Tungurahua: Sendero Los Orquideos (from Pondoa)

This route climbs Tungurahua (16,457 ft, 5,016 m) in Tungurahua, Ecuador, from Pondoa, at about 9,200 ft. The summit stands about 7,300 ft above the start. On the mapped line it is 7.6 miles round trip with about 8,200 ft of climbing, out and back the same way. OpenStreetMap names the path "Sendero Los Orquideos" and grades it as a demanding alpine route. No path is mapped for the last 922 ft (281 m) to the summit, so that finish is off-trail. This is a high-altitude mountaineering route: check current conditions, and go with the gear and experience it needs. This page has the mapped line and a 7-day forecast for the summit and the start.