3days
1,650 mDhampus
Easy
The walk
Region · east of Mustang, west of Manaslu
Annapurna
The Annapurna region rises above Pokhara: green Gurung and Magar villages, rhododendron forests, and the great wall of Annapurna, Dhaulagiri and Machhapuchhre. It holds short walks like Poon Hill and Mardi Himal, the Annapurna Sanctuary, and the long circuit over the Thorong La.
- Highest peak
- Annapurna I, 8,091 m
- Walks I have written here
- 11
- Highest point on my walks
- Thorong La, 5,416 m
- The way in
- Pokhara, by road or a short flight from Kathmandu
- Permits
- Annapurna Conservation Area Permit (ACAP), arranged at the official price.
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In Annapurna
- Astam and DhampusWalk · 3 days
- Royal TrekWalk · 4 days
- Ghorepani Poon HillWalk · 5 days
- Mardi HimalWalk · 6 days
- Mohare DandaWalk · 8 days
- Khopra RidgeWalk · 9 days
- Annapurna Base CampWalk · 10 days
- Annapurna CircuitWalk · 11 days
- Nar Phu ValleyWalk · 12 days
- Poon Hill and Annapurna Base CampWalk · 13 days
- Annapurna Circuit with Tilicho LakeWalk · 14 days
The walks here
11 walks in Annapurna.
Royal Trek
4 to 5 a day4days
1,730 mSyaklung
Easy
The walk
5days
3,210 mPoon Hill
Easy
The walk
Mardi Himal
3 to 5 a day6days
4,500 mMardi Himal Base Camp
Moderate
The walk
Mohare Danda
5 to 6 a day8days
3,300 mMohare Danda
Moderate
The walk
Khopra Ridge
3 to 6 a day9days
3,660 mKhopra Ridge
Moderate
The walk
10days
4,130 mAnnapurna Base Camp
Moderate
The walk
11days
5,416 mThorong La
Challenging
The walk
Nar Phu Valley
3 to 6 a day · 1 rest day12days
5,320 mKang La
Challenging
The walk
Poon Hill and Annapurna Base Camp
4 to 7 a day13days
4,130 mAnnapurna Base Camp
Moderate
The walk
Annapurna Circuit with Tilicho Lake
3 to 7 a day · 1 rest day14days
5,416 mThorong La
Challenging
The walk
Three ways to walk here
| The shortestAstam and Dhampus | The highestAnnapurna Circuit | The quietestRoyal Trek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Days | 3 days | 11 days | 4 days |
| Highest point | 1,650 m | 5,416 m | 1,730 m |
| Grade | Easy | Challenging | Easy |
| On the trail | Quiet | Busy | Quiet |
| Way in | By road | With a flight | By road |
When to walk here
October and November, and March to April.
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Autumn is clear; spring is the season of rhododendrons. In winter the lower walks are lovely but the Thorong La and the Sanctuary can be closed by snow.
Good to know
- Roads. Jeep roads now reach many villages. Good routes keep to the old trails where they can.
- Sanctuary. Above Chhomrong the lodges ask that no meat is carried in.
Stories from here
Other trails here can be walked too. Tell me which one, and we plan it together.
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