Seven Ponds Moorland Trail
Schedule
Sat Dec 14 2024 at 05:00 am
UTC+03:00Location
City Park Drive, Nairobi, Valley View Office Park, Nairobi, Kenya, 00217 | Nairobi, NA
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๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Aberdares, Nyeri County- Kenya
๐๐น๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ: 3840 meters above sea level.
๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: Moderate to Hard
๐๐๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: 7-8 Hours
๐๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ:14 kilometres of pure Hike
Seven Ponds Aberdares is a hiking trail in Aberdare National Park. Aberdare National is part of the Aberdare range. The Seven Ponds name comes from the seven permanent ponds that spread at its summit. There are about Twenty-three (23) water Ponds at the peak. Sixteen Ponds (16), mostly seen during the rainy season. The Seven Ponds trail is one of Kenyaโs seven best moorland hiking trails. It lies at an altitude of 3840 meters above sea level. Hence, the Fourth highest peak in Aberdare Range. Seven Ponds trail strategically straddles between two famous mountain trails in the Aberdare range. The Table Mountain Aberdares and Rurimueria/ Rurimeria hiking trails.
๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ
Rivers flowing from Seven Ponds Aberdares
The seven ponds in Aberdares feed several rivers. Chania flows through Murangโa to the Indian Ocean. River Gitei and Wanjohi join to form River Malewa. Malewa River flows to Lake Naivasha and Lake Olbolosat. In addition, Lake Olbolosat is the only lake in central Kenya.
The heath and moorland vegetation
The moors and heath are a great place to take pictures of flowers. There are mountains, hills, and fields with pretty flowers. Itโs perfect for photography outdoors.
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น
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Children Rate (10 Years and below)
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๐๐น๐ผ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐ข๐๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ผ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด
โทComfortable hiking boots or trail running Shoes
โท Hiking Cargo Pants/gym pants (avoid jeans and shorts)
โท Synthetic Thermal Tops / Quick drying Polyester T-shirt
โท 30 to 40 Litres day Hiking Bag or Trekking backpack
โท Sunglasses & outdoor Sun Hat/baseball cap
โท 2 to 3 litres of Drinking water, Fanta, or Apple Juice( Avoid energy drinks)
โท Sunscreen ( Arimis Petroleum Jelly is also OK)
โท Packed Lunch, Energy Bars, fruits; Apples, Bananas
โท Rain Poncho or a light Rain Jacket( If joining the hike during a rainy season)
๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ( ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ )
โท A change of clothes after the walk and for your travel back to Nairobi
โท Camera
โท Binoculars
โท Avoid unnecessary Items
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐
โท Transport to and fro
โท Kiambicho Kiamuti Forest entry fee
โท Tour Facilitation fee
โท Guide(s) fee
โท Paramedic services
โท Photography (Complimentary)
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โท Travel Insurance
โท Anything not mentioned in the inclusions.
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City Park Drive, Nairobi, Valley View Office Park, Nairobi, Kenya, 00217Event Location & Nearby Stays:
