How long the route is  seems to depend on who you ask—but most agree that its end goal is 17.
When translated, the name, “The Path That Goes by the Coast,” however apt, doesn’t do the Garden Isle route justice. Let me assure you, it, like almost any other location in Hawaii, is tropical paradise found. At every palm-dotted bend, with every crashing wave, and on every sandy spit where you sit for a spell trying to spot whales or enjoy a pinkish-orange sunrise, you’ll be filled with awe-loha. (If you aren’t, you might be dead inside.) How long the route is  seems to depend on who you ask—but most agree that its end goal is 17. Two dozen signs further illuminate riders on native names for streams, canals, and beaches, resident flora and fauna, historical happenings, and culturally significant sites and legends. Lydgate Park and Lihi Park are found along the way and their amenities make them natural pit stops.