5 Days – Umbwe Route

After an early morning pickup at your hotel in Arusha or Moshi we will drive along the main Moshi-Arusha road north, past Weru Weru for 15 kms along the Lyamungo road. We will then turn right at the T-junction towards Mango, across the Sere River and after 150 m turn left to the Umbwe Mission. Here we will organize the last packing and porters. Then we will continue along former forestry track to 2100 m and up the path along the narrow ridge between the Lonzo and Umbwe Rivers. Depending on when we left Umbwe, we will choose Bivouac I or II for our camp.

From the bivouac or camp, the trail will continue up the ridge to the end of the beeline, and follow the cairned path to the Barranco Hut/Camp.

From Barranco Hut we can go west to Shira Plateau and the Northern Circuit or up to Lava Tower Hut and the summit via the Great Western Breach and Arrow Glacier camp. Or if the altitude is too intense and/or you don't wish to do a summit ascent, you can also go eastwards on to the Southern Circuit.