Mount Karisimbi: Karisimbi Summit Path (from the road end)
Route to the summit of Mount Karisimbi (14,787 ft) from Road end below Mount Karisimbi.
Photo: Amakuru, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 11.7 mi
- round trip
- 6,145 ft
- climb
- 14,787 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
This route climbs Mount Karisimbi (14,787 ft, 4,507 m) in Northern Province, Rwanda, from the road end below Mount Karisimbi, at about 8,700 ft. The summit stands about 6,100 ft above the start. On the mapped line it is 11.7 miles round trip with about 6,100 ft of climbing, out and back the same way. OpenStreetMap names the path "Karisimbi Summit Path" and grades it as a hiking trail. It is a hike. This page has the mapped line and a 7-day forecast for the summit and the start.
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Route details
- Distance
- 11.7 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 6,145 ft
- Starts at
- Road end below Mount Karisimbi
- Summit
- 14,787 ft
- Difficulty
- Hard
Questions about this route
How long is the Karisimbi Summit Path (from the road end) on Mount Karisimbi?
About 11.7 mi round trip from Road end below Mount Karisimbi.
How much elevation gain is on the Karisimbi Summit Path (from the road end)?
About 6,145 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Karisimbi Summit Path (from the road end)?
It is rated hard.
Where does the Karisimbi Summit Path (from the road end) start?
Road end below Mount Karisimbi.
Conditions and forecast on Mount Karisimbi
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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