Hike 070: Elephant Hill

  • Date: Jan 2021.
  • Location: Elephant Hill – Njabini, Kenya.
  • Difficulty: Hard.
  • Distance covered: 19.1 km.
  • Steps: 33,236.
  • Total time: 6 hr 15 min.
  • Moving time: 5 hr 10 min.
  • Start time: 7:57 am.
  • Summit: 11:16 am.
  • Finish: 2:12 pm.
  • Calories: 2,586.
  • Min. Elevation: 2,535 m.
  • Max. Elevation: 3,657 m.
  • Elevation Gain: 1,169 m.

– Main Gate to Hill Starting Point: 4km. Took 50 min.
– Hill Starting Point to Bamboo Gate: 1.3 km. Took 21 min.
– Bamboo Gate to Point of Despair: 1.8 km. Took 44 min. (Hard Part – Muddy & Steep)
– Point of Despair to The Tail: 1.2 km. Took 47 min. (Hard Part – Steep)
– The Tail to the Summit: 1.4 km. Took 37 min.
– Totals Main Gate to Summit: 9.7 km, 3 hr 19 min.

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