Shira Route

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The Shira Route is one of the main trekking paths used to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, approaching the summit from the west across the Shira Plateau.

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Label Occurrences
Shira Route canonical 6

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Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mount Kilimanjaro climbing route ⓘ
mountain trekking route ⓘ
accessPointRegion Kilimanjaro Region ⓘ
approachesFrom west ⓘ
bestSeason January–March ⓘ
June–October ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Tanzania ⓘ
crosses Shira Plateau ⓘ
hasCampingStyle tent camping ⓘ
hasRisk altitude sickness ⓘ
cold temperatures ⓘ
rapid weather changes ⓘ
hasStartingElevation high ⓘ
hasTypicalDuration 6–8 days ⓘ
isConsidered challenging ⓘ
less popular than Machame Route ⓘ
less popular than Marangu Route ⓘ
isRegulatedBy Tanzania National Parks Authority ⓘ
isSimilarTo Lemosho Route ⓘ
isWithin Eastern Rift Mountains ⓘ
leadsTo Uhuru Peak ⓘ
locatedOn Mount Kilimanjaro ⓘ
offersViewOf Kibo cone ⓘ
linked to: Kibo summit crater

Mount Meru ⓘ
Shira Plateau ⓘ
partOf Kilimanjaro National Park ⓘ
requires licensed guide ⓘ
park permits ⓘ
support crew ⓘ
sharesSectionWith Lemosho Route ⓘ
summitTarget Uhuru Peak 5895 m ⓘ
terrainIncludes alpine desert ⓘ
moorland ⓘ
rocky trails ⓘ
usedFor guided expeditions ⓘ
high-altitude trekking ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shira → givesNameTo → Shira Route ⓘ
Shira → isTraversedBy → Shira Route ⓘ
Londorossi Gate → servesRoute → Shira Route ⓘ
Shira Plateau → traversedBy → Shira Route ⓘ
Lava Tower → alsoVisitedOn → Shira Route ⓘ
Barafu Camp → routeServed → Shira Route ⓘ