How many kilometres are each of the treks?

[Cosmo]

Usually with treks, walks or even New Zealand tramps each specific one is always described with the kilometre length as well as the environment.

With the Nepal treks and accompanying discussions the lengths always seemed to be described in days rather than distance.
Does anyone know this data or Is there a web site that says the length of the Jomsom or ABC or the circuit?
Thanks

[Trekwalla]

I do not think anyone has ever botehered to measure this distance. Nobody knows (or cares about) the number of kilometres. All that matters is how many days it takes.

It is one of the nice things about trekking in Nepal - you have to change your mind set and preconceptions and look at things in a different way. :)

[priebesj]

Miles are rather meaningless, given the nature of "Nepali flat." Nowhere else I've been has quite the ups and downs as Nepal. Having said that, I had a GPS and many people (trekkers, guides, and lodge owners) were interested in distance and vertical. For the record, the AC plus ABC was 330 km and 15,000 m respectively.

steve

[Cosmo]

Thanks Steve - I wondered out of real interest and also to give another perspective when trying to envisage what everyone is describing.

- Days are really irrelevant when everyone has different timelines in regards to how long from home they can spare to enjoy the trekking experience.

It is also meaningless when everyone walks to their own beat of the drum... so kilometres at least gives a true perspective (excluding the ups and downs which I admit Trekwalla will be the real killer crunch in the walk for us)

[Sharon]

After you have been on a trek you'll see how irrelevant kilometers are. Also the altitude determines what you can do not the time you can take off work.

[Cosmo]

Cant wait for all and everything that Nepal has to offer... pain included hee hee..54 days to count down for departure..

[Weka]

Know what you mean: 91 days here.

[Spaceman347]

Ian has the distances listed over at YZ in the guidebooks. He has even broken the distances down on a day by day basis (http://www.yetizone.com)

It's all very deceiving, ie Namche --> Tengboche is listed as only being 7km which you might think would be a nice 1.5hr walk, or maybe 2 hours allowing for the hills (I can walk quite comfortably at 5km/hr)..... however I know it took me a lot longer than that.

[louis]

85 Days for me! I am working 6 day weeks for this, on the 7day (today) i rest and go shopping for small bits and bobs towards the trip. My tickets are stuck to the fridge, boosting anticipation. I wear my huking boots to the corner shop to get milk. Tragic!

I am taking a gps with me. More out of interest and gimmiky fun.

As i have days to burn while i am there i will only have to think about what distance i am making.

Louis

[priebesj]

Cosmo,

I tried to post this as a reply to your question about how long to hike Muktinath to Pokhara on Yetizone, but it wouldn't let me, so I'm trying it here. Hope this works better.

I took 14 days to hike from Muktinath to Pokhara. I had plenty of time, so was in no hurry. I’m too old to hike particularly fast, but I’m steady Most days I started about 7:30am, because the views were better in the morning. I usually stopped for a tea/snack break about 10am and for lunch about noon to 1:00pm. On longer days I would have a tea break about 3pm.

My itinerary was as follows:

Muktinath – Jomosom: I had planned to go on to Marpha, but I was hiking with a guy who needed to go to the bank, which was closed for a holiday. Jomosom is not very interesting.

Jomosom – Kalopani: This was a fairly long, flat, and uninteresting day walking on the new “road” or along the river bed. Some good views, but they are overshadowed by the wind. During high water you’d have to use the higher trail, which would be harder but more interesting. I got to Kalopani about 4pm.

Kalopani – Tatopani: This was another longish day. There is a good and clean hot spring in Tatopani. The Hotel Dhaulagiri is the closest hotel, but nothing is very far away. I spent a rest day here, since it was Day 15 for me. We had a party that night, because some of my new friends were heading out via Beni.

Tatopani – Sikha: This was the first of the stair days. Breaking the Ghorepani hill into two days made that somewhat more pleasant. I got to Sikha about 1pm. Sikha is quiet, but has great views of Dhaulagiri.

Sikha – Ghorepani: Another day of stairs. Ghorepani has no real redeeming features; it’s mostly a jumble of lodges for people who want to climb Poon Hill. I did play pool with some of the locals. Loser pays, so I mostly paid.

Ghorepani – Tadapani: This day starts with the climb up Poon Hill. Some people started at about 4am, which is unnecessary. 45 minutes before sunrise is plenty. In my opinion, the view from Poon Hill is overrated. It’s a good panorama, but Machhapuchre is washed out and there are better views of other mountains elsewhere. After the initial climb leaving Ghroepani, there’s long downhill through the forest to get to Tadapani. Of course, because this is Nepal, there is also an uphill just before Tadapani. The sunset and sunrise on Annapurna South and Machhapuchre are very nice.

Tadapani – Chhomrong: The maps and guides are a little fuzzy on the route, but if you follow the sign out of Tadapani, it’s very easy to follow. It’s a long way down to cross the river followed by a long climb to Chhomrong. There are not a lot of people on this trail. I got to the Excellent View Hotel in Chhomrong at 1pm. It’s at the highest point in Chhomrong and the name is appropriate.

Chhomrong – Deurali: This was a long day. I had planned to stop in Himalaya, but the two lodges were full. Leaving Chhomrong is a long stairway down to cross the river and a long climb back up to Sinuwa. This is followed by a downhill to Bamboo and back up to Deurali. Above Chhomrong villages exist only to serve the trekkers.

Deurali – ABC: This was a steady up, but not difficult. Of course, that depends upon you altitude acclimatization. I had already been over Thorung La, so had no problems. Sunsets are supposed to be good at ABC, but my first night it snowed instead. The next night was good, as the clouds cleared just in time. Sunrise was good both days. I stayed a second night in ABC, to have the opportunity to wander around. Everybody else was gone by 8am. It was pleasant when the sun was out, otherwise it was cold. There is no electricity or running water at ABC

ABC – Bamboo: Leaving ABC at 8am, was the only time on the entire trek that my water bottle started to freeze. The hike down to Bamboo was pretty easy. I chose Bamboo rather than Sinuwa, because I preferred doing the Bamboo hill in the morning rather than when I was tired. It also gave me a chance to wash a few things, including me. I arrived about 1pm and had the best shower in the trek. They have an electric hot water heater.

Bamboo – Jinnu: Having hiked up the trail from Chhomrong to Bamboo, I knew the two hills would be long. The stairway is long up to Chhomrong where I had lunch. Down to Jinnu one of the steepest trails. Hard on the knees. Jinnu has a hot spring, but I didn’t go. It’s small and about a 30 minute down to the river. Otherwise, Jinnu doesn’t have much to offer.

Jinnu – Pokhara: There are several options, but at this point, I was getting pretty tired of hills and stairs, so I chose the easiest way out; via the river. I had thought about going via Landruk and Phedi, but a guide warned me not to do it alone as there have been robberies along one stretch. The maps are not very clear about a trail along the river without climbing up to Gandruk, but it does exist. It climbs a bit up to Syauli Bazaar then a gradual down to Birethanti. The final Maoist checkpoint is there. I shared a taxi to Pokhara with another guy. This was much better than another long local bus ride.

This is probably longer than you wanted, but there it is.

Hope you have a great trek. I know you’ll enjoy it.

steve

[Cosmo]

Thanks Steve - I just spent 20 minutes responding and walked away for 2 minutes and my reply has gone! - Ill Private Message you tomorrow as I dont have the energy to write it again. Your listings were a great help and much appreciated. They pin pointed a couple of flaws in "my plan" so thanks for your efforts
cheers