Mountain trail
Kilimanjaro - Lemosho Route
Tanzania · 43 km · ≈ 2 days
A long western approach to Kilimanjaro that crosses the Shira Plateau and circles below the southern glaciers to Uhuru Peak.
Long-distance hiking trails in Tanzania
The atlas has 5 trails that cross Tanzania, from 26 km to 48 km. Each comes with its length, days on foot, best months and a link to the official site.
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Kilimanjaro - Machame Route
Tanzania · 48 km · ≈ 2 daysOne of the main routes up Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, climbing from Machame Gate through rainforest and moorland to Uhuru Peak and coming down by Mweka.
Mountain trail
Kilimanjaro - Marangu Route
Tanzania · 34 km · ≈ 1–2 daysThe south-eastern route up Kilimanjaro from Marangu Gate to Uhuru Peak, the only route on the mountain with huts instead of tents.
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Kilimanjaro - Rongai Route
Tanzania · 34 km · ≈ 1–2 daysThe only route up Kilimanjaro from the north, starting near the Kenyan border and climbing the drier northern slopes to Uhuru Peak.
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Kilimanjaro Umbwe Route
Tanzania · 26 km · ≈ 1 dayThe most direct and steepest way up Kilimanjaro, climbing from Umbwe Gate on the southern slopes through rainforest to join the southern circuit below Kibo.
