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Hike · Mollepata / Soraypampa

Salkantay Trek

Distance
46.8 mi
Vertical
12,523 ft
Summit
15,154 ft
Difficulty
Very strenuous

The Salkantay Trek is the great permit-free alternative to the Inca Trail — a roughly five-day, 70-plus-kilometre traverse that swings beneath the ice pyramid of Nevado Salkantay (6,271 m) on its way toward Machu Picchu. From Mollepata and the trailhead camp at Soraypampa the…

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Nevado Salkantay's snow crown rising at the head of the valley
McKay Savage from London, UK · CC BY 2.0
Dropping off the far side of the pass into a sea of cloud
McKay Savage from London, UK · CC BY 2.0
Glacier-fed turquoise cupped beneath the peaks at Laguna Humantay
Nicolas Rénac · CC BY-SA 2.0
Stacked stone cairns marking the high point of the Salkantay Pass
McKay Savage from London, UK · CC BY 2.0

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