Machame Route Itinerary

Overview

Starting Point: Machame Gate (1830 m/6000 ft)
Duration: 6-7 days

Itinerary

Day 1: Machame Gate (1830 m/6000 ft) – Machame Huts (3030 m/9940 ft)

• Walking distance: 5.5 km/3.5 miles
• Walking time: 5-7 hours
• Altitude gain: 1200 m/3940 ft

Day 2: Machame Huts – New Shira Camp (3850 m/12630 ft)

• Walking distance: 5.5 km/3.5 miles
• Walking time: 4-6 hours
• Altitude gain: 820 m/2690 ft

Day 3: New Shira Camp – via Lava Tower (4640 m/15220 ft) – Barranco Huts (3985 m/13070 ft)

• Walking distance: 10 km/6.2 miles
• Walking time: 5-7 hours
• Altitude gain: 135 m/440 ft (790 m/2590 ft to Lava Tower)

Day 4: Barranco Huts – Karanga Camp (4040 m/13255 ft)

• Walking distance: 5.5 km/3.5 miles
• Walking time: 4-5 hours
• Altitude gain: 55 m/185 ft

Day 5: Karanga Camp – Barafu Huts (4680 m/15360 ft)

• Walking distance: 3.5 km/2.2 miles
• Walking time: 4-5 hours
• Altitude gain: 640 m/2105 ft

Day 6: Summit Attempt via Stella Point (5752 m/18871 ft) to Uhuru Peak (5895 m/19340 ft) and Descent to Millennium Camp (3820 m/12530 ft) (or to Mweka Hut)

• Walking distance: 5 km/3 miles ascent + 10 km/6.2 miles descent
• Walking time: 5-6 hrs + 1-2 hours up, 5-6 hours down (overall time may vary from 10 – 16 hours)
• Altitude gain: 1072 m/3511 ft (Stella Point) or 1215 m/3980 ft (Uhuru Peak)
• Descent: 2075 m/6810 ft

Day 7: Millennium Camp – Machame Gate

• Walking distance: 20 km/12.5 miles
• Walking time: 5 hours
• Descent: 1990 m/6530 ft