Day 1
Jomsom to Kagbeni
3 hrs9 kmsleep 2,810 m
Annapurna · Moderate
Jomsom Muktinath Trek itinerary, day by day
Every stage from Jomsom to Jomsom, with the walking hours, distance and sleeping altitude for each day.
Days
7
Highest sleep
3,800 m
Distance
55 km
Rest days
1
Altitude profile
Where you sleep each night
The single biggest safety factor on a high trek is how fast your sleeping altitude rises - not how high the route eventually goes.
Stages
The full schedule
Day 2
Kagbeni to Muktinath
5 hrs9 kmsleep 3,800 m
Sleeping altitude rises 990 m on this night, above 3,000 m. That is more than the commonly cited 500 m guideline - worth a look if you have spare days to place.
Day 3
Muktinath to Kagbeni
3 hrs9 kmsleep 2,810 m
Day 4
Kagbeni to Marpha
5 hrs14 kmsleep 2,670 m
Day 5
Marpha to Tukuche
3 hrs6 kmsleep 2,590 m
Day 6
Tukuche to Jomsom
4 hrs12 kmsleep 2,720 m
Day 7
Jomsom acclimatisation
0 hrs0 kmsleep 2,720 m
Jomsom Muktinath Trek itinerary questions
Answers computed from the published day-by-day data for this route.
How many days is the Jomsom Muktinath Trek?
7 days as published here, covering 55 km with 23 hours of walking in total and 1 acclimatisation day built in.
What is the highest sleeping altitude on the Jomsom Muktinath Trek?
3,800 m. The highest point reached on the route is 3,800 m, which is not the same thing - what your body has to adapt to is where you sleep.
Which day of the Jomsom Muktinath Trek climbs the most?
Day 2, Kagbeni to Muktinath, gains 990 m of sleeping altitude.
Does the Jomsom Muktinath Trek itinerary allow enough time to acclimatise?
There is 1 night above 3,000 m where sleeping altitude rises by more than 500 m, which is more than the commonly cited guideline. That does not make the itinerary wrong, but those are the nights to look at first if you are adding spare days.
Test a different schedule
Add rest days and see how the sleeping-altitude profile changes before you commit to a booking.
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