Walks and treks

Mount Kenya

Kenya Meru

Mount Kenya
Photo: Don Elvis Muraya, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Africa's second-highest mountain, 5,199 m. Trekkers reach Point Lenana, 4,985 m, on 4 to 5 day routes such as Sirimon–Chogoria, past glacial lakes and giant groundsels.


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