Imet Gogo

Many would argue that this is the finest day walk in the Simiens, a superb route through luscious landscape, out along ther southern (inner) flank of this outlying ridge, which narrows to the final Imet Gogo point, surrounded on all side by giddy cliffs, except for a narrow dyke of hard volcanic rock you teeter along to get there. The views here of the great Simien escarpment, with the grassy plateau behind and crags and cliffs falling into broken farmland and rough badlands far below, are some of the best in the entire range.

You should make a day of it by returning along the northern outer escarpment flank, for a succession of amazing views and some beautiful plateau-top grasslands meanders. It ends with an enjoyable descent of grassy hillsides back to Geech.

You will have a god chance of meeting a group of gelada monkeys for some rapturous time-with-nature.

From Geech camp, it is 1.5 hrs or so to Imet Gogo, and then 2.5 hrs or so back along the escarpment top. So, it is a gentle day with a lot of viewing time, a pleasant acclimatizer if on a longer trek, before the rigours of the walk to Chenek. If you are making a day walk from Anya Meda on the road, it is quite a bit longer, some 6-7hrs return by the more direct route – but do try to include the longer escarpment-top return for a long but truly amazing walk.

See our Simien Mts page for more photos and information, including practicalities.