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Mount Kilimanjaro has six official climbing routes:
| Route |
Description |
Days |
Length |
Lemosho
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Long access drive, remote, less frequented, beautiful forests, scenic traverse to Barafu, camping. Excellent for acclimatisation.
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8 (-1)
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56km
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Machame |
Second most popular route. Beautiful forest, very good for acclimatisation, scenic traverse to Barafu.
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7 (-1)
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49km
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Marangu |
Very popular. Gentle gradients and long sections up to 4700m. Beautiful forests and moorlands, comfortable but basic huts. The 6 day variant provides good time for acclimatisation.
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6 (-1)
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64km
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Rongai |
Long access drive, remote, less frequented, some fine, wild, high-altitude mountain scenery, camping. Good for acclimatisation.
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6
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65km
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Umbwe |
Shortest and steepest route, tough. Beautiful forest, spectacular ridge, bad for acclimatisation, scenic traverse to Barafu, camping.
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6 (-1)
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37km
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