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The last section of the Inca Trail.


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Map Key

1.0

Miles

1.6

KM

Point to Point

8,703' 2,653 m

High

8,092' 2,466 m

Low

107' 33 m

Up

718' 219 m

Down

16%

Avg Grade (9°)

55%

Max Grade (29°)

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This requires either a guide to get you onto the Inca Trail or ticket entry into Machu Picchu.

Description

This is the descent from the Sun Gate to Machu Picchu. The trail is clearly marked via the Inca Create Stone Trail. No turns are available off the trail.

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Cald Desheft

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Photos

Machu Picchu
Mar 7, 2016 near Santa T…, PE
A side trail when in the Machu Picchu park goes out to the "Inca Bridge".  You can't get all the way down to the bridge, but it's a fun walk atop steep walls down to the viewing point.
Feb 9, 2016 near Santa T…, PE
The Inca Bridge, at the lower left of the photo.  It's actually planks over a collapsed section of the a pathway along a sheer wall.  You can't get all the way down to it (too dangerous), but it illustrates the ingenuity of the people who built these trails.
Feb 9, 2016 near Santa T…, PE
View towards the Machu Picchu site and Huayna Picchu from the junction of the Inca Trail and the Machu Picchu Mountain Trail.
Nov 6, 2022 near Santa T…, PE

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