Oldonyo Sabuk Summit Road
Drive
checked 11 August 2026
- Distance
- 5.6km
- Climb
- 522m
- Est. time
- 0:50
Download the line
A GPX file with all 480 recorded points. It opens in Garmin, OsmAnd, Gaia GPS and Panya. It has the line only, with no turn guidance.
About this route
A climbing park road to the summit area of Oldonyo Sabuk, with a rough unsealed surface as it gains elevation.
Before you go
Some facts need a new check. We hide old amounts, permits, hours and contacts below.
What it costs
KWS scenic-park conservation fee
Kenya Wildlife Service- East African citizen, adultper person per 24 hours
- KES 500.00
- East African citizen, childper person per 24 hours
- KES 250.00
- Kenya resident, adultper person per 24 hours
- KES 675.00
- Kenya resident, childper person per 24 hours
- KES 350.00
- Non-resident, adultper person per 24 hours
- USD 50.00
- Non-resident, childper person per 24 hours
- USD 25.00
- African citizen, adultper person per 24 hours
- USD 20.00
- African citizen, childper person per 24 hours
- USD 10.00
KWS conservation admission fee in the October 2025 schedule. Activity, vehicle, camping, guide, and other charges are outside this row. Confirm the tariff and effective period before travel.
Current. KWS Conservation Fees, October 2025, checked 11 August 2026. Source
Permits
KWS park admission authorizationRequired
Use the current KWS eCitizen park-entry service or the current KWS entry process.
Current. Oldonyo Sabuk National Park visitor information, checked 11 August 2026. Source
When to go
Route-specific current-conditions profile
Stale, check again. OpenStreetMap route snapshot: Oldonyo Sabuk Summit Road, checked 10 August 2026. Source
Gates, camps, fuel, and services
Oldonyo Sabuk Summit Road lower access point
This is the exact mapped lower endpoint of Summit Road. KWS directions identify the park main gate; confirm that this endpoint and the operational gate coincide before travel.
Current. Oldonyo Sabuk National Park visitor information, checked 11 August 2026. Source
Turaco Public Campsite
KWS lists Turacco as the public campsite in Oldonyo Sabuk National Park. The mapped feature is named Turaco Public Campsite; confirm current spelling, operation, facilities, and charges.
Current. Oldonyo Sabuk National Park visitor information, checked 11 August 2026. Source
Elevation
522 m up, 117 m down
1,600 m to 2,200 m. Estimated from the route line, not from recorded runs.
Along the way
- 0.0 km
Oldonyo Sabuk Summit Road start
Exact first point of the accepted full-resolution GPX.
- 5.6 km
Oldonyo Sabuk Summit Road finish
Exact final point of the accepted full-resolution GPX.
Route visuals
PhotographIt is a mountain/hill in Kenya located near Nairobi.. Commons identifies Mt Kilimambogo in Ol Donyo Sabuk National Park; the exact summit-road alignment is not shown.
Photo by William Mescudi Kiarie · captured 2018-01-02
File:Mt Kilimambogo.jpg by William Mescudi Kiarie · CC0
Changes: Resized, re-encoded, and composited on a blurred background by Panya Routes on 2026-08-11
GraphicArchived OSM surface and smoothness tags along the accepted route geometry. Tag evidence is not a current field inspection.
Created by Panya Routes data graphics · generated 2026-08-11
Method panya-route-data-graphic-v1. Shows archived route geometry and OSM way tags only.
Source archive: © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL 1.0 · source date 2026-08-10
© OpenStreetMap contributors by © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL-1.0
Changes: Rendered into a route data graphic by Panya Routes on 2026-08-11
GraphicSRTM 30 m model profile. The highlighted 17.8% climb is the steepest sampled approximately 250 m window, not a field-surveyed grade.
Created by Panya Routes data graphics · generated 2026-08-11
Method panya-route-data-graphic-v1. Shows modeled elevation and a reproducible sampled-window calculation; it does not assert current passability.
Source archive: © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL 1.0 · source date 2026-08-10
Source archive: Elevation: SRTM 30 m via OpenTopoData · source date 2026-08-10
© OpenStreetMap contributors by © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL-1.0
Changes: Rendered into a route data graphic by Panya Routes on 2026-08-11
SRTM 30 m via OpenTopoData by SRTM 30 m via OpenTopoData · USGS-PUBLIC-DOMAIN
Changes: Rendered into a route data graphic by Panya Routes on 2026-08-11
GraphicMapped route endpoints only. This graphic does not show or claim gate, fuel, lodging, transport, or service availability.
Created by Panya Routes data graphics · generated 2026-08-11
Method panya-route-data-graphic-v1. Shows accepted GPX start and finish only; no service-availability claim.
Source archive: © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL 1.0 · source date 2026-08-10
Source archive: Accepted full-resolution route GPX endpoints
© OpenStreetMap contributors by © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL-1.0
Changes: Rendered into a route data graphic by Panya Routes on 2026-08-11
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