点评:This is a half day or more activity and takes some effort, but it's definitely worth it. You'll need to rent a kayak from one of the many spots in Kailua. We rented ours from Kailua Watersports, which was easy provided you have an adequate vehicle to haul them. We had a truck, so no problem there and they have pads and straps for hard top cars. We saw several people in inflatable kayaks, which I wouldn't recommend at all. Pay a little extra for a real kayak. It's about a 2 mile trip on the river to the trail head and plan on paddling the whole way there and back. We didn't experience any current, so going up river is easy and on the way back the head winds counteracted any current going towards the ocean. Basically a flat water paddle in both directions.
Once you get to the trail head it's about a 1 mile hike to the falls. There is one river crossing that was about knee deep when we were there but if there's been some rain in the hills, it can be deeper. The trail is mostly level and there is a boardwalk for most of the hike along the river bank. Not treacherous at all if you take the necessary amount of caution.
The falls are amazing! Not so secret any more though, so leave as early as you can. We were on the water a little after 8:00 am and we had the falls to ourselves, although we met some folks on the way in. When we left we met lots of people on the trail and on the water, so it gets busy. Last recommendation, go on a weekend. There won't be any guided tours, but the crowds are much lighter.
翻译:这是一项半天或更长时间的活动,需要付出一些努力,但绝对值得。你需要在凯路亚的众多地点之一租一艘皮划艇。我们是在凯路亚水上运动公司租的,只要你有一辆合适的车来拖运,租船很容易。我们有一辆卡车,所以没问题,而且他们有硬顶车的垫子和绑带。我们看到几个人坐充气皮划艇,我一点也不推荐。多花点钱买一艘真正的皮划艇。从河上到小径的起点大约有 2 英里的路程,计划全程划桨。我们没有遇到任何水流,所以逆流而上很容易,回来的路上,逆风抵消了流向大海的水流。基本上是在平静的水面上双向划桨。
到达小径的起点后,步行约 1 英里即可到达瀑布。我们去的时候,有一条河道的水深及膝,但如果山上下过雨,水可能会更深。步道基本平坦,沿河岸的大部分路段都有木板路。只要你足够小心,其实并不危险。
瀑布太美了!不过现在已经不再那么神秘了,所以尽量早点出发。我们早上八点刚过就到了瀑布边,瀑布只有我们几个人,不过进去的路上遇到了一些游客。离开的时候,我们在步道和瀑布边都遇到了很多人,所以人很多。最后建议,周末去。虽然没有导游,但人会少很多。