Cusco
Peru · PE
The Andean heartland of the former Inca empire — high passes, cloud forest, and Inca stonework leading to Machu Picchu.
Trails
Best hikes in Cusco
T3 · 38.29 km · 4d
Inca Trail (Classic 4-day)
Classic Inca Trail, OSM relation 15703494 (not Qhapaq Ñan, not Salkantay). Government permit with a hard daily quota: 500 people/day including guides and porters, licensed operator only, no independent trekking, closed every February. Published OSM line 38.29 km, DEM high 4,211 m.
T1 · 75.08 km · 5d
Salkantay Trek
Salkantay Trek, OSM relation 2376237 (Camino del Inca Salkantay), 75.08 km, DEM high 4,626 m. No government walking permit is reported (secondary); community fees at Soraypampa / Humantay are separate. Not the classic Inca Trail (15703494).
T2 · 12 km · 2d
Short Inca Trail (KM104)
Curated schematic — not walking distance. Pin-to-pin OSM named-waypoint line Chachabamba (KM104) → Wiñay Wayna → Inti Punku → Machu Picchu. Cited itinerary ~12 km one-way (provisional, secondary). Government permit, licensed operator. High 2,720 m is the Sun Gate landmark.
T2 · 7 km · 1d
Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca)
Curated schematic — not walking distance. Pin-to-pin OSM named-waypoint line Phulawasipata → Vinicunca viewpoint. Cited itinerary ~7 km round (provisional, secondary). Community trailhead fee (reported secondary). High 5,036 m is the Vinicunca landmark.
T2 · 35 km · 4d
Lares Trek
Curated schematic — not walking distance. Pin-to-pin OSM named-waypoint line Lares hot springs → Cuncani → Patacancha. Cited itinerary ~35 km (provisional, secondary). No formal government permit (reported secondary). High 4,450 m is the Sicllaccasa Pass landmark, omitted from the line.
T2 · 17 km · 2d
Huchuy Qosqo
Curated schematic — not walking distance. Pin-to-pin OSM named-waypoint line Tauca → Huchuy Qosqo site → Lamay. Cited itinerary ~17 km (provisional, secondary). No formal government permit (reported secondary). High 4,200 m is the Pumamarca Pass landmark, omitted from the line.
T1 · 29.5 km · 4d
Choquequirao Trek
Out-and-back Cachora to Choquequirao (OSM relation 2072730). Published one-way 29.5 km; the same line walked back is 59.01 km and is not stored twice. Cusco / Apurímac. DEM high 2,965 m is the line max; the ruins landmark is ~3,050 m.
T1 · 96.96 km · 6d
Ausangate Circuit
OSM circuit of Apu Ausangate (relation 3475867), 96.96 km, DEM high 5,103 m. The line is disjoint (6 members, gap 440 m) and stays provisional. Community entrance and camping tolls are reported secondary.