Makawao Forest Reserve is a 2,093-acre reserve located in upcountry Maui on the northwest slope of Haleakalā. Located four miles from downtown Makawao and fifteen miles from Kahului Airport, the reserve offers several multi-use single and double track trails, from easy to hard, for hikers and mountain bikers. As you make your way up Olinda Road (or Baldwin Ave.) from Makawao Avenue the air is cool and smells of Eucalyptus. After you pass the bird sanctuary (on the left), you will arrive at the forest reserve (on the right). Native and endemic plants and trees reside in this deciduous and coniferous forest while the sounds of singing birds fill the air. At 2500 feet above sea level, the cool air is a pleasant reprieve from the heat of the beaches below.