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Mont Fébé and Mont Mbankolo Hike

Added on 14 Oct 2026
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Walk from the Bastos roundabout up the Mont Fébé road past open-air galleries, the Parcours Vita and the Benedictine monastery, then on to the foot of Mont Mbankolo, two of the seven hills around Yaoundé. Visorando lists the route at 7.8 km with about 500 m of climbing.

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Trail Profile

General Instructions

About 7.8 km and 3-4 hours. Go in the morning, carry water and keep to the road and main paths.

Weather check

At Start
764m

Sampling Micro-Climate...

3.8985, 11.5053

Slide to preview conditions across the entire route • Point: 3.8985, 11.5053 @ 764m

Quick Stats

Distance
7.71 km
Type
Hiking Trail
Elevation Range
764m - 924m
Max Elevation
924 m
Max Gradient
16%
13.9%

Highlights

  • Visit the Benedictine monastery and its museum
  • See the open-air art galleries
  • Use the Parcours Vita exercise trail
  • Look over Yaoundé
  • Continue to Mont Mbankolo

Field Radio Protocol

VHF-UHF Communication

Emergency Simplex
146.520MHz
Team Coordination
446.006MHz
Scout Primary
146.400MHz

Propagation Telemetry

Ridge Line

92%

Gorge Floor

18%

Sector Relay: Sector Alpha Relay• 12-18 KM Range

Regulatory Compliance

VHF/UHF frequencies are for monitoring and emergency coordination only. Transmitting on these bands may require an Amateur Radio License or regional government permits. Check local telecommunications laws before operation.

Technical Analysis

Total Ascent

+262 m

Total Descent

-103 m

Ruggedness Index

Terrain Roughness Index

Vertical displacement per km. Typical range: 0 (Smooth) to 100+ (Extreme Mountain).

0 (Smooth)50 (Steep)100+ (Extreme)
47.3

47.3

Tortuosity Index

Route Curviness Index

Ratio of actual path to straight line. Typical range: 1.0 (Direct) to 3.0+ (Switchbacks).

1.0 (Direct)2.0 (Winding)3.0+ (Serpentine)
3.73

3.73

Gradient Distribution

Flat (0-3%)21%
Moderate (3-8%)31%
Steep (>8%)48%

Surface & Hydrology

Paved60%
Unpaved40%

Surface Spectrum Analysis

Asphalt
60%
Gravel
1%
Dirt Track
39%
Water Crossings

Includes only technical water fords where the vehicle actively enters a stream or riverbed. Permanent bridges are excluded from this count.

0

Difficulty Analysis

SCORE: 17

Difficulty is determined by a technical multi-vector analysis of elevation profile, surface quality, and topographic intensity.

Resulting CategoryEasy

Bounding Box (WGS84)

MIN LAT: 3.897412
MAX LAT: 3.915345
MIN LON: 11.485275
MAX LON: 11.505308

Point Spacing: 23.6 m • Engine: TrailX Precision GPX ANALYTICS v1.0.0

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