Day 1
Nayapul to Tikhedhunga
4 hrs9 kmsleep 1,540 m
Annapurna · Easy
Poon Hill Trek itinerary, day by day
Every stage from Nayapul to Nayapul, with the walking hours, distance and sleeping altitude for each day.
Days
5
Highest sleep
2,860 m
Distance
45 km
Rest days
0
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
Tikhedhunga to Ghorepani
6 hrs12 kmsleep 2,860 m
Day 3
Ghorepani to Tadapani
6 hrs12 kmsleep 2,630 m
Day 4
Tadapani to Ghandruk
4 hrs10 kmsleep 2,020 m
Day 5
Ghandruk to Nayapul
4 hrs10 kmsleep 1,070 m
Poon Hill Trek itinerary questions
Answers computed from the published day-by-day data for this route.
How many days is the Poon Hill Trek?
5 days as published here, covering 45 km with 24 hours of walking in total.
What is the highest sleeping altitude on the Poon Hill Trek?
2,860 m. The highest point reached on the route is 3,210 m, which is not the same thing - what your body has to adapt to is where you sleep.
Which day of the Poon Hill Trek climbs the most?
Day 2, Tikhedhunga to Ghorepani, gains 1,320 m of sleeping altitude.
Does the Poon Hill Trek itinerary allow enough time to acclimatise?
Above 3,000 m, no night on this itinerary raises sleeping altitude by more than 500 m, which is within the commonly cited guideline. Individual response to altitude still varies, so build in flexibility regardless.
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