This route connects the town of Vilcabamba (known as El valle de la Longevidad) with the top of the Mandango mountain (known as The Sleeping Inca).

This mountain is very important for the town, it attracts many tourists because its singular shape.

All the trail to the top is marked from the town. It is very easy to orienteer.

In wikiloc can be found another description of the route:

With about 26km in length, Grande Rota do Caramulo was designed to start at the Museu do Caramulo and last for about 8,5 hours / walking. Takes advantage of part of the route of four existing PRs, adding more extension, expanding a link between them, integrating a variant of visit to Cabeço da Neve. This great route represents one more focus of tourist visitation of the count , which enhances the ecological corridor of Serra do Caramulo.