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Sleeping Giant / Nounou Mountain Ridge - Kauai Hawaii

Wailua Falls – Lihue
Kauai Museum – Lihue
Ninini Lighthouse – Lihue
Grove Farm Homestead Museum - Lihue
Menehune (Alekoko) Fishpond - Lihue
Kipu Falls – Lihue
Wailua River (Wailua River State Park) and Fern Grotto
Smith’s Tropical Paradise
‘Opaeka’a Falls Lookout – coconut coast
Wailua River Lookout
Kamokila Hawaiian Village
Kaua’i’s Hindu Temple and Monastery
Keahua Arboretum
Sleeping Giant / Nounou Mountain Ridge

Beaches

Wailua Beach 6 miles away

Kalapaki Beach 6 miles away

Lydgate State Park 6 miles away

Lygate State Park 6 miles away

Kapaa Beach Park 6 miles away

Secret Beach and Lava Pools 6 miles away

Kahili Quarry Beach 6 miles away

Waipouli Beach 6 miles away

Waiakalua Beach and Pilaa Beach 7 miles away

Kealia Beach 7 miles away

Sights

Sleeping Giant Ridge Less than 1 mile away

Keahua Arboretum 2 miles away

Wailua River Lookout 5 miles away

Kamokila Hawaiian Village 5 miles away

Kalihiwai River and Kalihiwai Falls 6 miles away

Wailua River State Park 6 miles away

Hole-in-the-Mountain 6 miles away

Kalalea Mountain 6 miles away

Smiths Tropical Paradise 6 miles away

Kalihiwai Bay 6 miles away

Trails

Mt. Waialeale Trail 9 miles away

Honopu Trail 13 miles away

Shopping

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Resorts

Castle Lanikai 6 miles away

Aloha Beach Hotel 6 miles away

Outrigger Lae Nani 6 miles away

Kauai Sands 6 miles away

Islander on the Beach 6 miles away

Best Western Plantation Hale 6 miles away

Pono Kai 6 miles away

Castle Kaha Lani 6 miles away

ResortQuest Kauai Beach - Maka'iwa 6 miles away

Outrigger Waipouli Beach 6 miles away

Restaurants

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Located behind Wailua and Kapa’a on Kauai’s east shore is the Nounou Mountain Ridge, rising 1,241 feet up from the ocean. Nounou is locally known as Sleeping Giant because it looks a bit like the profile of a giant lying on its back. (You have to stretch your imagination for this one.) Legends tells the story of the giant eating too much then laying down to sleep and never waking up again. There is a hike that takes you up the ridge and offers great views of Wailua and the valley below. The best views of Sleeping Giant are from the northern side of Wailua toward Waipouli. There is also a good viewpoint from Kipuni Place in Kapa’a.

To get there, simply view the Sleeping Giant from Hwy 56 on the east shore. There are hikes in the adventure section.