Huayhuash Circuit Hiking Guide: GPX files
Kraig Adams, kraigadams.com

These are my own GPS recordings of my eleven days around the Cordillera
Huayhuash in Peru, August 17 to 27, 2022: from Cuartelhuain, at the road end
above Chiquián, clockwise around the range to the road at Rondoy. I walked it
with a Huaraz operator, two guides, a cook, muleteers and pack donkeys. The
files show the way I actually walked. All timestamps have been removed.

THE FILES

huayhuash-day-01.gpx   Day 1: warm-up walk above Cuartelhuain (2.4 mi / 3.9 km)
huayhuash-day-02.gpx   Day 2: Cuartelhuain to Mitucocha (7.9 mi / 12.7 km,
                       including an afternoon walk to the lake, second segment)
huayhuash-day-03.gpx   Day 3: Mitucocha to Carhuacocha (7.1 mi / 11.4 km)
huayhuash-day-04.gpx   Day 4: Carhuacocha to Huayhuash (9.3 mi / 15.0 km)
huayhuash-day-05.gpx   Day 5: Huayhuash to Viconga (7.4 mi / 11.9 km)
huayhuash-day-06.gpx   Day 6: Viconga to Huanacpatay (8.7 mi / 14.0 km,
                       including a side trip to a lake)
huayhuash-day-07.gpx   Day 7: Huanacpatay to Cutatambo, with Cerro Gran Vista
                       (11.8 mi / 19.1 km)
huayhuash-day-08.gpx   Day 8: Cutatambo to Huayllapa (8.2 mi / 13.1 km)
huayhuash-day-09.gpx   Day 9: Huayllapa to Cashpapampa (7.5 mi / 12.0 km)
huayhuash-day-10.gpx   Day 10: Cashpapampa to Jahuacocha (6.0 mi / 9.6 km)
huayhuash-day-11.gpx   Day 11: Jahuacocha to Rondoy (7.0 mi / 11.2 km)
huayhuash-full-route.gpx   All eleven days in one file, plus waypoints for
                           every camp, the passes and Huayllapa.
huayhuash-acclimatization-laguna-rajucolta.gpx   My acclimatization day hike
                           from Huaraz, August 15 (9.1 mi / 14.7 km).
stats.json   The distance, climbing and heights for each day.

Total: 83.2 mi (133.8 km), about 24,360 ft (7,430 m) of climbing.
High point on my GPS: Cerro Gran Vista, 16,802 ft (5,121 m).

IMPORTANT

Two stretches follow variants my guides chose: a grassy ridge just west of
the Carhuac pass on Day 3, and the ridge of Cerro Huacrish on Day 10. Where
the files and the main path differ, follow the path or your guide. Most of
the route has no phone signal. Each community collects its own fee, in cash,
in soles. Use these files to see where you are and how far it is to camp.

HOW TO LOAD THEM

AllTrails: on a computer, sign in at alltrails.com, create a new map and use
Import to upload the file. The map then shows up in the app on your phone.
Downloading it for offline use needs a paid AllTrails plan.

Gaia GPS: on your phone, open the file from Files, email or AirDrop and choose
Gaia GPS, or on gaiagps.com choose Import. Then download the map area for
offline use.

Garmin: in Garmin Connect (web), go to Training, Courses, Import, and pick the
file. Save it as a course and send it to your watch.

Organic Maps: first download the free offline map that covers Peru's Áncash
region. Then open the GPX file on your phone and choose Organic Maps. It shows
up in your bookmarks and tracks list and works fully offline.

Before you leave Huaraz, download offline maps and check that each day shows
up in your app. Paths, rules and conditions change. Use this as a guide, not a
guarantee.

Copyright 2026 Kraig Adams. For your personal use. Please don't share or resell.
