The route is in the West Side of the Mountain. This route is day longer as compared with Marangu.
Day One: From Machame Gate to Machame Hut
- From Machame Gate to Machame Hut, which is 1200 m ASL, is 10 kms walking distance.
- It takes 5-7 hours passing through dense forest, follow the ridge, rising steadily with some step sections.
Day Two: Machame Hut 1200 m to Shira Hut 2040 m
- It is 6 kms walking distance.
- It takes 5-7 hours through the west bank of the stream, steep rocky ridge and semi-circular wall of rocks.
Day Three: Shira Hut 2040 m. To Shira Plateau
- It is good for a day to acclimatizes, at the edge of Shira plateau is the fascinating area to explore.
Day Four: Shira Hut to Arrow Glacier Hut
- It is 5-6 hours walking
- 3 hrs walking through the Lava Tower Hut on some steep and good view of Barroco Valley
- Walking distance of 5 kms and 1000 m of ascending
Day Five: Arrow Glacier to Summit then to Mweka Hut.
- It is an early start day ascending to the Summit
- It is 3 km walkind distance which took 6-8 hrs
- It is 1100 mts of ascending to the top.
- 12 kms of descending through Barafu to Mweka Hut which took 4-7 Hrs.
Day Six: Mweka Hut to Mweka Gate.
- Breakast at Mweka Hut
- 10 kms of descending through a narrow path on the forest and steeply rocks.
- 3-4 Hrs of descending through 1400 m to Mweka Gate.
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