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Photo of Crater Lake Rim round walk Photo of Kakagama small paths Tropical Forest Hike Photo of Circumnavigating Mount Longonot
  • Crater Lake Rim round walk

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    near Lentolia Stud, Nakuru (Kenya)
    Distance
    2.76mi
    Elevation +
    381f
    TrailRank
    43
    Photo ofCrater Lake Rim round walk Photo ofCrater Lake Rim round walk Photo ofCrater Lake Rim round walk

    80 minutes if you're fit and don't stop much. 2 hours with photo stop. 3 hours incl picnic break. Wear closed shoes

  • near Mwanza, Kakamega (Kenya)
    Distance
    15.49mi
    Elevation +
    571f
    TrailRank
    40
    Photo ofKakagama small paths Tropical Forest Hike Photo ofKakagama small paths Tropical Forest Hike Photo ofKakagama small paths Tropical Forest Hike

    You want to hike in a tropical forest on small isolated paths undulating through tropical forest? This is it. Huge trees, monkeys, waterfall, river and dense forest. Pay 22 dollar as foreigner (citizens pay much less) vi...

  • Circumnavigating Mount Longonot

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    near Longonot, Nakuru (Kenya)
    Distance
    8.52mi
    Elevation +
    3291f
    TrailRank
    35
    Photo ofCircumnavigating Mount Longonot Photo ofCircumnavigating Mount Longonot Photo ofCircumnavigating Mount Longonot

    Beautiful walk up and around the crater. It goes up and down all the time; but is is never too steep. I am afraid of heights, but I found it very much doable. Most climbing is in between rocks and the vegetation makes it...

  • Longonot

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    near Longonot, Nakuru (Kenya)
    Distance
    7.46mi
    Elevation +
    3100f
    TrailRank
    35| Rating 5.0
    Photo ofLongonot Photo ofLongonot Photo ofLongonot

    Kedong Ranch House is an accomodation located close to Naivasha lake, on the West of Nairobi. In this track we started in the main entrance of Longonot National Park (pic.1). We climbed to the top of the mountain and th...

    Incredible landscape, amazing hike. Make sure you do indeed the round on the top and not only going up and down. For th...
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  • near Naivasha, Rift Valley (Kenya)
    Distance
    5.94mi
    Elevation +
    144f
    TrailRank
    34
    Photo ofCrescent Island Walk, Lake Naivasha, Kenya Photo ofCrescent Island Walk, Lake Naivasha, Kenya Photo ofCrescent Island Walk, Lake Naivasha, Kenya

    14/08/2012 5:38 PM. Cresent Island is famous for appearing in movies like Out of Africa and Tomb Raider. The walk is a lovely walking safari where you can see Masai Giraffe(introduced, Gnu, Plains Zebra, and birds like t...

  • Ngong Hills, Kenya, jc 210916

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    near Ngong, Kajiado (Kenya)
    Distance
    9.69mi
    Elevation +
    2595f
    TrailRank
    29
    Photo ofNgong Hills, Kenya, jc 210916 Photo ofNgong Hills, Kenya, jc 210916 Photo ofNgong Hills, Kenya, jc 210916

    This track starts from a private house in Ngong, but before ascending to the hills, goes through some streets that shows a way to enter the area without passing through the main gate of the Kenya Forest Service.

  • Mount Ololokwe - Samburu Area

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    near Samburu, Coast Province (Kenya)
    Distance
    6.55mi
    Elevation +
    2618f
    TrailRank
    28
    Photo ofMount Ololokwe - Samburu Area Photo ofMount Ololokwe - Samburu Area Photo ofMount Ololokwe - Samburu Area

    Climbing to Mount Ololokwe from Sabache Eco Camp. Cost: 1.000 KES for conservation fee and 1.000 KES for a guide for 2 persons.

  • near Longonot, Nakuru (Kenya)
    Distance
    3.90mi
    Elevation +
    1257f
    TrailRank
    27
    Photo ofMount Longonot - I came, I saw, I left Photo ofMount Longonot - I came, I saw, I left Photo ofMount Longonot - I came, I saw, I left

    Longonot national park, climb to the rim and then decided due to lack of water and lack of condition, to get back. I recommended it anyway, amazing view. Bring min. 3 liters of water per person and start earlier than 7

  • Likoni to Kwale

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    near Likoni, Mombasa (Kenya)
    Distance
    31.78mi
    Elevation +
    2021f
    TrailRank
    24
    Photo ofLikoni to Kwale Photo ofLikoni to Kwale Photo ofLikoni to Kwale

    From Total energies, Likoni straight to Ukunda Rd, right turn at chiefs office, off road towards Matuga Junction, through KRG, Matuga to Kwale Recreational Park and back using same route to Kombani Junction

  • near Longonot, Nakuru (Kenya)
    Distance
    7.88mi
    Elevation +
    217f
    TrailRank
    24
    Photo ofNaivasha Hell’s Gate National Park Trail Photo ofNaivasha Hell’s Gate National Park Trail Photo ofNaivasha Hell’s Gate National Park Trail

    Hell’s Gate National Park The first part towards the valley is flat road you can have sight of some animals. Because it’s getting dark, we jumped in our 4x4 in the middle. Trail was fun inside the valley, interesting la...

  • Hike to Satima

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    near Mukuru, Nyandarua (Kenya)
    Distance
    8.62mi
    Elevation +
    1670f
    TrailRank
    23
    Photo ofHike to Satima Photo ofHike to Satima

    4001m above sea level.possibility of experiencing some altitude sickness due to the high elevation.Parts of the trail are boggy,and it also frequently rains in the afternoon.

  • Mount Kenya NP

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    near Oltulili, Meru (Kenya)
    Distance
    30.30mi
    Elevation +
    7802f
    TrailRank
    22

    4 day hike up the Sirimon Route and down the Naro Muro route. Summit is Point Lenana (3rd highest peak of Mt. Kenya) Includes waypoints for the gates, huts and sights.

  • Shela

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    near Shela, Lamu (Kenya)
    Distance
    8.92mi
    Elevation +
    23f
    TrailRank
    22
    Photo ofShela

    Lamu is a place in the coast of Kenya. It's located on the North of Mombasa and it has nice beaches. In this track we started in the beach and continued by the sandway until the end (pic.1). We came back on our foot. T...

  • Wasini

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    near Wasini, Kwale (Kenya)
    Distance
    6.30mi
    Elevation +
    46f
    TrailRank
    22
    Photo ofWasini

    Shimoni is a village South Kenya, close to the border with Tanzania. It's known because Kisite National Park is close. In this track we started in Wasini port (pic.1) and trespassed all the Wasini village, until a way o...

  • Elmolo Village - Loyengalani

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    near Elmolo Village, Marsabit (Kenya)
    Distance
    3.85mi
    Elevation +
    148f
    TrailRank
    19

    A drive from loyangoiali to a parking spot - from the parking it's possible to walk around and see some stone paintings - we couldn't find anything tho :( Nice hike anyhow, but carry a bunch of water - we walked for less...

  • Nakuru Hiking

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    near Kabatini, Nakuru (Kenya)
    Distance
    8.08mi
    Elevation +
    1434f
    TrailRank
    19

    It was a sunny day in the middle of July, I strongly recommend bringing two bottles of water if not more. The hike was relatively easy, as a guard from the Kenyan military forest has to compulsory go with you. There is a...

  • Gatango Falls

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    near Kiamuturi, Murang'A (Kenya)
    Distance
    8.91mi
    Elevation +
    1804f
    TrailRank
    19

    Trek inside Aberdares forest fence. Starts at Gatango community water project. Guide essential, trails unmarked

  • Mount Kenya route

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    near Gibb‘s Lookout, Meru (Kenya)
    Distance
    28.76mi
    Elevation +
    9616f
    TrailRank
    17
    Photo ofMount Kenya route

    Mount Kenya from Sirimon/Nanyuki to Chogoria: 46 km, total ascent ~3000 m, between 2640 and 4985 masl, completed September 2017 (5 days)

  • Mt Longonot route

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    near Longonot, Nakuru (Kenya)
    Distance
    7.08mi
    Elevation +
    3077f
    TrailRank
    17
    Photo ofMt Longonot route

    Mount Longonot rim circuit from National Park gate: 11.5 km, total ascent ~900 m, between 2140 and 2776 masl, completed August 2017 (one day)

  • Naro Moru

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    near Naro Moru, Nyeri (Kenya)
    Distance
    3.54mi
    Elevation +
    397f
    TrailRank
    16

    Naro Moru. Very nice varying terrain. During the hike we saw what we think were a lot of big cat marks and decided to turn around half way.

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