PM

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