The Belt Road

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130.8 km

Length

+1,501 m

Ascent

−2,031 m

Descent

1,229 m

Highest point

7.4%

Max gradient

2h 54min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 1,229 m

20 °C partlycloudy

wind 3 m/s · clouds 72%

At the start

23 °C fair

wind 5 m/s · clouds 38%

	Min	Max	Precipitation	Wind
Saturday 24 Oct	15 °C	22 °C	0.2 mm	3 m/s	fair
Sunday 25 Oct	16 °C	21 °C	0.6 mm	3 m/s	partlycloudy
Monday 26 Oct	16 °C	20 °C	1.6 mm	2 m/s	fog

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/24/26, 3:45 AM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: Hill and low mountain road
Surface: asphalt 100%

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Length: +1,152 m
Ascent

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Length: +1,701 m
Ascent

Mauna Kea Access Road

23.7 km
Length: +1 m
Ascent

130.8 km · 1,229 m

Elevation profile

What does The Belt Road look like?

State Route 11 Near Pahala, Hawaii (4529473958) · Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0

2021-10-09 12 04 51 View southwest along Hawaii State Route 11 (Volcano Road) at Hale Kula Road and Hawelu Road in Kurtistown, Hawaii County, Hawaii · Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0

2021-10-09 12 25 29 Entrance sign for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park along southwestbound Hawaii State Route 11 (Hawaii Belt Road) in Hawaii County, Hawaii · Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0

Hawaii State Route 11 Near Punalu'u Beach (4528844199) · Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0

Starr 011205-0114 Hyparrhenia rufa · Forest & Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0

Starr 011205-0115 Grevillea banksii · Forest & Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0

Book-hawaii-vtorov-070 · Ivtorov · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Start

Hawaiʻi County

19.11310, -155.83074

Finish

Hilo

19.72241, -155.06416

Stages

Stage 1 65.3 km
Stage 2 65.5 km

Along the road

Parking

117

Steam Vents 83.6 km · 1,222 m

116 unnamed places along the road, from 0.7 km to 130.8 km.

Restaurants and cafés

Mehe's Ka'u Bar and Grill 6.3 km · 596 m

Coffee Grinders 6.9 km · 603 m

Ka-Lei Gardens Thai Food 8.8 km · 600 m

South Side Shaka 28.4 km · 213 m

Hana Hou 28.6 km · 205 m

Crater Rim Cafe 82.7 km · 1,224 m

Java Café 82.7 km · 1,224 m

Lava Lounge 82.7 km · 1,224 m

10-Pin Grill 82.7 km · 1,224 m

Uncle George’s Lounge 84.9 km · 1,207 m

Eagle's Lighthouse Cafe 87.9 km · 1,143 m

Thai Thai Restaurant 88.1 km · 1,139 m

53 more

Toilets

36 unnamed places along the road, from 6.6 km to 130.8 km.

Fuel

Ohana Fuels 6.7 km · 600 m

Aloha Petroleum 6.9 km · 604 m

76 28.9 km · 200 m

Kamei Gas 48.7 km · 241 m

Kilauea Military Camp Gas Station 82.6 km · 1,223 m

Ohana Fuels 88.2 km · 1,135 m

Aloha Petroleum 108.1 km · 446 m

76 115.5 km · 203 m

Shell 119.1 km · 106 m

Shell 126.7 km · 36 m

Aloha Petroleum 126.7 km · 35 m

76 127.7 km · 24 m

7 more

1 unnamed place along the road, from 6.7 km to 130.8 km.

Viewpoints

Scenic View 10.7 km · 596 m

Honu'apo Bay overlook 32.5 km · 85 m

1 unnamed place along the road, from 10.7 km to 124.7 km.

EV chargers

1 unnamed place along the road, from 28.6 km to 28.6 km.

Visitor centres

Kilauea Military Camp Welcome Center 82.6 km · 1,223 m