8 Days Lemosho Route Kilimanjaro Trek

Day 1: Lemosho Gate to Mti Mkumbwa (2,650 m/8,692 ft)

• Hike time: 3hrs
  
• Elevation Change: + 650 M/+2,132
  
• Estimation distance: 10 km
  
• Final Elevation: 2,650 m/8,694 ft

After a 1 1/2-hour drive from Moshi check in is at the Lemosho Gate. Day 1 is fairly easy with a 3/4-hour climb to Miti Mkubwa Camp.

Day 2: Mti Mkubwa (2,650 m/8,692 ft) to Shira One Camp (3,609 m/11,841 ft.)

• Hike time: 5 – 6 hrs
  
• Elevation change: + 950 M/+3116
  
• Estimation distance: 12 km
  
• Final Elevation: 3609 m/11,841 ft

A few hours walk will see the end of the forest and the beginning of a climb through heather forest to the edge of the Shira Caldera. Destination is the scenic Shira One Camp

Day 3: Shira One Camp (3,609 m/11,841 ft.) to Shira Two Camp (3,849 m/12,628 ft.)

• Hike time: 5 – 6 hrs
  
• Elevation change: + 240 M/+787 ft
  
• Elevation distance: 5 km
  
• Final elevation: 3849 m/12,628 ft.

Today is spent on a gentle hike across the Shira Plateau with possible side trips to Shira Cathedral. Camp is at the first high camp of Shira Two.

NOTE: From Shira Two Camp the trail links with Machame Route.

Day 4: Shira Two Camp (3,849 m/12,628 ft.) to Barranco Hut (3,948 m/12,956 ft.)

• Hike time: 5 hrs
  
• Elevation change: +100 M/+328 ft
  
• Estimated distance: 6 km
  
• Final elevation: 3948 m/12,956 ft.

The real work of climbing Kilimanjaro begins here. Today the main feature is a slow climb to Lava Camp followed by a descent to the beautiful Barranco Camp. This is the Climb-High-Sleep-Low principal of altitude adjustment.

Day 5: Barranco Hut (3,900 m/12,800 ft) to Karanga Valley (3,963 m/13,000 ft)

• Hike time: 3.5 hrs
  
• Elevation change: +100 m/+328 ft
  
• Estimated distance: 4km/2.5 miles
  
• Final elevation: 3,963 m/13,000 ft

After a climb of the Great Barranco Wall we continue around the southern circuit train until we reach another scenic location of Karanga Camp.

Day 6: Karanga Valley (3,963 m/13,000 ft) to Barafu Hut (4,600 m/15,091 ft)

• Hike time: 3.5 hrs
• Elevation change: +600 m/+1,968 ft
• Estimated distance: 4km/2.5 miles
• Final elevation: 4,600 m/15,091 ft

The trail from Karanga to Barafu reaches the bleak high desert of Kilimanjaro. Barafu Camp is a basic camp geared towards the business of reaching the summit.

Day 7: Barafu Camp (4,600m/15,091 ft) to The Summit (5,896 m/19,343 ft) and then to Mweka Camp (3,100 m/10,170 ft)

• Summit time: 7 hrs
• Elevation change: +1,300 m/+4,265 ft
• Estimated distance: 5km/3.2 miles
• Final elevation: 5,896 m/19,343 ft
• Descent time: 5 hrs
• Elevation change: -2,800 m/-9,186 ft
• Estimated distance: 12km/7.5 miles
• Final elevation: 3,100 m, 10,170 ft

This is a midnight ‘Alpine Summit’ to make sure we reach the summit by dawn, in time to return to Mweka Camp for the sake of improved

Day 8: Mweka Hut (3,100 m/10,170 ft) to Mweka Gate (1,828 m/6,000 ft)

• Descent time: 4 hrs
• Elevation change: -1,250 m/-4,101 ft
• Estimated distance: 10km/6.21
• Final elevation: 1,828 m/6,000 ft

Today is a short walk towards Mweka Gate and pickup. It is a short day with arrival at the Gate at about 12:00 noon. checkout and return to Panama Hotel in Moshi town.