The Road to Hana

In our most distant Out-of-Town ride yet, Marvin and Anna rode Maui’s most beautiful road, the Hana Highway, on July 3, 2014.

There are wilder roads, steeper roads, and more dangerous roads, but in all of Hawaii, no road is more celebrated than this one. It winds 50 miles past taro patches, magnificent seascapes, waterfall pools, botanical gardens, and verdant rainforests, and ends at one of Hawaii’s most beautiful tropical places.

From the North Shore coastal town of Paia, the road to Hana winds some 42 miles through 617 turns and 54 bridges (many of them single lane) through some of the most lush, picturesque Maui landscape. And because of the wind-y nature of the road, with lots of rollers and a few moderate climbs, cyclists can easily maintain — and often exceed– the speed of the tourist traffic.

Upon their arrival in Hana Town, Marv and Anna hooked up with Scott and his friend Kevin (who were traveling on four wheels instead of two) at the Ranch Restaurant for a well-deserved meal. The road to Hana ranks as one of the most beautiful drives — and bike rides — in the world at 80+ miles round-trip… and MDRCC was there!