Mount Speke: East Face Route (from the road end)
Route to the summit of Mount Speke (16,043 ft) from Road end below Mount Speke.
Photo: Albert Backer, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 25.1 mi
- round trip
- 11,847 ft
- climb
- 16,043 ft
- summit
- Out and back
- route
This route climbs Mount Speke (16,043 ft, 4,890 m) in Kasese, Uganda, from the road end below Mount Speke, at about 5,800 ft. The summit stands about 10,200 ft above the start. On the mapped line it is 25.1 miles round trip with about 11,800 ft of climbing, out and back the same way. OpenStreetMap names the path "East Face Route". No path is mapped for the last 226 ft (69 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.
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Route details
- Distance
- 25.1 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 11,847 ft
- Starts at
- Road end below Mount Speke
- Summit
- 16,043 ft
- Difficulty
- Strenuous
Questions about this route
How long is the East Face Route (from the road end) on Mount Speke?
About 25.1 mi round trip from Road end below Mount Speke.
How much elevation gain is on the East Face Route (from the road end)?
About 11,847 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the East Face Route (from the road end)?
It is rated strenuous.
Where does the East Face Route (from the road end) start?
Road end below Mount Speke.
Conditions and forecast on Mount Speke
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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