The Heart of Kauai: Insights and Inspirations from the Kalalau Trail

René Rosendahl
3 min readApr 5, 2024

I recently had the opportunity to spend five days on a solo backpacking adventure on the NaPali coast of Kauai. The challenging 11-mile trail is called the Kalalau Trail and is frequently referred to as one of the world’s most beautiful but also dangerous trails.

Here are some of the things I learned from my adventure:

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René Rosendahl

Thinker, writer, product guy, developer, and exercise fanatic.