- Distance: 92 km | Difficulty: Demanding | Start/Finish: Nairobi
- Summary
- Pack camping gear and supplies to strike out west up this long but spectacular approach through the deep chasm of gorge valley.

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- Day 1: Nairobi/Chogoria
- Leave Nairobi at 8am to Chogoria town for lunch and afternoon leisure walk in the town to acclimatize. Dinner and overnight at Chogoria Transit Motel, 2000m.
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- Day 2: Chogoria/Mount Meru Bandas - 5-6hrs, 32km, 950m ascent
- This is a long day along dirt road through the forest although the conditions under foot aren’t strenuous. You may opt to use a 4x4 to reach the bandas as sometimes the road is impassable, 2950m. Dinner and overnight at Mt. Meru Bandas, B, L, D
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- Day 3: Chogoria Bandas/Mintos Hut - 6-7 hrs, 21km, 1,280m ascent
- After breakfast follow the track through giant heather and forest up to Chogoria road head from where the path drops to cross a stream then follows the broad ridge to the east of the gorges valley to reach Mintos Hut, 4200m. Dinner and overnight at Mintos Hut, B, L, D
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- Day 4: Mintos/Point Lenana/Met Station - 11-12 hrs, 29km, 785m ascent/1985m descent
- Leave shortly after midnight at 2am towards the main peaks and divide after an hour, above a flat green area at the head of the valley known as temple fields, arriving at point Lenana at 6:30am. After taking photographs, descend to Mackinders for breakfast and continue down to Met Station at 3000m for dinner and overnight rest, B,L,D
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- Day 5: Met Station/Naromoru/Nairobi - 3hrs, 9km, 400m descent
- After breakfast, descend through the rainforest which is 9km to Naromoru Park Gate at 2,600m where you will connect with your transport back to Nairobi, B,L