Trail · 15th century / living trail
Classic Inca Trail
KM 82 to Machu Picchu
A high Andean approach on Inca stone, over Warmiwañusqa and down to the Sun Gate at dawn.
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The road to Wayllabamba is 7 miles. The checkpoint on the Urubamba. Permits, packs, and the first Inca stones.
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The checkpoint on the Urubamba. Permits, packs, and the first Inca stones.
Wayllabamba
7 mi
Last village. The valley narrows and the climb toward the pass begins.
Dead Woman's Pass
12 mi
Warmiwañusqa, 13,828 ft. The high point of the classic trail.
Pacaymayo
14 mi
A cold camp in the cloud after the descent from the pass.
Wiñay Wayna
22 mi
Terraces hanging above the river. The last night before the citadel.
Intipunku
25 mi
The Sun Gate. Machu Picchu appears through the notch at first light.
Machu Picchu
26 mi
The royal estate of Pachacuti. The trail is done; the mountain is not.
Peru Ministry of Culture classic 4-day route, ~26 miles