Hike 084: Mount Elgon

  • Date: Mar 2021.
  • Location: Mount Elgon, Kenya.
  • Route: Chorlim Gate – Koitoboss Peak.
  • Difficulty: Moderate to Hard.
  • Total Time: 3 days.
  • Total Distance: 72.2 km.
  • Total Elevation Gain: 2,394 m.

It’s a moderate trail from Chorlim Gate to Road End Camp then becomes hard towards the Peak.

DAY ONE: CHORLIM GATE TO MUTAMAIYU CAMP VIA CHESURUR FALLS AND KITUM CAVE

  • Distance: 18.4 km.
  • Time: 6 hr.
  • Chorlim Gate Elevation: 2,142 m.
  • Mutamaiyu Camp Elevation: 2,811 m.
  • Elevation Gain: 785 m.

DAY TWO: MUTAMAIYU CAMP – ROAD END CAMP – KOITOBOSS PEAK – ROAD END CAMP

  • Distance: 26 km.
  • Time: 10 hr.
  • Mutamaiyu Camp Elevation: 2,811 m.
  • Road End Camp Elevation: 3,434 m.
  • Koitoboss Peak Elevation: 4,222 m.
  • Elevation Gain: 1,447 m.

DAY THREE: ROAD END CAMP TO CHORLIM GATE

  • Distance: 27.8 km.
  • Time: 9 hr 1 min.
  • Elevation Gain: 162 m.
  • Elevation Loss: 1,373 m.

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