7 Days Ruwenzori mountain central circuit route

Breakfast is served and you continue trekking through the lush forest to the Kurt Shafer bridge located between the Mubuku and Bujuku rivers. Proceed through the bamboo mixed with montane forests and slippery moss-covered rocks for several hours. Lunch is served at Nyamulejju rock shelter with majestic views of Mount Stanley and mount Speke weather permitting. Trekking to The alpine forest to John Matte hut where you will have dinner and an overnight.

Breakfast, and cross river Bujuku, onwards to bigo bog, home to the giant lobelias. You will jump from tussock to tussock, and possibilities are high that you will definitely get mud dirty. If walking boards are available, there will be less strain. On sight are giant lobelias, flowers and groundsels. To move through the remaining small boggy area, without the walk boards will not be needed to Bujuku hut. Here you will ascend and enjoy scenic views of, Mount Speke, Baker and Stanley.

Wake up early for breakfast, hike for 6-7 hours to Elena hut through the sides of the upper Bigo bog, then through the steep slopes to the slopes of Lake Bujuku. The trail then ascends westwards through the 4372 meter Scott-Elliot pass, through more swamps and the thrilling Ground gully using a metal ladder.

Dinner and overnight at Elena hut.

After midnight, enjoy breakfast and set off to the top of Mount Stanley, Magherita peak, through the Stanley plateau.  While you will use ropes on steep rocky areas, yet crampons and ice axe will be used on the glacial parts. NB This is the most exhausting fragment of Ruwenzori hiking experience.

Hike through this glacier to the top of mount Stanley, Magherita peak (5109m), where you will enjoy the impressive view of the Lake Irene, Mount Speke and the surrounding environment. Descend after lunch to Elena Hut then later on proceed to Kitandara hut through the Scott Elliot pass. Dinner and overnight at Kitandara.

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Option of a combined days 4 and 5 into a single day by taking a different trail from the Bujuku Hut up to Scott-Elliot Pass to Kitandara Lake Hut for dinner & overnight.

Early for breakfast, and carefully move forward through the slippery base of Mount Baker. From Kitandara, the trail rises steeply up the headwall, spreading out from the base of Mount Baker and proceeding along the southern side of the Ruwenzori Mountain to Fresh field pass, then to the rock shelter at Bujangolo, the base camp for the historic excursion by the Duke of Abruzzi in 1906.This will take you around 5-7 hours then reach Guy Yeoman hut which is located at the banks of river Mubuku. Dinner and overnight

After breakfast, slope further to Nyabitaba through the bamboo forests, a path down that can be slippery and mud dirty with little to hold on to and requires careful balancing over the vertical mud or steep rock. After about 4-5 hours walk you will reach Nyabitaba hut for lunch. Afternoon descend for more 3 hours to the base and proceed to the lodge for an overnight.