This Road is a must, it's a different drive to anything we have experienced, its fun and scary at the same time.

Enjoyed taking this road across the island! Range of scenery was unbelievable. Would not recommend night time travel.

We drove Saddle Road on our way to Hilo early one morning for our helicopter tour. Some of the blogs and guide books seem scary when it comes to this road. Don't worry! The beginning is definitely curvy, but otherwise totally paved and safe as long as you aren't driving recklessly. Most of the road has actually been widened now... More

Actually, the car rental warnings should be removed from the maps, because there are worse roads that they don't warn you about. We entered Saddle Road from the Hilo side and found a very smooth and wide highway to get us to the Mauna Kea turnoff. About 10 miles west of the turnoff, Saddle Road narrows and becomes more twisting... More

Took this route to Hilo via a locals advice. They said it was barren and ugly, but I thought it was gorgeous and wonderful. Seeing all the different climates was worth it. We went from 90 degrees down to 68 on the drive and the back to 88. Fun! We took a different way back. Be sure to get gas... More

We drove this on both a motorcyle and jeep. No problems, we didn't encounter much traffic, drove mostly speed limit, and found the scenery interesting.

This is the only way to the Observatory, and not the fastest way anywhere else. There is no gas or facilities, so top off the tank before leaving and hit the facilities, or you could have problems!

We took Saddle Road from Mauna Kea Summit North towards Waimea. It was all paved and a perfect back road to see the scenery from the middle of the island.

The road is a little rough at the beginning of the Kona side, but it rapidly turns into a smooth ride. Drove it twice from Kona to Hilo and had no issues...But the weather was perfect each day.