Lemosho Route Little used and more remote than other routes. The route is one of the few where groups may be accompanied on the first day by an armed ranger, as the forests around the Lemosho Glades are rich in buffalo, elephant and other big game animals.

• Day 1: Londorossi Gate (2100 m) – Mti Mkubwa camp (2750 m). Hiking time: 3 hours
• Day 2: Mti Mkubwa camp (2750 m) – Shira 2 camp (3840 m). Hiking time: 6/7 hours
• Day 3: Shira (3840 m) – Lava Tower (4630 m) – Barranco camp (3950 m). Hiking time: 7 hours
• Day 4: Barranco camp (3950 m) – Barafu camp (4550 m). Hiking time: 7 hours
• Day 5: Barafu camp (4550 m) – Uhuru Peak (5895 m) – Mweka (3100 m). Hiking time: 8 hours to reach Uhuru Peak 7-8 hours to descend to Mweka
• Day 6: Mweka camp (3100 m) – Mweka Gate (1980 m). Hiking time: 3 hours

A variation on the Lemosho Route inserts two to four extra days in the itinerary for acclimatization and also to avoid having to climb up to the summit in the dark

• Day 4: Barranco (3950 m) to Karranga Valley (4000 m). Hiking time: 4 hours. This segment takes you up the infamous ‘Barranco Wall’
• Day 5: Karranga Valley (4000 m) to Barafu camp (4550 m). Hiking time: 3 hours
• Day 6: Barafu camp (4550 m) – Uhuru Peak (5895 m) – Crater Camp (5640 m). Hiking time: about 8 hours
• Day 7: Crater Camp (5640 m) – Mweka (3100 m). Hiking time: 7/8 hours to descend

You can also sleep in Shira 1 camp (3610m) and climb Shira Peak (3872m) with great view of Shira Plateau the next day.

• Day 2: Mti Mkubwa camp (2750 m) – Shira 1 camp (3610m). Hiking time 4 hours
• Day 3: Shira 1 camp (3610m) – Shira Peak (3872m) – Shira 2 camp (2840m). Hiking time 5 hours