The Best Trails in Ancash (Peru)

Peru . Huascarán, Alpamayo Trek: Hualcayán - Cashapampa (8 days)

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podetalko

Distance

76.00mi

Elevation +

25062f

TrailRank

65

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[EN] 2 people in total autonomy, with backpacks weighing about 13kg. Guidance with Maps.me and Google Maps installed on a mobile phone with gps. We walked around Alpamayo Mountain in 8 days camping every night. Th...

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Punta Callan

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Alberto Pedrotti

Distance

44.06mi

Elevation +

6293f

TrailRank

55

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Ascent from Huaraz to Punta Callan, a high pass in the Cordillera Negra. This is totally on asphalt, since it is an important road, which later descends to the Pacific coast. From the pass, further on to the summit with...

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Santa CruzTrek April 2011

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Gussler

Distance

35.97mi

Elevation +

5725f

TrailRank

50| 4.0

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Great 4 days hike in the Cordillera Blanca mountains few hundres km north of Lima Perú. Santa Cruz Trek with donkeys and butiful mountain view. My infromation about lenght before the journey was 44 km but my Garmin GPS ...

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Peru - Loop through the NP Huascaran

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dicus

Distance

143.17mi

Elevation +

16522f

TrailRank

49

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The first part of the loop, from Yungay to Chacas and further to Acochaca is tarred and in very good condition. From Acochaca it’s just gravel road. The first part of the gravel road until Yanama is the worst part. The R...

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Huayhuash Trek - Peru

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Bestetti Enrico

Distance

90.29mi

Elevation +

21811f

TrailRank

48| 5.0

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Tappe, tempi (comprese le soste) e distanze 22/06/2015 Huaratz - Huayhuash - ore - 141 km 22/06/2015 Pocpa - Cuartelwain - ore 3:57 - 12.5 km 23/06/2015 Cuartelwain - Mitucocha - ore 4:55 - 8.1 km 24/06/2015 Mitucoch...

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Cebollapampa - Laguna 69 - Refugio Peru Circuit, Parque Nacional de Huascaran. Peru - One day

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flowingman

Distance

11.41mi

Elevation +

3891f

TrailRank

45

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This was an amazing day and full on experience. Initially, we intended to only hike from Cebollapampa to Laguna 69 and back but we decided to continue on to the Refugio Peru hut and back down to Cebollapampa. If you do t...

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Alpomayo Circuit, Cordillera Blanca, Peruvian Andes

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Alex Chile

Distance

77.05mi

Elevation +

23560f

TrailRank

43

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Beautiful hike in the high altitude mostly between 4000-5000 m. 126 km Solo 4,5 days Ultralight, base weight 5,49 kg I did it in the monsoon mostly under rain, should be easier in a dry season.

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Peru - Huayhuash in 4,5 days

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Karsten Leckebusch

Distance

68.50mi

Elevation +

22083f

TrailRank

43

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Disclaimer: If you have more than 5 days at your disposal, don't do the Huayhuash-Tour in 4,5 days. Take your time and spend as much time as possible in these fantastic mountains. Unfortunately we had only 5 days to com...

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Santa Cruz Trek

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seancau

Distance

28.02mi

Elevation +

5292f

TrailRank

42

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Santa Cruz Trek in 2days, Vaqueria-Cashapampa. 1. Colectivo Huaraz-Yungay (actually got in the Laguna 69 tour bus & paid the driver S/. 5). About 1hour. 2. Colectivo Yungay-Vaqueria, 3 very bumpy hours. S/. 15 (driver ...

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Huayhuash

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chrwerner

Distance

77.53mi

Elevation +

16877f

TrailRank

40

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11 Days Treck around the Huayhuash Massiv, Easy treck but high altitude and few possibilities to escape. Careful acclimatization recommended. If you need support contact Anamin at abnervr6@hotmail.com

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Wilkahuain - laguna ahuak - paso del zorro - laguna malloc - wilkahuain

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David Marquez 7

Distance

13.36mi

Elevation +

5308f

TrailRank

39

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IMPORTANT INFO AT THE END This circular route is quite demanding since paso del zorro is at 5000m. If u havent aclimatated you coud get altitude sickness. From laguna ahuak to el paso del zorro is 2.4km but if you're no...

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Lake Llaca - Laguna Llaca

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guilleliss

Distance

7.30mi

Elevation +

5095f

TrailRank

39| 3.67

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Beautiful long one-day trek. From Huaraz, take a bus (S./1 / USD 0.3cents) bus from the main market, direction to the town of "Marian". Look for the sign on the bus front or just ask. After 20/30 minutes you arrive to...

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Lagunas Radian y Mullaca

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melanieng

Distance

6.76mi

Elevation +

3691f

TrailRank

39

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Hiked past Laguna Radian (1 hour), then lost the trail shortly after crossing over the aqueduct/waterfall meeting point. Tried to climb up the rocks to no avail. Ended up taking a weird way to the lakes — there’s actuall...

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Santa Cruz Trek (Vaquería - Cashapampa)

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robertjandirksen

Distance

28.94mi

Elevation +

5062f

TrailRank

39

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Trail from Vaquería to Cashapampa via: - Laguna Huiscash (15.9 km) - Paso Punta Union (18.6 km) - Laguna Jatuncocha (30.9 km) - Laguna Ichiccocha (33.7 km) We did not visit the top of Arhuaycocha because it was very clo...

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Huaraz - Cerro Rima Rima

Alpine Climbing

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Txa Traveler

Distance

7.88mi

Elevation +

5282f

TrailRank

39

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We made rmthe routw in two days. 1st day: BUS from Huaraz to marian (2 Soles) and bus from marian to Cachipampa (1 sol) started walking the path towards the mountain and camped. 2 day: hidded the tents and camping...

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Caraz - Laguna Paron (gs-transand-2016-tag06)

Mountain Bike

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gscholz

Distance

40.18mi

Elevation +

6932f

TrailRank

37

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Akklimatisationsteststrecke zur Laguna Paron auf 4200 m mit rund 2000 m Bergauffahrt. Im engen Tal gab es trotz des Naturparks einige Rindviecher und sehr viele Bremsen, die bei der Auffahrt besonders penetrant nervten. ...

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Four Lagunas Trek (over 2 days with camping)

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Lambontherhodes

Distance

11.05mi

Elevation +

3612f

TrailRank

37

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Laguna Radian to Willcahuain Trek (Day 2 of Four Lagunas Trek) *We opted to split this hike into 2 days and have a relaxed day at Laguna Radian to enjoy the views and camp overnight.* Check out our trek from willcahuai...

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Huaraz view hike

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Ajadamson

Distance

6.59mi

Elevation +

1657f

TrailRank

37

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Good hike to do when first arrive in huaraz to acclimated. Nice views of valley. My gps was playing up at the start but just follow the trail up the hill.

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Santa Cruz Trek - ZOO VERSION

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tinbrendel

Distance

41.86mi

Elevation +

16804f

TrailRank

37

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Four day tour which is easy to turn from a moderate track to a very difficult one, by just adding a 30kg backpack. 1. Campsite - near the Lagoon, with many donkeys 2. Campsite - opposite site of the river, with many co...

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2017-08-02 Huaraz - Pitec

Mountain Bike

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gscholz

Distance

19.80mi

Elevation +

3570f

TrailRank

37| 5.0

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In 2017 we did our second self-organized mountainbike tour in the Cordillera Blanca region. Starting in Huaraz we this year did a southern loop lasting 21 days. This loop includes a newly explored section up to the Río M...

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Pitec (3850m) - Churup Lake (4450m) - Churup Viewpoint (4510m) - Pitec

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Alex_53200

Distance

4.21mi

Elevation +

2100f

TrailRank

37

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Beautiful hike up to Churup Viewpoint. The first part of the hike is demanding so take it easy until the first refugee is reached. After the first 300m of ascent the path is flatter but the last 150m before the Churup la...

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Alpamayo Circuit Charity Trekking

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Peru Bergsport

Distance

132.54mi

Elevation +

32100f

TrailRank

36

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Alpamayo Charity Trekking 13 Days The 5% of this price when customers arrive to Peru is donated directly to people or family in needs personally from our clients, the 5% of direct donation may be in Study supplies (note...

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Huaraz - Punta Callan (gs-transand-2016-tag16)

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gscholz

Distance

29.45mi

Elevation +

3970f

TrailRank

35

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Abschlußtour zum Punta Callan, bergab über sehr schöne, teilweise technische Inca-Pfade. Warnung: Die unterste Bergabsektion auf der rechten Talseite kurz vor Los Olivos ist nicht zum Radln geeignet, nur zum Wandern. ...

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Laguna 69 Acclimatisation Loop

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Dmytro Popov

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Distance

11.92mi

Elevation +

3491f

TrailRank

35

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A one-day acclimatisation trek to a stunningly beautiful place up in the Andes. Transportation can be arranged either through your hostel in Huaraz, colectivos or via a public bus. The start of the trek is off the mai...

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Pitec - Laguna Churup - Mirador Churup - Pitec circular

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Kle-man

Distance

4.80mi

Elevation +

2057f

TrailRank

35

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Great walk for acclimation. Did it on the 2nd day of arriving to Huaraz and had no major problems in completing it. Take plenty of water to help with headaches and sunscreen. Get a taxi from Huaraz to Pitec (where the...

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