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Trail notes from Nepal

Short notes from my walks and from the offices in Kathmandu: what changed, what reopened, what you should know before you come. Newest first.

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9 Nov 2026
Panch Pokhari, the five holy ponds at 4,100 m in SindhupalchokAnish Manandhar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The notes

  1. New on the site: guides to trekking, city tours and photography in Nepal, and trip plans by holiday length. More
  2. Restricted areas: one trekker alone can now get the restricted-area permit (two were needed before). A licensed guide is still required. More

Written by Rujan Neupane

A freelance guide in Kathmandu, trained, with a deep interest in photography and in Nepal's photography history. I walk these routes and write these pages myself.

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