Mt. Kilimanjaro - Machame Route
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 33.79 mi
- Elevation gain
- 16,798 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 17,041 ft
- Max elevation
- 19,320 ft
- TrailRank
-
73
4.8
- Min elevation
- 5,457 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 5 days 23 hours 35 minutes
- Coordinates
- 527
- Uploaded
- November 8, 2014
- Recorded
- November 2014
near Barangata, Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)
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Itinerary description
Waypoints
Campsite
15,289 ft
Barafu Camp
Also referred as Base Camp this area serves as the last campsite prior to the final push to the summit. At an elevation of 4660m there remains more than 1200m before reaching Uhuru Peak. For the seven-day Machame route we began our ascent 0hrs on day six then cresting the summit at daybreak.
Campsite
13,123 ft
Barranco Camp
End of day three takes us to Barranco Camp at an elevation of 4000m. Earlier the same day we stopped at Lava Tower for lunch reaching 4600m our highest altitude so far.
Campsite
13,287 ft
Karanga Camp
A short 7km hike takes us to Karanga Camp - elevation 4050m. Here we rest and acclimatize in preparation for our final ascent.
Car park
5,906 ft
Machame Gate
Start point of our seven-day adventure in Kilimanjaro National Park. Elevation 1800m.
Campsite
9,843 ft
Machame Hut
Our first days hike takes us 12.5km rising 1200m to our first campsite. At 3000m Machame Hut is nestled in an area of sparsely stunted vegetation.
Car park
5,413 ft
Mwenka Gate
From Millennium or High Camp we make the final leg of our journey descending 13km and more than 2000m in less than four hours. Our adventure complete!
Campsite
12,598 ft
Shira Camp
Day 2 is more challenging than we thought it would be; only 4.5km however a steep 17% slope along the way with a total gain of 900m in altitude.
Mountain pass
18,885 ft
Stella Point
The first milestone of our final ascent takes us 5756m to Stella Point where we rest briefly before our final push.
Summit
19,341 ft
Uhuru Peak
On the morning of day six 31 Oct 2014 we reach our objective - the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro Uhuru Peak.
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A great experience - coming down is tricky but fast!
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Trilha difícil mas muito linda, paisagens fantásticas. Realizada por mim em 2001
Pode apostar Luis , o cenário é impressionante! Uma subida muito desafiador
beautifull track
I'm planning to go this October. Can you recommend any través agent?
Thanks in advance
We booked with G Adventures who were great: 1 team leader plus 2 trail guides, a cook and about 20 support staff - all locals who work very hard. Good Times!
Thanks for the quick reply and the advice. I will have a look.
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This route changed my life and was my introduction to mountaineering.
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Facile jusqu'à l'ascension finale, 1200 derniers mètres.
Absolutely. The air becomes so thin it’s difficult to breathe. Congrats on making the trek👏