Shira Route

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Mount Kilimanjaro climbing route mountain trekking route

The Shira Route is one of the main trekking paths used to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, approaching the summit from the west across the Shira Plateau.

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Label Occurrences
Shira Route canonical 6

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mount Kilimanjaro climbing route ⓘ
mountain trekking route ⓘ
accessPointRegion Kilimanjaro Region ⓘ
approachesFrom west ⓘ
bestSeason January–March ⓘ
June–October ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Tanzania ⓘ
crosses Shira Plateau ⓘ
hasCampingStyle tent camping ⓘ
hasRisk altitude sickness ⓘ
cold temperatures ⓘ
rapid weather changes ⓘ
hasStartingElevation high ⓘ
hasTypicalDuration 6–8 days ⓘ
isConsidered challenging ⓘ
less popular than Machame Route ⓘ
less popular than Marangu Route ⓘ
isRegulatedBy Tanzania National Parks Authority ⓘ
isSimilarTo Lemosho Route ⓘ
isWithin Eastern Rift mountains (Kilimanjaro massif) ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Rift Mountains
leadsTo Uhuru Peak ⓘ
locatedOn Mount Kilimanjaro ⓘ
offersViewOf Kibo summit crater ⓘ
surface form: Kibo cone

Mount Meru ⓘ
Shira Plateau ⓘ
partOf Kilimanjaro National Park ⓘ
requires licensed guide ⓘ
park permits ⓘ
support crew ⓘ
sharesSectionWith Lemosho Route ⓘ
summitTarget Uhuru Peak 5895 m ⓘ
terrainIncludes alpine desert ⓘ
moorland ⓘ
rocky trails ⓘ
usedFor guided expeditions ⓘ
high-altitude trekking ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shira → givesNameTo → Shira Route ⓘ
Shira → isTraversedBy → Shira Route ⓘ
Londorossi Gate → servesRoute → Shira Route ⓘ
Shira Plateau → traversedBy → Shira Route ⓘ
Lava Tower → alsoVisitedOn → Shira Route ⓘ
Barafu Camp → routeServed → Shira Route ⓘ