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.
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Distance 35 km Reported · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point Reported · 4d · SAC T2 · Ungraded — schematic, no OSM sac_scale line
Cite this record
The Hiking World, Lares Trek, read 2026-09-21, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/lares
How we verify · last checked 2026-09-21
Byline
- The Hiking World editorial team · author
Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.
Forecast at page generation, 2026-11-06T01:18:53.018Z
Representative point on Lares Trek: -13.159°, -72.081°, about 4450 m. A forecast, not a trail-surface reading.
At generation: 3°C, Overcast.
- 2026-11-05 -1–11°C, 1 mm
- 2026-11-06 -1–9°C, 4 mm
- 2026-11-07 -2–10°C, 4 mm
Source Open-Meteo. Mountain weather changes with elevation and aspect.
Life-safety notices on this page come from the issuer.
Sourced record
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Permits and fees are shown once, from the permit record.
Altitude weather delta
High 4,450 m minus low 3,241 m is 1,209 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 7.9 °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 · read 2026-09-10 · provisionalISA 6.5 °C / 1,000 m · wikipedia.org · 2026-09-10
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GeoJSONThis line is a schematic. The files are not a GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON
Cumulative ascent not published — stored line geometry is too coarse for a reliable DEM figure.
Catalog entry
- 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.
Stored distance is 35 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (18.17 km), not the published line length.
Curated schematic from named OpenStreetMap nodes (ODbL). The line is pin-to-pin, not a surveyed walking path. Pin-to-pin 2-D length 18.17 km is schematic — not walking distance and is not this figure. The published distance is the cited ~35 km (operator itinerary, secondary, provisional). Ascent and descent are Copernicus GLO-30 samples at those three pins only, not a walking profile, and remain provisional. The elevation-profile km axis follows the schematic pins, not the cited itinerary.
No Peru Lares hiking relation resolved on 2026-09-21. A same-named OSM route in Spain was not used. Pins: Lares hot springs → Cuncani → Patacancha. Ipsaycocha Lake and Sicllaccasa Pass did not resolve to named OSM nodes and were not invented. osmRelationId is unset. Never graduate to verified without a connected OSM hiking relation.
typicalDays 4 is the cited itinerary window (secondary), not a figure.
High 4,450 m is the cited Sicllaccasa Pass landmark (Wave P evidence, lastVerified 2026-09-21) — the pass is not a vertex on this line. GLO-30 at the three pins tops at 3,808 m (Patacancha). Low 3,241 m is Copernicus GLO-30 at the Lares pin (lastVerified 2026-09-21), still provisional. Ascent 567 m / descent 0 m are pin-sample DEM and under-count walking over the omitted pass; not a walking profile.
No formal government walking permit is reported (Wikipedia / Wave P evidence, reported secondary, 2026-09-21). Confirm locally.
Water
No water sources recorded.
Permits & fees
Conditions, fees and rules change. Confirm with the issuer and local authorities before you go. This is a reference, not a substitute for local advice. Terms
No permit required.
Hazards
- Altitude / AMS: cited Sicllaccasa Pass landmark 4,450 m is omitted from this pin line (GLO-30 pin max 3,808 m at Patacancha). This is a high-altitude trek, not a casual hike.
Getting there
No sourced gateway chain yet.
Getting there car-free
- Lares hot springs (schematic start): car-free flag unknown.
- Patacancha (schematic end): car-free flag unknown.
Trailheads
- Lares hot springs (schematic start) car-free: unknown
- Patacancha (schematic end) car-free: unknown
Questions
Do I need a permit for Lares Trek?
No trail permit is listed as required on this record for Lares Trek.
When is the best time to hike Lares Trek?
On this record the best season is: Dry season May–Sep (Wikipedia / Wave P evidence, reported secondary, 2026-09-21).
How difficult is Lares Trek?
Lares Trek is graded SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1. A sourced hazard on this record: Altitude / AMS: cited Sicllaccasa Pass landmark 4,450 m is omitted from this pin line (GLO-30 pin max 3,808 m at Patacancha). This is a high-altitude trek, not a casual hike.
How long is Lares Trek?
This figure is 35 km (reported): a schematic straight-line estimate between waypoints — not a measured walking distance; published figures are the better guide. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail
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