North Madolenihmw Hikes

Timwen Men

Timwen Men Locations

Cement Marker
This is a rectangular cement marker that resembles markers installed by the Japanese elsewhere. **This location is gps verified**

Timwen Men Summit (331 m)
This is a concrete and steel benchmark here established during the mapping of the island in the 1970s. It's also the true summit of Timwen Men, which means "beak of the bird" in reference to the many brown noddies that fly around the spot. **This location is gps verified**

Japanese Trench Network
This section of the hill has a number of Japanese defensive trenches. **This location is gps verified**

Japanese Tunnel Entrance
This is the entrance to a Japanese tunnel, which runs steeply downhill and comes out at a lower opening. **This location is gps verified**

Japanese Tunnel Entrance
This is the entrance to a Japanese tunnel, which runs steeply uphill and comes out at an opening to the northwest. **This location is gps verified**

Small Gun Station / Rifle Pit
This is a circular, rock-lined pit that may have been intended for a machine gun, small caliber gun, or group of riflemen. **This location is gps verified**

Japanese Tunnel Entrance
This is the entrance to a Japanese tunnel, which was not explored in detail. **This location is gps verified**

Japanese Trench Entrance
This is the entrance to a Japanese defensive trench. **This location is gps verified**

Japanese Trench
This section of the hill has a number of Japanese defensive trenches. **This location is gps verified**

Small Gun Station / Rifle Pit
This is a circular, rock-lined pit that may have been intended for a machine gun, small caliber gun, or group of riflemen. American military records speak of 80 mm guns emplaced on this ridge; this could have been one of the locations. **This location is gps verified**

Timwen Men Trailhead (61 m)
**This location is gps verified**

Timwen Men Trailhead (69 m)
**This location is gps verified**

Timwen Men Routes

Timwen Men Route: 1.42 km (0.88 mi)
**This route is gps verified**

Timwen Men Alternate Route: 0.19 km (0.12 mi)
**This route is gps verified**

Timwen Men Alternative Route: 30 m (33 yd)
**This route is gps verified**

Japanese Trench Network
**This route is an approximation**

Dolakapw

Dolakapw Routes

Dolakapw Route: 0.32 km (0.2 mi)
This alternate route follows an unpaved road through a series of residences. **This route is gps verified**

Dolokapw Route: 53 m (58 yd)

Dolokapw Route: 1.35 km (0.84 mi)

Dolakapw Locations

This is the entrance to a tunnel that runs north into the hillside. The topography suggests that the outer section of the tunnel collapsed and the current opening is actually a hole in the roof. Steel rails run out of the hole and down to where the hillside drops off. It's possible that these were installed so that rock could be removed from the tunnel (while digging) and dumped down the slope. The roof does not appear to be very stable; visitors are advised to stay outside. **This location is gps verified**

This is a large tunnel cutting northeast into the hillside. Unlike the other nearby tunnel, everything here seems to be solid rock and the tunnel roof is stable. You can walk quite a ways inside where the tunnel simply ends. It's possible that this tunnel and the other were intended to be connected, but they were abandoned when the Americans began bombing in earnest. Bats and swiftlets live at the rear of the tunnel. **This location is gps verified**

Look-Out Point
This is an are north of the summit where there are semi-clear views of the valley. **This location is gps verified**

Dolakapw (305 m)
This is the summit of Dolakapw peak. The name means "new hill". **This location is gps verified**

Dolakapw Trailhead (3 m)
**This location is gps verified**

Pohn Tehnmei

Olsihpa & Olsohpa's Sakau Stone
This is the location where Olsihpa and Olsohpa looked down and first caught sight of Sounahleng, which they decided would be place to build Nan Madol. There is a massive sakau stone (peitehl) here, but the tree cover is heavy and eliminates any view of the ocean. **This location is gps verified**

Sakau Stone Quarry
This area is a major quarry for sakau stones (peitehl). There are pits all over the place where the rocks have been dug up. Some rocks have been abandoned on the way down the mountain. **This location is gps verified**

Ledek Clan Rocks
This is a trio of rocks said to be a man, woman, and their child. The site is associated with a Ledek Clan myth. **This location is gps verified**

15-m Japanese Tunnel
This is the entrance to a Japanese tunnel roughly 15 meters long. The entrance has partially collapsed, but the tunnel can still be entered and explored to its extent. Arched steel beams support the roof and mining car rails run along the floor. The tunnel curves gently to the west before coming to a dead stop. **This location is gps verified**

Pohn Tehnmei Trailhead (172 m)

Pohn Tehnmei Route: 0.54 km (0.33 mi)

Japanese Tunnel Route: 80 m (88 yd)

Pohn Tehnmei Ridge Route: 0.8 km (0.5 mi)
**This route is an approximation**