A more popular alternative is to either hike in or let expert Mule Skinners guide you on a mule ride 1,700 feet down the steep 2.9 mile Kalaupapa Trail (with 26 switchbacks) to the bottom. Contact Molokai Mule Ride (on Highway 470 at mile marker 5) and learn all about Buzzy Sproat's dependable pack of well-trained mules. We loved leaving the driving to our sure-footed buddies Buster and Stripes!