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

These are my own GPS recordings of my three days hiking the Santa Cruz Trek
alone in Huascarán National Park, Peru, from Vaquería over the Punta Unión
pass to Cashapampa, November 12 to 14, 2019. They show the way I actually
walked. All timestamps have been removed.

THE FILES

santa-cruz-trek-day-1.gpx   Day 1: Vaquería to Huaripampa (4.4 mi / 7.0 km)
santa-cruz-trek-day-2.gpx   Day 2: Huaripampa over Punta Unión to
                            Taullipampa (11.2 mi / 18.0 km)
santa-cruz-trek-day-3.gpx   Day 3: Taullipampa to Cashapampa
                            (15.5 mi / 24.9 km)
santa-cruz-trek-full-route.gpx   All three days in one file, plus waypoints
                                 for the start and finish, the Huaripampa
                                 control post, the campsites and the pass.

Total: 31.0 mi (49.9 km), about 5,500 ft (1,680 m) of climbing and
7,870 ft (2,400 m) down. The rides from Yungay to Vaquería and from
Cashapampa back to the valley 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 Huaraz, download offline maps and check that each day shows
up in your app. Don't count on phone signal on the trail. The park's rules
and the route's conditions change: check with the park office in Huaraz
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.
