{"id":226,"date":"2013-10-16T16:15:22","date_gmt":"2013-10-16T23:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mauiiris.com\/blog\/?p=226"},"modified":"2016-04-11T11:38:41","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T18:38:41","slug":"bike-to-la-perouse-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mauiiris.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/16\/bike-to-la-perouse-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"Bike to La Perouse Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is one of my most favorite bike rides on Maui. It will take you along one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, and then put you into a lava field that remains unchanged for hundreds of years. It ends up in La Perouse Bay. A little under 20 miles out and back.<\/p>\n<p>As you enter the Ahihi Kinau preserve keep an eye out for the yellow gates on the right. This is the parking area to use for snorkeling the area known as &#8220;the dumps&#8221;. This is probably the best snorkeling on Maui. Huge number of fish and turtles. You want to wear good shoes and booties if you have them because you will need to walk through a lava field to get there and the beach is rocky. 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