Inca Trail Map
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 5.32 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,750 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 3,366 ft
- Max elevation
- 8,892 ft
- TrailRank
- 23
- Min elevation
- 7,116 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- one hour 7 minutes
- Coordinates
- 102
- Uploaded
- February 25, 2022
- Recorded
- February 2022
near Aguas Calientes, Cusco (Peru)
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Itinerary description
This 2-day route is the oldest in Latin America, where you can visit the archaeological site of Wiñaywayna and the Sun Gate, which is the entrance to the Inca citadel and ends at Machu Picchu.
The route starts at kilometer 104, which is reached by train from Ollantaytambo. From here, it is 3 hours to the archaeological site of Wiñaywayna which is at 2600 meters altitude. In this area you will probably suffer some of the symptoms of altitude sickness, so it is best that you go to a pharmacy before and get used to it the days before starting the route.
After the archaeological site, we continue to the Sun Gate, the access to the sacred site of Machu Picchu. From there you will take a bus down to Aguas Calientes where you will spend the night. There you will have time to see the town and walk around.
The next day you can walk or take a bus up to Machu Picchu and once inside you have 2 hours of guided tour, but then you can see it on your own.
It is a very worthwhile route.
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You can book with us at the following link: https://www.howlanders.com/en/tours-peru/cusco/inca-trail-machu-picchu
The route starts at kilometer 104, which is reached by train from Ollantaytambo. From here, it is 3 hours to the archaeological site of Wiñaywayna which is at 2600 meters altitude. In this area you will probably suffer some of the symptoms of altitude sickness, so it is best that you go to a pharmacy before and get used to it the days before starting the route.
After the archaeological site, we continue to the Sun Gate, the access to the sacred site of Machu Picchu. From there you will take a bus down to Aguas Calientes where you will spend the night. There you will have time to see the town and walk around.
The next day you can walk or take a bus up to Machu Picchu and once inside you have 2 hours of guided tour, but then you can see it on your own.
It is a very worthwhile route.
HOWLANDERS.COM
You can book with us at the following link: https://www.howlanders.com/en/tours-peru/cusco/inca-trail-machu-picchu
Waypoints
Waypoint
8,023 ft
Machu Picchu
Waypoint
7,989 ft
Templo del Sol
Waypoint
8,734 ft
Puerta del Sol
Waypoint
7,177 ft
KM 104
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