Wikiloc | Kilimanjaro - Day 1 - Machame Gate to Machame Camp Trail

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Distance: 7.06 mi
Elevation gain: 3,924 ft
Technical difficulty: Moderate
Elevation loss: 26 ft
Max elevation: 9,912 ft
TrailRank: 33
Min elevation: 6,040 ft
Trail type: One Way

Moving time: 4 hours 37 minutes
Time: 5 hours 50 minutes
Coordinates: 2021
Uploaded: February 4, 2023
Recorded: January 2023

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near Barangata, Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)

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You will start your first day at Machame Gate... There your guide will be handling the payments and registration process... In the meantime, you will be having your cold snack/lunch in the rest area just at the entrance...
The process will take at least 1hr, all depends on the group size. The bigger the more time the guide will need to register your names and weight the bags (12kg per person).
Prepare your adrenaline rush as you adventure will be starting soon.
You will hike through the rain forest for almost all your first day. Enjoy the scenery as much as you can... The area will transport you and you will feel alive in an Avatar movie!
Most of the trail is an ascent, you will be gaining more than 1000m before reaching your first camp that will be your home for the night! Welcome to Machame Camp! It is located on the edge of the rain forest.