Devastation Trail, Volcanoes National Park, Hawai'i

Date	Distance	Time	Elevation Gain	Average Moving Time	Year to Date Miles
4/13/2026	1 mile	35 minutes	76'	1.9 mph	88.8

Parking: 

• Devastation Trailhead, Intersection of Chain of Craters Road and Crater Rim Drive

Map:

• Gaia GPS app
• National Park map 

Directions:

• There are multiple trails starting from this trailhead. Take the paved Devastation Trail and hike to the Pu'u Pua'i Overlook. Return the same way.

Someone recommended hikes from the Devastation Trailhead to us. There were multiple ones, and we did this as our second one. From what I remember it is a paved hike, and not nearly as exciting as the Byron Ledge Trail. There's a view at the end, but there were many people there too, as there is a parking lot at the view.