3 day Karuru waterfall.

Location	Aberdares
Starting Point	Kahuruko forest gate
Ending point	Kahuruko forest gate
Walking Duration	3 days
Terrain	Motorable road or mashes
Difficulty	Easy
Elevation gain	600m and 300m

The objective of the hiker is to spend 3 days exploring the western side the Aberdare mountain range. This hike may be suititable for anyone wishing to acclamatise for a mt. Kenya or Mt. Kilimanjaro trek.

Day 1. The hike starts from the forest gate at Kahuruko. After zipping boots, you take the tarmac road going up to the park gate. You walk the afforested part of the KFS managed forest that rapidly gives way to thick bamboo. The road gets lonely and treacherous as meadre through it climbing steadily from 2600 metres asl to 3200 metres asl.
Pitch camp at the part gate for overnight stay.

Day 2: From the Mutubio park gate whence you walk down a motororableroad for half a kilometre then turn right into the moorland. You descend gently towards the catchment of the tributary to the karuru river and walk along the edges following animal trails till you get to the road.

Once you get to the road, walk along it until you get to the campsite. After a short rest you walk down a steep path, across the bridges with crystal clear water and up to the view point.

The other alternative is to walk along the motorable road from the gate until you get to the first turning to the right. Take this right turn, then walk along it to the campsite and onwards to the view point.

Then you walk back to the park gate for over night stay

Day 3: You start early morning to descend the 10 kms to the forest gate.

Guiding
KWS rangers

Fee
Standard KWS park fees
Standard KWS rangers fees

Getting there
Public means:
Take matatus to Kahuruko