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The Mauna Kea Trail is considered the easiest route to hike to the summit of Mauna Kea volcano, the highest volcano on the island of Hawai. The trail is long and loosely follows an unmaintained dirt road. Iron poles mark the path every . The trail starts at the Visitor Information Station at the Onizuka Center for International Astronomy at , at . The trailhead is reached by car from the Saddle Road (Hawaii route 200) and then turning north on the Mauna Kea access road. From the path consists of scree. From the area is predominantly a'a lava flows and is not as steep. At the road forks, with one path going to Lake Waiau and the other fork to the summit. The summit region is typically very cold (winter storms can drop up to 2 feet of snow on January and February), and sunscreen for protection from UV rays is recommended.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.summitpost.org/mauna-kea/150854 )〕 Water is also recommended, although Lake Waiau is also drinkable. Also, because of the atmosphere above Mauna Kea, there are many large telescopes and other space observation instruments.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.summitpost.org/mauna-kea/150854 )〕 == References == 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mauna Kea Trail」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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