Huayhuash Mini Trek

You are picked up at your accommodation early in the morning (3am) and begin the journey with a spectacular scenic drive along the Callejon de Huaylas Valley and then through the Cordillera Huallanca Mountain Range passing some mining camps and towns to the trailhead 3970m. There are opportunities for photo stops along the way. 8 hours drive. From the trailhead, we start ascending gently to our camp at the beautiful Laguna Carhuacocha 4050m with magnificent views of Nevados Jirishanca, Yerupaja and Siula Mountains. 3 hours walk.

We stay another night at Carhuacocha to enjoy and explore the mountain views. We take a day hike up to the base of Yerupaja and Siula Grande where there are 3 mountain lakes. Sometimes we see avalanches coming off the glaciers into the lakes. 7 to 8 hours walk.

A steady ascent on a good trail to cross our first pass Paso Carhuac 4630m and then descend to our next camp at Janca Valley 4200m. 5 hours walk. From our camp we have close views of the big peaks Ronday, Jirishanca, Ninashanca. In the afternoon we have the option to hike up to Laguna Mitucocha Lake located at 4250m (1½ hours return walk).

In the morning we cross Cacananpunta 4690m and descend to Quebrada Cuncush valley with wide expanses of rolling grassy hills and camp at Quartelhuain 4170m. 6 to 7 hours.

We descend for a while before ascending towards Paso Rondoy Punta 4750m pass from here there are awesome panoramas of the big mountains of the Cordillera Huayhuash Mountain Range with Yerupaja dominating the skyline. We then descend to our camp at the beautiful Laguna Jahuacocha 4050m lake passing Laguna Solterococha. 7 – 8 hours walk.

Today is our final day of trekking, we follow the river down the valley and then a water channel that brings water to the community of Llamac. We can enjoy our final views over the range before descending steadily down to Llamac. Here we meet our transport and drive back to Huaraz. 5 hours walk and 4 hours drive.