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Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
7-day forecast
Open-Meteo · trail point · local dates · last updated Nov 11, 2026, 3:10 PM PTWed 11
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GoodRoute
Route line © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), simplified. Dot: trail point.
About this trail
The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu is a hiking trail in Peru that terminates at Machu Picchu. It consists of three overlapping trails: Mollepata, Classic, and One Day. Mollepata is the longest of the three routes with the highest mountain pass and intersects with the Classic route before crossing Warmiwañusqa. Located in the Andes mountain range, the trail passes through several types of Andean environments including cloud forest and alpine tundra. Settlements, tunnels, and many Incan ruins are located along the trail before ending the terminus at the Sun Gate on Machu Picchu mountain. The two longer routes require an ascent to beyond 4,200 metres (13,800 ft) above sea level, which can result in altitude sickness.
From the Wikipedia article “Inca Trail to Machu Picchu”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trail facts
- Length
- 38 km · 24 mi (OpenStreetMap distance tag)
- Countries
- Peru
- Continent
- South America
- Trail point
- -13.25810, -72.26330 (Wikidata coordinate)
- OSM network
- Regional walking network
- Operator (OSM)
- Ministerio de Cultura
- Wikidata
- Q6014019
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 15703494
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Photo: “Inca Trail Phuyupatamarka.jpg” by Steve Pastor at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized).
