Hiking trails

17 trails, at least one in each of Cameroon's ten regions. Every distance, ascent and duration below is for the standard route and a moderately fit hiker.

6 trails matching Easy

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North-West

1,920 m

Lake Awing Crater Walk

Nearest town: Awing (Santa)

A half-day highland loop around a quiet volcanic crater lake between Bamenda and Santa, through Fulani grazing land and eucalyptus.

Distance: 9.0 km
Time: 4 h
Ascent: 320 m

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Centre

1,073 m

Mont Fébé Circuit, Yaoundé

Nearest town: Yaoundé

A forested city hill rising above Yaoundé to 1,073 m — the best short training walk in the capital, doable before work.

Distance: 7.0 km
Time: 2 h 30
Ascent: 350 m

Permit

Littoral

Ekom-Nkam Falls Forest Walk

Nearest town: Nkongsamba

A short, wet, dramatic descent through rainforest to an 80 m waterfall on the Nkam river — the easiest big-payoff hike in Cameroon.

Distance: 2.8 km
Time: 2 h 30
Ascent: 210 m

Permit

South

Campo Ma'an Coastal and Forest Walk

Nearest town: Kribi / Ebodjé

Atlantic beach and lowland rainforest between Kribi and the Equatorial Guinea border — turtle nesting beaches, Ebodjé village, and easy flat walking.

Distance: 16 km
Time: 5 h 30
Ascent: 90 m

West

Chutes de la Métché

Nearest town: Bafoussam (Bamougoum)

A 40 m waterfall on the Metchié-Choumi river near Bafoussam — a short, easy walk to a site that is both a scenic stop and a place of real historical weight for the region.

Distance: 2.2 km
Time: 1 h 30
Ascent: 140 m

Adamawa

Lac Tison and the Vina Falls

Nearest town: Ngaoundéré

A cool, green half-day out from Ngaoundéré on the Adamawa plateau — a crater lake and a waterfall on the Vina river, both an easy reach from Cameroon's rail-head city.

Distance: 13 km
Time: 4 h 30
Ascent: 260 m