This route offers the optimum balance of good acclimatisation and scenery. The trail follows the stunning Sirimon route up through dramatic glacial valleys and descends down the pretty Naromoru trail – the most direct traverse on the mountain.
Nevertheless our trek down the mountain through Naromoru may be the fastest, but it’s not the most interesting or dramatic. Some trekkers use this route for the descent only while others use the Chogoria route because it has much more scenaries.
Hiking Distance: 8Kms
Duration: 2Hrs
Leave Nairobi at 8am for Nanyuki town. Proceed to Sirimon Gate where you will have lunch and begin our trek. From the gate follow the track as it winds uphill though the forest which later becomes heath and moorland upto Old Moses camp 3300m asl.
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Sleep at Old Moses cabin
Hiking Distance: 16kms
Duration: 6Hrs
After breakfast, follow the track uphill, forking left at the junction. After one hour from Old Moses Camp, the track crosses Ontulili River. Go right contouring through the Moorland and crossing Likii North and continue uphill to Mackinders Valley from where there are panoramic views up the valley towards the main peaks. Dinner and overnight at Shipton Camp 4200m asl.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Sleep at Shiptons Camp campsite
Hiking Distance: 18Kms
Duration: 13Hrs
Predawn attempt of the summit starts at 0300hrs and you hike for about three hours up to point
Lenana (4,985m), the hiker’s summit, arriving there for the African sunrise. Descend to Mackinders
camp for breakfast.
After breakfast, begin a 5-hour descent via Teleki valley to Met Station camp( 3040m). The descent
is gentle and it offers ample time to enjoy fascinating scenery which includes the moorlands before
reaching the camp.
Dinner and overnight at Met Station camp.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Camp at Met Station Bandas
Hiking Distance: 9Kms
Duration: 1.5Hrs
On this final day, leave the camp trekking down on a paved road through the rush forest with high
chances of spotting wild animals reaching Naromoru park gate in 2 hours. Check out the park and
board on your waiting vehicle back to Nanyuki or onward destination.
Meal Plan:Breakfast
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