Salkantay Trek Hiking Guide: GPX files
Kraig Adams, kraigadams.com

These are my own GPS recordings of my four days on the Salkantay Trek to
Machu Picchu, Peru, May 5 to 8, 2022, plus my acclimatization hike from
Cusco the day before. They show the way I actually walked. All timestamps
have been removed.

THE FILES

salkantay-trek-day-1.gpx   Day 1: Challacancha to Soraypampa (3.6 mi /
                           5.7 km), and Humantay Lake and back (4.1 mi /
                           6.7 km): two tracks
salkantay-trek-day-2.gpx   Day 2: Soraypampa over the Salkantay Pass to
                           Chaullay (13.3 mi / 21.4 km)
salkantay-trek-day-3.gpx   Day 3: Lucmabamba over Llactapata to Aguas
                           Calientes (14.5 mi / 23.3 km)
salkantay-trek-day-4-machu-picchu.gpx   Day 4: Aguas Calientes to Machu
                           Picchu and back on foot (6.5 mi / 10.4 km)
cusco-acclimatization-hike.gpx   Cusco to Katunki and back, the day before
                           the trek (10.4 mi / 16.8 km)
salkantay-trek-full-route.gpx   All four days in one file, plus waypoints
                           for the places named in the guide.
stats.json                 The numbers for each day, from these files.

Total for the four days: 42.0 mi (67.6 km), about 11,330 ft (3,450 m) of
climbing and 13,970 ft (4,260 m) down. The car rides (Cusco to
Challacancha, Chaullay to Lucmabamba) and the train back to Cusco are not
in the files.

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 for Peru. 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 Cusco, download offline maps and check that each day shows
up in your app. Don't count on phone signal on the trail. Rules, tickets and
conditions change: check them before you go. Use this as a guide, not a
guarantee.

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