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Mount Kenya

Featuring:
Points of interest around the base and along trekking routes to Point Lenana.

scree poles Climbing Mount Kenya is no picnic, but it is possible to reach the 16,354' peak of Point Lenana without special mountaineering skills.

The three major routes for trekking up Mount Kenya are documented by various Internet sources, but specific geographic location information is sparse. Download this waypoint collection in one convenient GPs eXchange (.gpx) file. Each point of interest includes descriptive text in addition to the coordinates in latitude and longitude format. This is Class B data, suitable for trip planning purposes - not intended to be used in place of hiring a professional guide with local knowledge.

Adventure Travel Tip: The Naro Moru River Lodge owns all the mountain huts along the Naro Moru route, including the Meteorological Station and Mackinders Camp. You may opt to make arrangements with the Lodge if taking this route. Alternatively, the nearby youth hostel and campsite may be able to accommodate your visit to the Nanyuki base area.

Click on the binoculars to see a screenshot of Google Earth showing the Chogoria route.
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GPS Maps

Download the free GPS Map in GPS eXchange (.gpx) file format, which can be read and transferred to your GPS using free software. (The .gpx file will appear in a new window where you can File > Save as... on your computer)

GPS Map Details

File Name: Mount_Kenya.gpx ( 27 KB)
Revised: 4 October 2007
Datum: WGS84
Class B Data
Points of Interest: 25 Waypoints

American Camp
Batian summit
Chogoria village
Embu village
Equator, point on
Hausberg Tarn
Hall Tarns
Kami Tarn
Lake Alice
Meru Bandas
Mackinders Camp
Meru village
Meteorological Station
Nanyuki village
Naro Moru village
Nelion summit
Old Moses Camp
Old Prison camp
Point Lenana summit
Mount Kenya NP
Road head
Shipton's Camp
Simba Col
Top Hut
Trout Tree

Routes:

Naro Moru: Naromoru Gate / Met Statio / Mackinders Camp / Top Hut / Point Lenana
Sirimon: Sirimon Park Gate / Old Moses Hut / Shiptons Camp / Simba Col / Point Lenana
Chogoria: Meru Bandas / Road head / Hall Tarns / Simba Tarn / Point Lenana

Adventure in Reading

"Read 'No Picnic on Mt. Kenya' by Felice Benzzi. It's about Benuzzi and two other POWs who escaped from their prison at the base of Mount Kenya to climb the mountain olny to voluntarily return to their prison after their summit attempt. There were two POW camps. One of the camps was located 500 meters due east of the TroutTree Restaurant. Another, presumably his base camp, is located few miles to the north on the equator." - Elk

More Information

For up-to-date information on Mount Kenya conditions and travel restrictions, visit: Mount Kenya National Park - Kenya Wildlife Service

Visit also Mountain Club of Kenya for even more information.

References

Elsen Karstad "Elk" Special thanks to "Elk" co-owner of the TroutTreee fish farm and restaurant, located 3 km from the Nanyuki airstrip. Elk supplied his local knowledge of the area to help create this GPS map of Mount Kenya. Visit the TroutTree at: