{"id":134,"date":"2023-09-29T07:08:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T07:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbuinzaukenyasafaris.com\/?page_id=134"},"modified":"2025-09-19T11:32:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T11:32:31","slug":"mount-longonot-day-trip-hike","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webscreationsdesign.co.uk\/kenyaholidays\/1-day-trips\/mount-longonot-day-trip-hike\/","title":{"rendered":"Mount Longonot Day Trip Hike"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;custom_dropshadow&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1695960253496{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;465&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; image_hovers=&#8221;false&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Mount Longonot Day Trip Hike<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kws.go.ke\/content\/mount-longonot-national-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mt Longono<\/a>t is a dormant stratovolcano mountain located some 68km from Nairobi. The mount Longonot height is 2780m above sea level and it has a wide crater at the top with small green trees and volcanic spaced steam vents along the crater wall. The mountain is located inside of a park bearing the same name. Mt Longonot 1 day hike is very popular due to its short distance from Nairobi city and the lower park entrance fees.<\/p>\n<p>The hike on <a href=\"https:\/\/webscreationsdesign.co.uk\/kenyaholidays\/1-day-trips\/mount-longonot-day-trip-hike\/\">mt Longonot<\/a> takes between 3-5 hours depending on pace and fitness. The hike from gate to the crater rim is 3.1km in length but the height gain is rapid and this makes for a stiff climb. One can also decide to circumnavigate the crater rim which is a distance of 7.2km. The hiking trail is provided with some rest points but its narrow especially on the crater rim.<\/p>\n<p>The total length of the hike up, around the crater rim and back is 10.3km through some narrow paths and treacherously steep inclines.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;custom_dropshadow&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1695878921412{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_raw_html]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[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;custom_dropshadow&#8221; 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