Karura Olive Path to Lake Trail
On foot
checked 11 August 2026
- Distance
- 0.6km
- Climb
- 21m
- Est. time
- 0:11
Download the line
A GPX file with all 27 recorded points. It opens in Garmin, OsmAnd, Gaia GPS and Panya. It has the line only, with no turn guidance.
About this route
A short urban-forest walk linking Olive Path with Lake Trail in Karura Forest.
Before you go
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What it costs
Karura individual annual pass
Friends of Karura Forest- Any adult, individual annual passflat
- KES 8,700.00
- FKF life member, individual annual passflat
- KES 5,800.00
Optional individual annual-pass prices published on the Karura essential-information page. This is not the day-entry price; the archived page links to a future 2027 day-fee notice, so no current day-entry amount is asserted.
Current. Karura Forest essential visitor information, checked 11 August 2026. Source
Permits
Karura Forest entry authorizationRequired
Use the current Karura entry and M-Pesa/eCitizen payment process described on the essential-information page.
Current. Karura Forest essential visitor information, checked 11 August 2026. Source
When to go
Karura current-notice conditions profile
Current. Karura Forest essential visitor information, checked 11 August 2026. Source
Gates, camps, fuel, and services
Olive Path route access point
This is the exact mapped start of the accepted internal forest path. Karura publishes controlled forest-entry hours and gates; this point is not asserted to be a perimeter gate.
Current. Karura Forest essential visitor information, checked 11 August 2026. Source
Elevation
21 m up, 13 m down
1,680 m to 1,710 m. Estimated from the route line, not from recorded runs.
Along the way
- 0.0 km
Karura Olive Path to Lake Trail start
Exact first point of the accepted full-resolution GPX.
- 0.6 km
Karura Olive Path to Lake Trail finish
Exact final point of the accepted full-resolution GPX.
Route visuals
PhotographLily lake at Karura Forest-Nairobi. Commons explicitly identifies Lily Lake in Karura Forest; the exact trail alignment is not established.
Photo by Queen Asali · captured 2025-02-22
File:Lily lake at Karura Forest-Nairobi.jpg by Queen Asali · CC BY-SA 4.0
Changes: Resized, re-encoded, and composited on a blurred background by Panya Routes on 2026-08-11
Adaptation license: CC BY-SA 4.0
PhotographForest trail surrounded by indigenous trees. Commons identifies a forest trail in Karura; it does not verify the current surface of Olive Path.
Photo by Brihaspati · captured 2025-08-04
File:Forest trail in the Karura Forest, Nairobi.jpg by Brihaspati · CC BY 4.0
Changes: Resized, re-encoded, and composited on a blurred background by Panya Routes on 2026-08-11
PhotographThis is an image with the theme " Rites and Rituals " from:. Commons identifies a Karura directional signpost; the image must not be treated as a current route instruction.
Photo by Lebu Ayiga · captured 2025-10-19
File:Trail directional signpost in Karura Forest, Nairobi.jpg by Lebu Ayiga · CC BY-SA 4.0
Changes: Resized, re-encoded, and composited on a blurred background by Panya Routes on 2026-08-11
Adaptation license: CC BY-SA 4.0
PhotographThe Karura Forest Enterance Gate. Commons identifies a Karura Forest entrance; the exact gate and current services require Friends of Karura/KFS confirmation.
Photo by Affandy Murad · captured 2025-08-05
File:Wikimania 2025 0 05 Aug 2025 Karura Forest Enterance by Affandy Murad.jpg by Affandy Murad · CC BY-SA 4.0
Changes: Resized, re-encoded, and composited on a blurred background by Panya Routes on 2026-08-11
Adaptation license: CC BY-SA 4.0
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