Trek · Peru

Inca trail

4,191 m13,750 ft

Distance: 36 km
Elevation gain: +4,028 m
Days: 3
Tonight: -1°CCloudy · Wind 7 km/h SE

Inca trail is 36 km long with 4,028 m of climbing; its highest point is 4,191 m.

All facts

Elevation loss: −3,371 m
Highest point: 4,191 m
Lowest point: 2,003 m
Start: Machu Picchu
End: Piskacucho
Passes: Abra Runkurakay 3,890 m · Abra Warmi Wañuska 4,191 m

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Route

Inca trail: route and elevation profile

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Inca trail elevation profile

start Machu Picchu 0.0 km · 2,003 m
Pass Abra Runkurakay 16.7 km · 3,890 m
Pass Abra Warmi Wañuska 20.0 km · 4,191 m
end Piskacucho 36.0 km · 2,662 m

Route © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the ODbL.

3D map

Inca trail 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Inca trail terrain and contours

200 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 1,000 mShowing west → east through the centre

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Inca trail weather

Tonight · Cloudy · -1°C (30°F) · Wind 7 km/h SE

Inca trail forecast for about 4,191 m.

Tonight-1°–7 km/h SE
Sat1°13°1.4 mm12 km/h NW
Sun1°12°4.1 mm13 km/h NW
Mon0°7°2.9 mm4 km/h E
Tue1°8°2.6 mm6 km/h NW
Wed2°7°4.0 mm3 km/h SE
Thu4°11°27.4 mm8 km/h NW
Fri3°9°1.1 mm6 km/h NW
Sat4°8°2.6 mm5 km/h NW
Sun2°9°4.3 mm6 km/h NW

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:19 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Inca trail

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Inca trail, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest campsite
llulluchapampa
4.3 km SSW · +2 more within 4.8 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 3

Place	Distance
llulluchapampaCampsite	4.3 km SSW
Campamento PacaymayoCampsite	4.5 km WSW
TarayocCampsite	4.8 km SE

Slope

Share of the 19.2 × 19.2 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly steep: more than half the view is steeper than 30°, the angle of most avalanche terrain.

Gentle, 0–15°

5.4%

Moderate, 15–30°

22.8%

Steep, 30–45°

51.7%

Cliffs, 45° and over

20.1%

Steeper than 30°: 71.8% of the 369 km² view
Relief in view: 3,483 m low point 1,853 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 54.0%Trees 33.0%Shrubland 5.7%Bare rock / sparse 4.8%Snow & ice 1.9%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 9.6 km of Inca trail.

Summit list 3

1Cerro Casamientuyoc4,310 m 2.3 km SSW
2Cerro Runcuracay3,690 m 3.9 km WNW
3Padreyoc4,710 m 5.7 km ENE

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 9.6 km; 881 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Spiny Whorltail Iguana196
Tropical Kingbird138
Blue-gray Tanager137
Torrent Duck126
Begonia bracteosa124
Torrent Tyrannulet106

Where it sits

Where Inca trail sits

Ranked in 1

#11 Treks and hikes in Peru

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

ChiconPeak · 5,530 m44 km E

Downloads

Inca trail downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGInca trail satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-07-05.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

GPXInca trail GPX / KML route downloadIn the route section. Mapped route for GPS apps and Google Earth, under the ODbL.

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-07-05)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: OpenStreetMap

Inca trail

West → east through the centre

Nearest campsite