Starting in Naro Moru town, the first part of the route takes you along a gravel road through farmlands for some 13km to the start of the forest. Another 5km brings you to the park entry gate (2400m), from where it’s 8km to the road-head, and the Met Station Hut(3000m), where you stay for the night and acclimatize. The route is not particularly scenic but has some of the best tourist accommodations. Most climbers begin at the park gate, although it is possible to drive a vehicle as far as the Met station (3050 meters). Among the challenges in this route include the vertical bog and the extremely steep trail on looses gravel while going up.
Overview
Kenya’s Most Popular Climb Starts Here
The Naro Moru route Mount Kenya is the most popular, steepest, and fastest ascent on the mountain. Climbers who choose the Naro Moru route Mount Kenya are drawn by its directness, its raw energy, and the sheer thrill of gaining altitude fast. The Naro-Moru – Sirimon route 4 day package offered by Let’s Go Mount Kenya combines two iconic western approaches into one seamless, unforgettable adventure. When you book 4 days Naro Moru route to Sirimon route, you get the best of both worlds, a powerful ascent and a scenic, rewarding descent through Mackinder’s Valley.
What Makes the Naro Moru Route Mount Kenya a Top Choice for Climbers
The Naro Moru route Mount Kenya ascends from the west, cutting directly through montane forest, bamboo zones, and sweeping moorland. No other route on the mountain matches the pace and intensity of the Naro Moru route Mount Kenya. The Naro-Moru – Sirimon route 4 day trek challenges you through the legendary vertical bog, a stretch of marshy, high-altitude terrain that separates casual walkers from true mountain adventurers. The 4 days Naro Moru route to Sirimon route is deliberately designed for climbers who want a full mountain experience without spending weeks on the trail.
This is most popular of all the routes that lead up to the Mountain. It is the steepest and the fastest way up Mt Kenya and ascends the mountain from the west. The route is not particularly scenic but has some of the best tourist accommodations. Most climbers begin at the park gate, although it is possible to drive a vehicle as far as the Met station (3050 metres). Among the challenges in this route include the vertical bog and the extremely steep trail on looses gravel while going up.Itinerary:
Highlights
- Day 1: Nairobi -Met station ( 3,050 m )3 -4 hrs, 10km, 400m ascent
- Day 2: Met Station – Mackinders camp (4,300m).5-6 hrs, 11km, 1,200m ascent.
- Day 3: Mackinders – Pt Lenana (4,985m) – Old Moses camp. 11 hrs, 685m ascent, 1,685 descent.
- Day 4: Old Moses (3,300m) – Nairobi. 2 hrs.
After pick up in Nairobi drive to the naru moru park gate. From the gate, we trek up thro magnificent montane forest, bamboo and giant heather zone before reaching the high altitude moorland and our first cabins( Met Station) for dinner and overnight.
This is a gentle trek that takes 3 – 4 hrs gaining an elevation of 600m.
A short walk to the end of the forest line from where you hike across the marshy vertical bog of the lower moorlands. Picnic lunch at the Picnic Rocks before continuing further to Mackinders camp, gaining 1300m in altitude in about 5 hours. Dinner and overnight – Mackinders camp (4300m)
Dinner and overnight at the camp.
Leave at 0300 hrs for predawn summit attempt, trekking for 3-4 hours across bare rock and scree slopes characteristic of the alpine region up to Pt. Lenana (4985m), the hikers summit, arriving in time to catch the African sunrise. Later descend to Shiptons camp (Sirimon route) for breakfast. After breakfast, begin a 5 hour descent via Mackinder's valley to the Old Moses camp (3,300m). The descent is gentle and it offers ample time to enjoy fascinating scenery which includes the moorlands before reaching the
camp.
Dinner and overnight at Old Moses camp.
After early morning breakfast, descend for 3 hours through the rain forest to the Sirimon Park gate to catch a vehicle for the return journey to Nairobi arriving early evening.