Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru · 11 days · 83 miles · operator trek
Huayhuash Circuit Hiking Guide
In August 2022 I spent eleven days walking about 83 miles around Peru's Cordillera Huayhuash with five subscribers, two guides, a cook and pack donkeys: glacial lakes under Yerupajá and Siula Grande, hot springs, the village of Huayllapa, and passes over 16,000 feet almost every day. This guide has my GPS files, maps and notes for every day, what my Huaraz operator arranged, the community fees at each camp, and what you'll need to arrange yourself.
What's inside
- All eleven days. Stats, the time I took, my notes, the trail, where to get off, a map with an elevation profile, and links to that day in my film.
- My GPX files. My own recordings for each day, the full circuit and my acclimatization hike, with waypoints for every camp, pass and Huayllapa, ready for AllTrails, Gaia GPS, Garmin or Organic Maps.
- How this trek works. What my operator included and what it didn't, what my group paid, and what you need to arrange: an operator or muleteer, cash, gear and spare days.
- The community fees. Every community fee on the circuit, where it's collected and the 2026 amounts, in soles, day by day.
- Altitude, explained. How I acclimatized in Huaraz, every camp height from my GPS, the three high points over 5,000 m, and the signs of altitude sickness to watch for.
- Getting there and home. Lima to Huaraz by bus, the days in Huaraz, the drive to the trailhead and the ways out from each part of the circuit.
- Camp life, costs and gear. What the food and camps were like, the operator's inclusions and prices, and what to bring.
- Before you go and a trip sheet. One page of year-to-year checks and a printable one-page summary of the whole trek.
Look inside
The details
- Format
- A 67-page PDF sized for a phone (A5, prints fine too) and a folder of GPX files, in one zip download.
- Edition
- 2027 season edition, updated September 2026.
- Delivery
- Instant. After you pay you get a private download link. Bookmark it to download again on any device.
- Payment
- Secure checkout through Stripe. The price is in US dollars, and sales tax or VAT is added where it applies.
- Questions
- Email kraig@kraigadams.com.
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