grasslands, making for the occasional route. The peak can be reached on foot by following Rauch's Trail, which begins approximately one-and-a-half kilometers from the summit, from the northeast. Rauch's Trail is marked with a wooden sign, overlooking the crater.

The network of lava caves on the east side of the mountain can also be visited and some of these caves are inhabited by baboons. The BBC documentary The Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart, shows baboons entering one