Huayhuash
12 Days

Matacancha → Cacanán Punta Pass (4,700m) → Janca

Crossing of the circuit's first high pass to the Janca camp, with the option to visit Lake Mitucocha.

Janca → Carhuac Pass (4,650m) → Carhuacocha

Crossing of Carhuac Pass to Carhuacocha, with a direct view of Yerupajá and Siula Grande.

Carhuacocha → Siula Pass (4,800m) → Huayhuash

Crossing of Siula Pass, with the Siula Grande wall and Yerupajá in the background — one of the circuit's most photographed stretches.

Huayhuash → Portachuelo Pass (4,750m) → Viconga

Crossing of Portachuelo Pass to Viconga, where a natural hot spring next to camp lets you recover before the circuit's most demanding days.

Viconga → Cuyoc Pass (5,000m) → Cuyoc Pampa

Climb to Punta Cuyoc, one of the circuit's highest passes, with views of several glacial lakes before descending to camp.

Cuyoc Pampa → San Antonio Lookout (5,000m) → Cutatambo

Passing the San Antonio lookout, with panoramic views over much of the range, down to the Cutatambo camp.

Cutatambo → Gran Vista Lookout (5,150m) → Cutatambo (round trip)

Acclimatization and exploration day — an unloaded climb to the Gran Vista lookout, with the best panoramic views of the entire range, then back to sleep at the same Cutatambo camp.

Cutatambo → Huayllapa → Huatiac

Descent to the village of Huayllapa — the trip's only stop with a shop — followed by a short stretch to the Huatiac camp.

Huatiac → Tapush Pass (4,800m) → Gashpapampa

Climb to Tapush Pass, back to high puna landscapes down to the Gashpapampa camp.

Gashpapampa → Yaucha Pass (4,750m) → Jahuacocha

Crossing of Yaucha Pass before descending toward Jahuacocha, considered by many guides the most beautiful lake of the entire circuit.

Jahuacocha → Pocpa Pass (4,500m) → Pocpa

The trek's final pass down to the village of Pocpa, where a vehicle waits for the return to Huaraz — an ending different from the circuit's other versions.