Follow the road to Machame village, west, then north from Moshi. Leave your car at the hotel or school and continue up the road about 1 km to the village green, a large triangular patch of grass. Cross over to follow the track another 3 kms through coffee farms and forest to the Park gate. A clear track continues up through plantation and natural forest to the ridge between the Weru Stream and the Makoa Stream until the trailhead is reached.

From here a narrow forest path continues to Machame Huts. To reach upper route and huts, you cross the valley at Machame Huts and continue up the steep ridge. At 3-4 hours the trail goes west into a gorge and ascends to Shira Hut on the Shira Plateau. From Shira Hut you can then go on to the Barranco Hut (5-6 hrs), Moir Hut (2 hrs) or Lava Tower Hut (4 hrs).

Distances

Machame village to Park gate: 2 hrs
Park gate to trailhead: 2 hrs
Trailhead to Machame Huts: 4-5 hrs
Machame Huts to Shira Hut 5 hrs

Huts

Machame Huts - 3000 m. These are 2 unfurnished uniports, which each sleep 6. Water can be found in a stream about 5 minutes down valley below the huts and there; platform toilets. Shira and other upper huts.

Special Thanks to Thomson Safaris and Tanzania National Parks for contributing Tanzanian information.

Move on to Shira Plateau

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