road?

[jrw]

Is there a road or drivable trail from saddle road side to the waimea side of the mt.

jrw

[leilanidude]

Yes.
It is called Mana Road.
You get to it from the Mauna Kea Access Road, maybe 2 miles or so from Saddle Road turnoff.

[Carey]

Most of Mana rd is a 4WD only rutted & undercut mud trail after Hakalau ( gravel/rock rd 4WD advised prior to). Have taken our truck on it for field work, plan on 3-4 hours, max speed ~10-15mph... numerous cattle crossing & domestic and feral cattle (the difference is much like the difference between a kitty cat & a feral tiger/cat....ie, they may look similar, but the feral is wild, unpredictable & can be frickin mean... if you know the ruts to take, it is not bad, but if you take the wrong ruts, well some of the undercuts can & do flip vehicles...

[jrw]

Thanks for info guys

jrw

[oink]

There was a post on a much earlier thread that linked to a video of a motorcycle trip down the road. Not super quality but it was pretty cool.
Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xeZoK5cQzg
Shorter one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBbeXw33eCA
Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.

[microage97]

It isn't that bad. Just ran it a couple of weeks ago. Way easy. South point is far more challenging.

[Big_Island]

I agree it's not that bad 'right now'.
Reciently added 12 new solar panels to the UH bird sanctuary up at Hakalau. I took the back way home one of the days and it was a fairly easy trip. Beautiful for sure.

[microage97]

Oh and they just ripped a new section of road in the ranch. Fun! I never once thought that this might be a bad idea.