Complete Inca Trail Maps & Itinerary: Plan Your Trek to Machu Picchu

Classic Inca Trail 4-Day Tour Maps (Hot Showers Included)

We offer a detailed map for our Classic Inca Trail 4-day tour to Machu Picchu for 2024 - 2025. This map helps travelers understand distances, altitudes, hiking times, and campsite locations for each day of the trek.

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Popular Route

This is the most sought-after 4-day, 3-night hiking tour to Machu Picchu, taking you through valleys, mountains, snow peaks, glacier peaks, and tropical forests. Experience a mix of nature and Inca culture with stops at towns like Llaqtapata, Wayllabamba, Runkurakay, Sayacmarka, Phuyupatamarca, Intipata, Wiñayhuayna, Sun Gate, and finally, Machu Picchu.

Itinerary

The tour starts in Cusco, then drives to KM 82 in Ollantaytambo, and covers 45 km or 26 miles by stone pavement, ending at Machu Picchu. We recommend booking 6 months in advance, as tickets sell out quickly.

Day-by-Day Overview

Day 1

Brief Description:  Cusco will be our starting point, the adventure will begin with the classic trip to Ollantaytambo town, which is part of the Sacred Valley. Once we arrived to our first destination, a bus will be waiting for our arrival to go to Km 82, also known as Piscacucho. With each step, the trail becomes steeper, until we reach Llactapata, this place is a enormous archeological site, you can see terraces and hundreds of housing structures. At the end of our ascend, we enjoy a traditional lunch to continue with our hike of approximately 2 hours which ends in the first camp of the Inca Trail, located in Wayllabamba. 

Details:

• Start: Cusco to KM 82 (Piscaucho)
• Hike: 6 hours through Canamarka, Wilkaracay, Llactapata, Tarayoq, Wayllabamba
• Distance: 6 miles or 12 km
• Altitude: 2600m to 3000m
• Accommodation: Camping
• Difficulty: Moderate
• Hot showers: Included

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Day 2

Brief Description:  The adventure continues and our second day begins with a 3-hour trek that ends in Llulluchampa, where we will take a break, eat a snack and other facilities. After the well-deserved rest, the next hike awaits us, this is to the Abra de Warmihuañusca or Paso de la Mujer Muerta (Dead Woman Pass), due to its geographical characteristics, is arduous and steep; the landscapes of the trail change from the moderate temperatures of the Sacred Valley to the cold and arid high plains. The next camp that waits for us is Pacaymayu. 

Details:

• Start: Wayllabamba to Pacaymayu camp
• Hike: 7-8 hours, uphill to Dead Woman Pass, then downhill to Pacaymayu
• Distance: 9 miles or 16 km
• Altitude: 3000m to 4200m
• Accommodation: Camping
• Difficulty: Challenging
• Hot showers: Included

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Day 3

Brief Description:  For the third day of adventure, we will face a more difficult stretch of 1 hours, we will go to the archeological complex of Runkuracay at 3,750 meters above sea level, this place gives us the view of a semicircular design, we can also contemplate the beautiful view of the Pacaymayo Valley. Then, we will encounter a descent to a lagoon called Yanacocha, which we will explore and then ascend again to Phuyupatamarca from where, finally, we will make the last exploration through the ecosystems of Wiñayhuayna. 

Details:

• Start: Pacaymayu to Wiñayhuayna camp
• Hike: 8-9 hours, uphill to Runkurkay Pass, then downhill to Wiñayhuayna
• Distance: 11 miles or 18 km
• Altitude: 2600m to 4000m
• Accommodation: Camping
• Difficulty: Moderate
• Hot showers: Included

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Day 4

Brief Description:  To finish our trek, a much quieter day awaits us, at the end of our traditional breakfast, which begins at 4:30 am, the entire group is guided to the next trail at 5am, for a light and pleasant ascent to Inti Punku, after that, the group will be amazed with a descent to the citadel of Machu Picchu to enjoy the free time.

Details:

• Start: Wiñayhuayna to Machu Picchu
• Hike: 2.5 hours, mostly flat to Sun Gate, then downhill to Machu Picchu
• Distance: 3 miles or 6 km
• Altitude: 2600m to 2100m
• Accommodation: Hotel in Cusco
• Difficulty: Moderate
• Transport: Included, back to Cusco via Vistadome service train

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Topographic Map of the Classic Inca Trail: Detailed Relief and Geography of the Route

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Physical Map of the Classic Inca Trail: Natural Features and Environment Along the Inca Trail

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Political Map of the Classic Inca Trail: Boundaries and Protected Areas Along the Route

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Elevation Map of the Classic Inca Trail: Elevation Profile and Challenges of the Inca Trail

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