Mountain trail
Ausangate Circuit
Peru · 63 km · ≈ 3 days
A high-altitude trek around Ausangate, the 6,372 m snow peak south-east of Cusco, starting in Ocongate district and taking up to six days past alpaca herds and glacial lakes.
Long-distance hiking trails in Peru
The atlas has 6 trails that cross Peru, from 32 km to 99 km. Each comes with its length, days on foot, best months and a link to the official site.
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Historic route
Choquequirao Trek
Peru · 32 km · 4 daysA walk from the village of Cachora down into the Apurímac canyon and up to Choquequirao, an Inca site reachable only on foot.
Photo: Dibumartinez23, CC BY-SA 4.0 Mountain trail
Huayhuash Circuit
Peru · 99 km · 12 daysA high-altitude loop around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the central Peruvian Andes, among glacial lakes and some of the country's highest peaks.
Historic route
Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
Peru · 38 km · 4 daysThe classic Inca road trek over the Andes to Machu Picchu, a four-day walk that finishes at the Sun Gate and the ruins.
Mountain trail
Salkantay Trek
Peru · 74 km · 5 daysA high mountain route to Machu Picchu that crosses a pass below the glaciers of Salkantay before dropping into the cloud forest.
Photo: Lidsay Brito, CC BY-SA 4.0 Mountain trail
Santa Cruz Trek
Peru · 50 km · ≈ 2–3 daysA classic crossing of Peru's Cordillera Blanca in Huascarán National Park, about 50 km on foot from Cashapampa up the Santa Cruz valley and over to Vaquería.
