Photo galleries, maps, itineraries and narrative accounts of 19 major treks in the Nepal Himalaya from Kangchenjunga via Everest to Dhaulagiri

Route descriptions of 19 major treks in the Nepal Himalaya from Kangchenjunga via Everest to Dhaulagiri


Ganesh Himal:


Daily Place to Place Route Descriptions:


1. Kathmandu - Trisuli Bazaar - Betrawati:

By public bus to Trisuli Bazaar.
By bus, lorry or taxi to trailhead at village of Betrawati.
Camp on grassy flats alongside Trisuli River.

2. Betrawati - Kispang:

Steep climb through hill villages, terraces and forests.

3. Kispang - Mahoor:

Continue to climb through rhododendron and chir pine to reach crest of ridge running above the Trisuli River Valley.
View of Langtang Himal.

4. Mahoor - Rupchet - Larchaa:

Proceed along crest of ridge.
Views of the Ganesh Himal.
Camp in grassy clearing below ridge.

5. Larchaa - Syukcho Kharka

Continue along ridge.
Make a descending traverse from ridge prior to reaching Pangsung Bhanjyang and
camp at kharka at edge of forest.

6. Syukcho Kharka - Tibling:

Descend through jungle and over rough, uncultivated hillsides.
Continue down to the Tamang village of Tibling.

7. Tibling - Shertung - Burang:

Descend to river and re-ascend to Shertung.
Contour along hillside to reach Burang.

8. Burang - Shanu Kharka:

Descend and cross deep gorge at confluence of Ankhu Khola and Laba Khola.
Traverse narrow path along cliff face to enter dense forest.
Emerge onto flat farmlands and continue to sprawling settlement of Laba.
Climb above village and encamp in pastures.

9. Shanu Kharka - Mangeythanti Bhanjyang - Phapre

Continue to climb into dense forest/ jungle.
Follow faint, little-used trail through jungle to Mangeythanti Bhanjyang.
Descend to emerge from jungle onto open slopes with meagre terraces.
Encamp on terrrace.
Views ahead of the Baudha Peak and Himalchuli.

10. Phapre - Buri Gandaki before Arughat:

Descend through terraces.
View down to the Buri Gandaki and up-valley to the Shringi Himal.
Continue down to river and cross to western bank.
Camp at riverside prior to reaching Arughat.

11. Arughat - Kai Barjyang:

Continue downriver and proceed through the major town of Arughat.
Gradual ascent alongside stream to reach village of Kai Barjyang.

12. Kai Barjyang - Gorkha:

Undulating route through hill villages to reach Royal Palace and Temple on
hilltop above Gorkha.

13. Gorkha - Kathmandu:

By public bus.

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