The Salkantay Trek is a popular hike in the Andes Mountains of Peru, connecting Machu Picchu and starting at the town of Soray. Besides remote on-demand available maps, there are a number of available resources that provide maps and information on the trek, including tourism boards, survey websites, and hiking communities. Running this query term on Google will provide options for these resources and maps to assist with planning your trek.
As we already wrote about this Trek, this trek is one of best alternative to the Inca Trail. Following the Salkantay trek map, you will visit and see some of the most beautiful places in the Andes and you will see the Salkantay mountain covered with snow (the altitude is 6372 m) and others places in the route.
During the route you will find beautiful landscapes with a variety of flora and fauna and will stop at some Inca ruins such as Llactapata, which is located just in front of Machu Picchu.
This road map shows the 5-day walk. And also on this hike we will go through Salkantay Pass (the highest point of the walk).
To undesrstad more about this salkantay trek map, It is surrounded by the historic Machu Picchu National Park and is considered one of the 25 best excursions in the world. This route is very diverse and rich in geography, Andean culture and history.
Salkantay Trek 5 days at a Glance Map day by day
- Day 1: Cusco – Humantay Lake – SalkantayPampa (16km, 8hrs)
We start the Salkantay Trek at your hotel in Cusco and travel for 3 hours to the trailhead. After breakfast, we will start hiking for 3 hours to Soraypampa using an ancient Inca aqueduct. Lunch will be served by your trekking chef using local products. Then, you will continue the afternoon with 2 hours hike to Humantay Lake at 4200mts and camp near Salkantay Mountain at 3900 meters.
map first day trek Salkantay
- Day 2: Basecamp – Wayracmachay – Collpapampa (18km, 9hrs)
Wake up with a cup of coffee or tea and enjoy breakfast with the mountains, then hike up to Salkantay pass at 4630mts for 2 hours and 3 more down to lunch. The second part is a 3-hour downhill until the 2nd campsite at 2770mts.
map second day trek Salkantay
- Day 3: Collpapampa – Lucmabamba – Llactapata (16km, 8hrs)
Wake up in your tent and have breakfast; we start hiking along the cloud forest for 3 hours. Lunch is a special Pachamanca (underground hot stone barbecue), then visit the organic coffee farms. After lunch, 3 hours up to Llaqtapata campsite located on top of a mountain right in front of Machu Picchu.
map third-day trek Salkantay
- Day 4: Llactapata – Hydroelectric – Aguas Calientes (14km, 6hrs)
Wake up, and when you open your tent, you will see Machu Picchu. Today is a 2-hour downhill to Hidroelectica for brunch and another 3-hrs to Aguas Calientes. We spent the night in a Hotel, Susanna INN or similar.
map fourth-day trek Salkantay
- Day 5: Machu Picchu (Beat the crowds!) – 4hrs
After breakfast, we take the early buses to Machu Picchu for the sunrise. Explore the best of Machu Picchu with your private tour guide. Once you finish, you will take the panoramic trains and bus back to your hotel in Cusco.
map fifth day of Salkantay trek 5 days
Full route map of Salkantay trek
This map is valid for the 3 day, 4 day and the classic 5 day salkantay trail.
Salkantay Trek Route Map on Google Maps
This map of the Salkantay route was created by us to show you from where the route starts and where it ends, so you can navigate and see more details by zooming into this map made in Google Maps.
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