
Remember to pack an inner tube!īe aware that the hike can be dangerous, and if you're not surefooted or otherwise incapacitated, this may not be the hike for you. The trail that begins at the end of White Road takes you past hidden waterfalls, across pipes and bridges, to soaring overlooks of the Waipio Valley, through dark, damp tunnels, and ultimately to one of the most insanely awesome hidden flume water slides ever. This video gives you an idea of the crazy path to the flume- and an idea of just how insanely incredible it is to slide down! -Roadtrippers The hike is off-limits unless you're granted special permission, but it's worth the trouble if it means getting to visit the one-of-a-kind slide. In 0. Its mossy granite walls tower 90 feet above the water and are just 12 feet apart in places. Head north on the Whitehouse Trail for 0.8 miles before turning east on to the Liberty Springs Trail (most direct route to Mount Liberty). The natural attraction associated with the visitor center is the Flume Gorge, which extends 800 feet at the base of Mount Liberty. Once you reach the slide, grab ahold of the rope and climb up through the rushing water to the top, then get ready for the ride of a lifetime! You can even bring along an inner tube to inflate when you reach your destination for a smoother ride down. Flume Slide Trail can also be reached via the Flume Visitor Center, located a few miles south. To get to the slide, you have to hike through a tunnel for about half a mile before you arrive at your destination. Along the way, you'll pass hidden waterfalls and breathtaking overlooks offering views of the Waipio Valley. Flume can be reached via the Flume Slide trail, which starts out as an easy hike in the woods with some river crossings, but culminates in a fairly challenging. Liberty Springs Trail, Flume Slide Trail, bushwhack/south slide of Mt Liberty. Located in Hawaii's Waipio Valley, to get there, head to the Flume Water Slide Trailhead at the end of White Road just outside of Waimea- there, apparently, there will be a wooden gate that leads to the trail. TrailsNH Mount Flume NH Weather Page includes the text based forecast. Hiking through steamy forests, through pitch black, waterlogged tunnels, and alongside narrow, and incredibly tall cliffs seems pretty intense, but the reward at the end of this dangerous trail is too good to pass up- the world's most gorgeous hidden flume water slide.
