Machame Route

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Mount Kilimanjaro climbing route mountain trekking route

Machame Route is one of the most popular and scenic trekking paths used by climbers to ascend Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.

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Label	Occurrences
Machame Route canonical	15
Machame route	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Machame Route
Context triple: [Mount Kilimanjaro, standardClimbingRoutes, Machame Route]

A. Marangu Route
Marangu Route is a popular and relatively easier trekking path up Mount Kilimanjaro, known for its hut accommodations and gradual slopes.
B. Inca Trail
The Inca Trail is a famous high-altitude trekking route in Peru that follows ancient Incan pathways through the Andes to reach the citadel of Machu Picchu.
C. Cerro Bandera hiking trail
Cerro Bandera hiking trail is a popular scenic trek near Puerto Williams in Chile’s far south, known for its steep climb, panoramic views over the Beagle Channel, and access to the Dientes de Navarino range.
D. Paulina Peak Trail
Paulina Peak Trail is a popular hiking route in central Oregon that climbs to the summit of Paulina Peak, offering expansive views over Newberry Volcano and its surrounding lakes and lava flows.
E. Pīpīwai Trail
Pīpīwai Trail is a popular scenic hiking trail in Maui’s Haleakalā National Park known for its bamboo forest, waterfalls, and lush rainforest views.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Machame Route
Target entity description: Machame Route is one of the most popular and scenic trekking paths used by climbers to ascend Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.

A. Marangu Route
Marangu Route is a popular and relatively easier trekking path up Mount Kilimanjaro, known for its hut accommodations and gradual slopes.
B. Inca Trail
The Inca Trail is a famous high-altitude trekking route in Peru that follows ancient Incan pathways through the Andes to reach the citadel of Machu Picchu.
C. Cerro Bandera hiking trail
Cerro Bandera hiking trail is a popular scenic trek near Puerto Williams in Chile’s far south, known for its steep climb, panoramic views over the Beagle Channel, and access to the Dientes de Navarino range.
D. Paulina Peak Trail
Paulina Peak Trail is a popular hiking route in central Oregon that climbs to the summit of Paulina Peak, offering expansive views over Newberry Volcano and its surrounding lakes and lava flows.
E. Pīpīwai Trail
Pīpīwai Trail is a popular scenic hiking trail in Maui’s Haleakalā National Park known for its bamboo forest, waterfalls, and lush rainforest views.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mount Kilimanjaro climbing route ⓘ mountain trekking route ⓘ
accessTown	Arusha, Tanzania ⓘ surface form: Arusha Moshi ⓘ
acclimatizationQuality	good ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Whiskey Route ⓘ
altitudeProfile	climb high sleep low ⓘ
approachSide	southwestern slope of Mount Kilimanjaro ⓘ
avoids	long rainy seasons as preferred time ⓘ
climbingSeason	January to March ⓘ June to October ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Tanzania ⓘ
difficulty	challenging ⓘ
doesNotUse	mountain huts ⓘ
endingPoint	Kibo summit crater ⓘ surface form: Kibo summit Uhuru Peak ⓘ
governedBy	Tanzania National Parks Authority ⓘ surface form: Kilimanjaro National Park Authority
locatedIn	Kilimanjaro National Park ⓘ Mount Kilimanjaro ⓘ Tanzania ⓘ
notableFeature	Barranco Wall ⓘ Lava Tower ⓘ Shira Plateau ⓘ
parkGateElevationMeters	approximately 1800 ⓘ
partOf	Mount Kilimanjaro trekking infrastructure ⓘ
passesThrough	alpine desert zone ⓘ arctic summit zone ⓘ heath and moorland zone ⓘ rainforest zone ⓘ
popularity	one of the most popular Kilimanjaro routes ⓘ
region	Kilimanjaro Region ⓘ
requires	Kilimanjaro park permit ⓘ licensed guide ⓘ overnight camping ⓘ support crew ⓘ
scenery	highly scenic ⓘ
startingPoint	Machame Gate ⓘ
successRateRelative	higher than Marangu Route ⓘ
summitElevationMeters	5895 ⓘ
terrain	steep ⓘ
tourismType	adventure tourism ⓘ
trailType	camping route ⓘ
typicalDurationDays	6 ⓘ 7 ⓘ
usedFor	high-altitude trekking ⓘ mountaineering tourism ⓘ

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

Mount Kilimanjaro → standardClimbingRoutes → Machame Route ⓘ

Marangu Route → isComparedWith → Machame Route ⓘ

Kilimanjaro National Park → hasTouristRoutes → Machame Route ⓘ

Lemosho Route → oftenJoins → Machame Route ⓘ

Rongai Route → lessCrowdedThan → Machame Route ⓘ

Umbwe Route → comparedTo → Machame Route ⓘ

Kibo summit crater → typicalAccessRoute → Machame Route ⓘ

Uhuru Peak → isEndPointOf → Machame Route ⓘ

Machame Gate → serves → Machame Route ⓘ

Machame Gate → isMainEntranceFor → Machame Route ⓘ

Machame Gate → startingPointOf → Machame Route ⓘ

Barranco Wall → partOf → Machame Route ⓘ

Lava Tower → commonlyVisitedOn → Machame Route ⓘ

Kibo by the Saddle → isClimbedVia → Machame Route ⓘ

Barafu Camp → routeServed → Machame Route ⓘ

Stella Point → usedByRoute → Machame Route ⓘ

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