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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Dec · highs 16–18 °C (61–64 °F)
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- F17°10°221
- M17°10°205
- A17°9°80
- M17°8°21
- J16°6°13
- J16°6°18
- A17°7°26
- S17°8°36
- O18°9°78
- N18°9°101
- D17°10°171
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 75 km · 47 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Central Cordillera (Central Cordillera › Central Cordillera; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- At Mollepata (Provincia de Anta, Cuzco Department) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Apr–Dec
- Country
- Peru
- Region
- Cusco Departament
- Continent
- South America
- Route type
- Regional route
- Local name
- Camino del Inca Salkantay
- Route centre
- -13.3229, -72.6013
- Route start
- -13.5005, -72.5309
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 2376237
- Wikidata
- Q21051923
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
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