Midwest Book Review, December 1, 2002
Genuinely excellent resource. If you are planning to visit Maui, begin your itinerary planning by browsing through Maui Trailblazer!


AdventuresDirect, March 2003
Top of the heap. Solid, refreshing, real, stretches the Maui envelope with boundless activities.


ScubaGuide, About.com, June 15, 2003
"Understandable and concise. Unmistakable directions and succinct descriptions lead to all of Maui's famous and hidden attractions."


Royal Elephant, November 2003
Trailblazer will help you make the most of your time on Maui. A great tool for maximizing your Maui experience.


Book Description
With outdoor activities for everyone at every level, Maui Trailblazer is all you need to explore the best of the island. Discover the best spots for hiking, snorkeling, kayaking, surfing, and biking, plus tranquil places for birdwatching, relaxing, and swimming. You'll find activities for families, day excursions to Lanai, Molokai, and Molokini islands, historical legends and archaeological sites. Handpicked accommodations, campgrounds, and restaurants for all budgets keep you comfortable and well-fed. A "Best Of" section, recreational outfitters, and practical transportation and safety tips allow you to pull off a flawless trip. 137 hikes and strolls: tropical rain forests and remote valleys, coastal bluffs and lava tubes, Haleakala crater and the Hana Highway, cascading waterfalls, pools, beaches. 44 snorkeling beaches and reefs, including hike-to-coves and the secret places tour boats go. 16 spots to kayak or canoe the coast 38 beaches for surfers, including board, body and boogie, plus the windsurfing and kite-boarding hot spots 10 maps and more than 200 photographs 9 driving tours with directions to cultural sites A Resource Links section covering a travelers every need with addresses, weblinks and phone numbers for outfitters, rental and tour companies, visitor info offices, public agencies, ferries, stables, galleries, shops and museums. Appendices include free hula shows, luaus, farmer's markets, what to pack, climate, history and fauna, budget friendly B&B's, rustic cabins, mid-priced condos to luxury hotels.


From the Publisher
Unique for its coverage of the outer islands as well as Maui, Trailblazer is the leading authority for adventure travelers who are looking for all the free and active things to do in this tropical paradise.


From the Author
Maui Trailblazer covers it all, from the top of Haleakala Crater to the white sand beaches of Wailea and around to the lush tropical Hana Coast. Tailored for explorers of all ages, from serious hikers to hard core surfers to families who just want to follow the sun and have fun.


From the Inside Flap
Maui Trailblazer is an offering to these islands, to all their plants and animals and living things in the sea, and to all persons who dedicate their lives to fulfilling the promise of Aloha.


About the Author
The authors have explored the western United States together for more than twenty years. This book joins four other popular guidebooks in the series: Kauai Trailblazer, Hawaii The Big Island Trailblazer, Golden Gate Trailblazer and Alpine Sierra Trailblazer.


Excerpted from Maui Trailblazer: Where to Hike, Snorkel, Paddle, Surf, Drive by Jerry Sprout, Janine Sprout. Copyright © 2002. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
30. SPRECKELSVILLE Best For: Three beaches to get away from it all, without having to go far to do it. Parking: For all beaches: Take Hwy. 36, the Hana Hwy. past its jct. with Hwy. 37 and mile marker 3. For Spreckelsville Beach: As Hwy. 36 bends to the right, turn left on unsigned Spreckelsville Beach Rd., a.k.a., Stable Rd. For Sugar Cove, Baby Baldwin: Continue as Hwy. 36 bends right, pass the senior center, and turn left on Nonohe Pl. Hike: Sprecksville Beach (up to 2.5 mi.); Sugar Cove (up to 1.25 mi.); Baby Baldwin Beach (1.25 mi.) Claus Spreckels came to Maui already a millionaire in 1877. He left 20 years later a multi-millionaire known as the "Sugar King" of Hawaii, after he bought up thousands of acres and built mega-irrigation ditches that captured stream flows on the north slope of Haleakala. Known also by some as a robber baron, Spreckels’ former compound, Spreckelsville, was where the Maui Country Club is today. You’ll see several potholed spur roads to Spreckelsville Beach after you pass coco palms. Dunes and beach succulents appear on your right. The access roads are from .5-mile to 1 mile from the highway turnoff, before reaching homes at road’s end. Park off the pavement at the farthest, and walk through the pinkish sand dunes to the beach. To your left, less than .5-mile away is Kanaha Beach Park, TH29. To your right you can walk about 1.25 miles, passing rounded Papaula Point, to Sugar Cove. Small black-rock points intrude into the sand along the way. Be Aware: Jet traffic from the airport goes overhead. But this is Maui, with infrequent takeoffs, and this beach is devoid of car traffic. More Stuff: To your left, across from the beach access roads, is the bike path that goes to Kanaha Beach Park. To Sugar Cove, drive to the bottom of Nonohe Place and turn left on Pa‘ani Place, which may be unsigned. Park at road’s end, near a sign for Shoreline Access 302. A short sand trail leads along a lava seawall to a .25-mile cove set below unobtrusive, high-end condos. You can walk left to Spreckelsville Beach—the reverse of the hike described above—but this beach is more a place to catch a few winks or count grains of sand. To Baby Baldwin Beach, go right on Nonohe at the bottom, and then turn left toward Shoreline Access, on Kealakai Place—instead of going to the golf course. The unimproved parking is at Wawau Point, where a mosaic of red banks, black rocks, and white sand make for an interesting stroll. The beach hike seamlessly connects with Baldwin Beach Park, TH31. Snorkel: A finger from Wawau Point’s reef curls just offshore for several hundred feet at Baby Baldwin Beach, making a sandy-bottomed oval that can accommodate large numbers of swimmers. The beach is a well-known dipping pool for families, safe even during trade winds—although be mindful of the current flowing to your right as water returns out the open end of nature’s pool. Soft sand buffets the shore. Not many fish in the pool, but this is a five-star swimming spot. Surf: Windsurfers catch the breeze off Wawau Point, near Baby Baldwin, but offshore rocks make this less popular than other spots not far away, both up and down the coast.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Trailblazer Travelbooks are for people who like to explore while on vacation. These guides direct visitors to all the natural wonders and hidden places as well as cultural attractions and historic sites. Concise and well organized and complimented by a wealth of no nonsense, spot on advice. The authors have combed every trail, beach and snorkeling cove to present a thorough in-depth introduction to Maui.

SYNOPSIS

Maui Trailblazer takes adventure travelers to the heart and soul of the island with 137 hikes, 44 snorkeling beaches, 16 kayaking put-ins, 38 beaches for surfers. Extras include hand-picked accommodations and eateries, outfitters, packlists, 10 maps and 235 photographs.

FROM THE CRITICS

Scuba Guide - June 2003

"A unique book. Understandable and concise. Unmistakable directions and succinct descriptions lead to all of Maui's famous and hidden attractions. "

Midwest Book Review

Collaboratively researched and written by travel experts Jerry and Janine Sprout, Maui TrailblazerWhere To Hike, Snorkel, Paddle, Surf, Drive is a genuinely excellent resource to great hikes, relaxing and adventurous activities, trailheads, nine driving tours available in sunny Maui, a part of Hawaii island group. The "user friendly" text is wonderfully enhanced with more than 200 black-and-white photographs, ten maps, a "Resource Links" section with contact information for accommodations, recreational outfitters, transportation resources, and general visitor information, as well as detailed summaries of the highlights of vacationing. If you are planning to visit Maui, begin your itinerary planning by browsing through Jerry and Janine Sprout's Maui Trailblazer!

Wilderness Press

Better than a personal tour guide. Maui Trailblazer in hand is all you need to discover the island's hot spots, and pull off a flawless trip. (2002)

Maui Weekly

THE BEST OF THEM ALL
This book has been a wonderful eye-opener for me. I suppose like many people, I was inclined to think that OUTDOORS on Maui meant ON THE BEACH. Then I found Maui Trailblazer. The subtitle is WHERE TO HIKE, SNORKEL, PADDLE, SURF, DRIVE, and even that's an understatement.