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The classic 5-day Inca Trail runs 42 kilometers from Km 82 to Machu Picchu, with a high point at Dead Woman's Pass (4,195 m). Our Ian Taylor itinerary followed this line — camps at Hatunchaca, Paqaymayu, and Phuyupatamarca — then down past Wiñay Wayna and through the Sun Gate.