Hike 095: Mount Kinangop

  • Date: June 2021
  • Location: Mount Kinangop – Aberdare Range, Kenya.
  • Route: Up & Down via Elephant Hill.
  • Start & Finish Point: Njabini Forest Gate.
  • Difficulty: Very Hard.
  • Start time: 7:48 am.
  • Summit: 2:19 pm.
  • Finish: 8:03 pm.
  • Total Distance: 29.5 km.
  • Total Time: 12 hr 15 min.
  • Moving Time: 9 hr 43 min.
  • Calories Burned: 3,396.
  • Min. Elevation: 2,519 m.
  • Summit Elevation: 3,906 m.
  • Elevation Gain: 1,949 m.

This is quite possibly the hardest day hike in Kenya.
It is long, steep, very boggy, requires some scrambling to summit, unpredictable weather and there’s a high risk of getting lost.
That said, it’s a fantastic hike! 😄

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