Map your Inka Trail adventure to Machu Picchu

The classic Inca Trail is much more than a great hike. It is one small portion of an incredible network of such trails crossing high stony mountain ranges, bleak deserts, and raging Andean rivers, tying the Inca Empire together. As remarkable as the Inka Trail highway system was in the days when it was built, used and maintained, the trail is an astounding testimony to the Inka’s construction that so many segments remain serviceable today, after half a millennium of neglect. See maps of the Inca Trail which is clearly an Inca highway system that ranks as one of the greatest engineering achievements of pre-industrial man.

Trekkers of the Classic Inca Trail, be it the well-known portion leading to Machu Picchu, or lesser-visited segments, are privileged to make use of an archeological treasure, as well as to partake of scenes of surpassing beauty.

Care for the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu: don't abuse it in ways that promote loosening or erosion of the stonework. Care for the beauty of the landscape: don't leave trash or waste behind and have a great but responsible adventure! See also our alternative tour to the classic Inca trail which combines hiking, biking, rafting and the grand tour of Machu Picchu, the Inca Jungle.