Elevation: From 1,640 meters (5,380 feet) to 2,835 meters (9,300 feet)

Terrain: Through lush rainforest

Distance: approximately 11 kilometers (7 miles).

Time: 5-7 hours of trekking

Elevation: From 2,835 meters (9,300 feet) to 3,750 meters (12,300 feet)

Terrain: ascending through moorland

Distance: approximately 5 kilometers (3 miles)

Time: 4-6 hours of trekking

Elevation: From 3,750 meters (12,300 feet) to 3,976 meters (13,044 feet) (Lava Tower) and then descending to 3,950 meters (12,960 feet) (Barranco Camp)

Terrain: Up to Lava Tower (a volcanic formation), then descending to the Barranco Valley

Distance: approximately 10 kilometers (6 miles)

Time: 6–8 hours of trekking

Elevation: From 3,950 meters (12,960 feet) to 4,035 meters (13,200 feet)

Terrain: ascending the Barranco Wall, then trekking through the alpine desert

Distance: approximately 5 kilometers (3 miles)

Time: 4-5 hours of trekking

Elevation: From 4,035 meters (13,200 feet) to 4,673 meters (15,330 feet)

Terrain: across a rocky, barren landscape

Distance: approximately 4 kilometers (2.5 miles).

Time: 4-5 hours of trekking

Elevation: From 4,673 meters (15,330 feet) to Uhuru Peak at 5,895 meters (19,341 feet), then descent to 3,100 meters (10,170 feet).

Terrain: Steep ascent to the summit, then descent through scree slopes

Distance: approximately 5 kilometers (3 miles) to the summit and then 12 kilometers (7.5 mi).