Comments | | | Went on a Tuesday morning at 6am. Have someone drop
you off near the bottom. If you park, that is why
police get called. The locals don't want you
taking up parking space on their street. The guard
shows up around 0700-0730. He can only turn you away
or ticket you if you try to go up here. He can't
ticket you for coming down since there are other
'LEGAL' ways to get to the top of the stairs.
The views are awesome and well worth the risks. | | Top Bollman, Sat Jan 07, 2012 |
| | | If you don't want to try and beat the guard (be
there before 5am) try the back route. it starts in
moana lua valley, and takes about 5 hours. but it is
well worth the hike. amazing views. and the guard is
amazed and amused at those who make this trek. he knows
those who do too, because thye have a fair amount of
mud on them. | | kate, Mon Oct 31, 2011 |
| | | We to got turned away by the guard thank to my
son's quick thinking he pulled this site up after
we were turned away and with TNK's advice below we
made the hike over the 2 peaks, watch out it's
slippery a few of us slid down a few times just adding
to the excitment. What a experience. The guard adds to
the thrill of it all. He wont tell you when his shift
starts but I bet its before 4 am. You think you have
reached the top about 8X. Go for it. It truely is
heaven | | CW & BMW, Wed Oct 12, 2011 |
| | | Got there at 4:30, guard was already there. Guess he
gets there earlier on the weekends, or camps out.
We'll try at 3:30 next time. | | JP, Sat Aug 06, 2011 |
| | | Got there at ~ 5:30, people had been there for an hour
and a half already trying to sneak past the guard. Got
denied. The guard gets there EARLY. Be warned.
Really frustrating that this is still closed, and for
seemingly no good reason. $875,000, just to close the
trail? Give me a break | | Asa, Thu Jul 14, 2011 |
 | | Got in today- it's not that hard to avoid the
guard, just be a bit sneeky and persevere.
On
the last bit of path before the security, head left
into a drainage ditch. Head further left into bamboo
forest and head uphill to the fence the runs along the
service road. There are several holes cut in the fence,
or you can climb over. Cross the service road (watch
our for rent-a-cop) and head up short, steep bank
towards pillar of the flyover. Once you reach the
pillar, head right until you hit the stairway near. | | Luke T, Mon Jul 04, 2011 |
| | | Went April 25th... got there right at 6... guard turned
us away after saying if we do go up separate when we
come back down... we scaled 2 peaks to the right til we
hit the stairs about 300 stairs up and climbed to top.
Security gave us trouble when we made our way down.
Supposedly called "cops" on us, told them he
wanted us arrested cuz he spoke with us earlier n told
us not to go up. Cops never came and he actually told
us how to cut out through a hole in fence to avoid cops
on way off property. | | JnK, Tue Apr 26, 2011 |
| | | April 23 2011 4 20 AM...guard turned us away | | Hiker9999, Mon Apr 25, 2011 |
| | Approx 25 yards from the bottom of the stairway, the
guard directed us to turn back at 5:26 a.m.
We
were unable to do the hike today (11 April 2011). | | Grover Harms, Mon Apr 11, 2011 |
| | | Make it to the entrance to the stairs before 5 a.m. and
you'll be fine. They don't care if they catch
you coming down. The only question they'll ask is
"how's the view today?". | | Kale, Sun Feb 13, 2011 |
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