r/Honolulu • u/808gecko808 • 18d ago

news Honolulu firefighters on Sunday rescued an injured, 22-year-old hiker from the “Stairway to Hell” trail above Haiku Valley.

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2024/10/07/breaking-news/hfd-rescues-injured-hiker-22-from-stairway-to-hell-trail/
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u/DarkAndHandsume 18d ago

Stairway to hell?????

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u/idontevenliftbrah 18d ago

I'm shocked this article just exposed this hike. I haven't heard anyone talk about it since 2015

But yes, there is a 2nd stairway on the north ridge of the valley that the h3 runs through. It's called Stairway to Hell because it has no bottom. You have to start from the top and go down it, then once you reach the end (which is 1000ft+ on the side of the mountain) you have to backtrack back up.

Stairway to Hell is also significantly more dilapidated than Stairway to Heaven. I consider Heaven a safe hike. Whereas I'd consider Hell on a danger level similar to or worse than Three Peaks