Hiking and Biking Peru’s Inca Trails

Guidebook to hiking and mountain biking Inca trails in the Sacred Valley of Peru, including 7 routes to Machu Picchu. A range of mountain bike and trekking routes: half-day, full-day and multi-day. All routes graded for difficulty, and the guidebook includes many previously unpublished routes away from the tourist trails.

Map keyOverview mapsPrefaceIntroductionThe story of the IncasThe Sacred ValleyHistory in the makingDon't miss…Exploring by bike or on footCentres and basesGetting thereGetting aroundWhen to goAccommodationFoodHealth mattersSafetyLanguageMoneyCommunicationsTrekkingMountain bikingWhat to takeHazards and annoyancesCultural impactMaps and waymarkingUsing this guide1 Tourist Trails to Machu PicchuRoute 1 Agua Calientes to Machu PicchuRoute 2 The Classic Inca Trail2 Around CuscoRoute 3 To Calca via H'uchuy CuscoRoute 4 The back way to OllantaytamboRoute 5 To Urubamba via ‘44'Route 6 Urquillos Canyon3 Around UrubambaRoute 7 Salt Mines of Maras and MorayRoute 8 Moray to PaucarbambaRoute 9 Abra Azulcocha to CalcaRoute 10 Calca to LaresRoute 11 Chicón summitRoute 12 To Lares via the Pumahuanka valley4 Around OllantaytamboRoute 13 PumamarcaRoute 14 ChoquechacaRoute 15 To Lares via Abra WakawasiRoute 16 To Lares via PatacanchaRoute 17 The Weaver's TrekRoute 18 Inca Raccay and Q'orimarcaRoute 19 Ñaupa Iglesia (Pachar Caves)Route 20 Las Canterras quarries and Inti PunkuRoute 21 The Veronica glacierRoute 22 Patacancha valleyRoute 23 To Quillabamba via Abra YanamayuRoute 24 To Quillabamba via Abra MalagaRoute 25 To Ivochote and Pongo de ManiqueRoute 26 Machu Picchu ‘back door' routeRoute 27 To Huayllabamba and the start of the Inca TrailRoute 28 Ollantaytambo to Soraypampa via Salkantay5 South and West of Machu PicchuRoute 29 Mollepata to HuayllabambaRoute 30 Soraypampa to Machu Picchu via SalkantayRoute 31 Soraypampa to Machu Picchu via HydroelectricRoute 32 Choquequirao from CachoraRoute 33 Inca Wasi from YupanquaRoute 34 Huancancalle to ChoquequiraoRoute 35 Huancancalle to St. Theresa via YanamaRoute 36 Huancancalle to St. Theresa via Abra MojónRoute 37 Mollepata to ChoquequiraoRoute 38 Espiritu Pampa (Vilcabamba)6 AusangateRoute 39 Tinqui to Pitumarca via AusangateRoute 40 Tinqui to Pitumarca via Puca PuntaAppendix A Route summary tableAppendix B Glossary of Spanish and Quechan wordsAppendix C Useful contactsAppendix D Further reading