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Description
A challenging stage on unpaved trails with steep and short climbs. You will pass through small villages and coffee plantations in a beautiful surrounding that borders Mount Elgon National Park, home to over 300 bird species. After crossing the main tarmac road in Kapchorwa, a long technical descent follows. The remaining 30 kilometers are on flat wide murram roads where you will enter into the land of the Karamojong, agro-pastoral herders mainly living in the Northeast of Uganda. You will see the landscape change colors as the Karamoja region has a semi-arid climate.
Route
72km
Climbing Meters
844
Unpaved
95%
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Food
Buy your food at supermarkets in Pakwach. UWA headquarters can organize meals for you if you reach out to them
Tips
Make sure your brakes are working well for the long slope down.
Highlights
Hiking Mt Elgon, Join youth sport activities, Safari cycling or drive in Pian Upe National Park
Accommodation
This accommodation makes you instantly feel like home. It has a beautiful, green property and modern rooms. Their offer is quite diverse: from luxury double rooms to a green campsite and from a family house to self-contained budget rooms.
This is for the adventurous ones among us, as it's basically in the middle of the Pian Upe Wild Reserve. The accommodation has basic banda’s. Don't don’t be surprised if you get a visit from some curious wildlife..
Route Map
The map can be downloaded for easy movement.