The Inca Trail in 70,866 Steps
Kathryn and I are suckers for infographics—but this one definitely just topped the list as one of our favourites. Our friend (and co-worker) Sean Russo from G Adventures recently hiked the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. Just before he left, we asked him to count his steps for Looptail—the G Adventures Travel Blog. And so he did. Below is a fantastic infographic of the time (and steps) he took on the Inca Trail. Click here to see the infographic in its full glory!
Inca Trail hike to Machu Picchi: An infographic of the Inca Trail Trek
So there you have the Inca Trail—trekked by Sean and lovingly visualized by Attit Patel.
Interested in Peru? Check out our other Peru-themed posts! We had a “taste” of it back in April 2010.
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I’m afraid the number of steps I took to Machu Picchu would be in the hundreds – it was rainy season so I took the train and loved it.
The train to Aguas Calientas is beautiful! We took it, as well — and walked the Inca Trail as far as the Sun Gate, which is a beautiful little stretch of the trail in its own right. Thanks for the comment, Ayngelina!
The 3 hour record set by one of the porters a few years ago is truly mindblowing… would love to know how the likes of Mo Farah would compare to that: truly athletic, particularly when you think that the average tourist (including myself!) does it in 3 full days hiking. Wow!
However long it takes to do, the Inca Trek is one of the highlights of my life.