Cordillera Huayhuash Circuit
OSM Circuito de Huayhuash (relation 1112639), 100.95 km, DEM high 5,028 m. Community tolls are reported secondary. Alpine variant 1112642 is not merged.
Last verified 2026-09-21 vs Reported secondary (local communities)
Byline
- The Hiking World editorial · author
Desk byline for seed records. Named surveying editors replace this once a trail is verified.
Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.
Permits and fees
| Permit | Cost | Quota / restriction | Issuer | Source | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community checkpoint tolls (Huayhuash circuit)Reported (secondary) — confirm before travel | Not recorded | — | Reported secondary (local communities) | Not recorded | Unverified |
Altitude weather delta
High 5,028 m minus low 3,226 m is 1,802 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 11.7 °C cooler at the high point than the valley, all else equal.
That is a model (International Standard Atmosphere environmental lapse), not a forecast and not a trail-closure. Wind, snow, and storms stay in Hazards.
derived:lapse-rate · 2026-09-10 · provisionalISA 6.5 °C / 1,000 m · wikipedia.org · 2026-09-10
Line download is the stored OSM geometry, simplified. It is not a surveyed GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON
Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog
OSM mountain hiking (trail visibility intermediate)
- SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade)
- Mountain hiking. Continuous trail, some steep ground, sure-footedness helpful.
- YDS Class 1
- Class 1. Walking on an established path; low fall risk.
Elevation pending Copernicus DEM sampling.
Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 1112639 (ODbL). Published length 100.95 km is that line (provisional, 2026-09-21). Ascent 7,896 m and descent 8,782 m are Copernicus GLO-30 and remain provisional. High 5,028 m and low 3,226 m are the DEM line max and min.
Cuyoc, San Antonio, and Yaucha are cited passes around 5,000 m (landmarks). Cited ~130 km is a secondary itinerary, not this DataPoint. Relation 1112642 is a 9 km alpine spur — related, not merged. The line is disjoint (2 members, gap 35 m).
typicalDays 12 is the cited 10–12 day window (secondary), not a statute. Multiple community checkpoint tolls are reported secondary (Wikipedia, 2026-09-21).
Water
No water sources recorded.
Surface
Surface is not recorded. This field is filled only from an OSM surface tag, not from the grade.
Permits & fees
- Permit
- Community checkpoint tolls (Huayhuash circuit)
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Getting there
No sourced gateway chain yet.
Trailheads
- Start (OSM line) car-free: unknown
- End (OSM line) car-free: unknown
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Hazards
- Altitude / AMS: DEM line max 5,028 m. Cited Cuyoc / San Antonio passes ~5,000 m are landmarks, not a replacement high.
Questions
Do I need a permit for Cordillera Huayhuash Circuit?
A permit is listed as required for Cordillera Huayhuash Circuit: Community checkpoint tolls (Huayhuash circuit). Status is unverified. This desk does not treat that as an official ruling.
When is the best time to hike Cordillera Huayhuash Circuit?
On this record the best season is: Dry season May–Sep (Wikipedia, reported secondary, 2026-09-21).
How difficult is Cordillera Huayhuash Circuit?
Cordillera Huayhuash Circuit is graded OSM sac_scale: mountain_hiking; trail_visibility: intermediate · SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1. A sourced hazard on this record: Altitude / AMS: DEM line max 5,028 m. Cited Cuyoc / San Antonio passes ~5,000 m are landmarks, not a replacement high.
How long is Cordillera Huayhuash Circuit?
The OSM 2-D length on this record is 100.95 km (provisional). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail
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