Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 22.92 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,986 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 1,119 ft
- Max elevation
- 8,727 ft
- TrailRank
-
46
5
- Min elevation
- 6,716 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 9 hours 16 minutes
- Coordinates
- 3143
- Uploaded
- November 9, 2016
- Recorded
- November 2016
near Aguas Calientes, Cusco (Peru)
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Itinerary description
Easy but long walk from Machu Picchu to Ollantaytambo where busses go to Cusco, more advanced hiker need probably less time, beautiful trek along inka ruins next to the railway, sometimes a bit dangerous (but not more than crossing a red light in a city), there is a safer trek at the end of the trail (or the beginning if you hike the other way around) but very much uphill and our legs did not want that anymore, therefore we took the less safer trek along the railroad to Piskachuco
Waypoints
Waypoint
6,811 ft
Tunnel 1
Tunnel 1
Waypoint
6,915 ft
2 double 'tunnel'
2 double "tunnel"
Waterfall
6,791 ft
Hidroelektrika
Hidroelektrika
River
Ruins
7,708 ft
Ruin stairs - good place for lunch half way
Ruin stairs - good place for lunch half way
Archaeological site
7,920 ft
Torontoy
Torontoy
Waypoint
8,010 ft
Viewpoint ruins
Viewpoint ruins
Waypoint
8,150 ft
4 tunnel
4 tunnel
Waypoint
8,248 ft
5. Tunnel
5. Tunnel
Ruins
8,380 ft
View on terraces
View on terraces
Ruins
8,403 ft
Retamal
Retamal
Ruins
8,453 ft
Qanabamba
Qanabamba
Archaeological site
8,574 ft
Salapunku
Salapunku
Waypoint
8,674 ft
Kilometer 82
Kilometer 82
Waypoint
8,730 ft
Piskacucho - from here take collectivo to Ollanta
Piskacucho - from here take collectivo to Ollanta
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Easy to follow
Scenery
Moderate
Bad weather made train circulation imposible soooo.. no tickets no problem.