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Find your trek
Not sure which route fits you? Answer five quick questions and we'll rank Nepal's treks by how well they match your experience, time, altitude comfort and fitness.
How much high-altitude experience do you have?
This helps us match the technical and acclimatization demands.
Planning aid only. GPX and route pages are not live trail authority. Map packs need download on Wi‑Fi; weather and SMS need connectivity when used.
How the ranking works
The five questions map to the facts that actually decide whether a Nepal trek suits you: how much altitude you have handled before, how many trekking days you have, the highest sleeping altitude you are comfortable with, the kind of walking day you want, and whether you prefer busy, well-supported trails or quiet, remote ones. Each route in the directory is scored against those answers and the closest matches come out on top. A route is never hidden, so a strong second choice is always a scroll away.
What the answers change
Experience and altitude comfort matter most. A first big trek that tops out below 4,000 m, such as Poon Hill, Mardi Himal or the Langtang Valley, gives you the teahouse rhythm and a taste of thin air without a high pass. Classic base-camp heights around 5,000 m, such as Everest Base Camp or Annapurna Base Camp, reward previous altitude experience and a schedule with rest days. Passes above 5,000 m, such as Thorong La on the Annapurna Circuit or Larkya La on the Manaslu Circuit, add long summit days in cold and wind, and belong to people who already know how their body behaves up high.
Days available set the shortlist before anything else. Most routes have a fixed minimum because of where the villages are and how fast the sleeping altitude can safely rise, so a week rules out the circuits however fit you are. Remote and restricted regions such as Manaslu, Upper Mustang and Dolpo also carry permit costs and guide requirements that the quieter-trail preference brings into the ranking.
After the result
Take the top two or three and compare them side by side for altitude, duration, permits and budget. Check the season finder for your travel month, run the cost calculator for a per-person budget, and open the route guide for the day-by-day itinerary and GPX download.