Day 1
Kathmandu to Nepalgunj
0 hrs0 kmsleep 150 m
Dolpa · Moderate
Shey Phoksundo Lake Trek itinerary, day by day
Every stage from Juphal to Juphal, with the walking hours, distance and sleeping altitude for each day.
Days
10
Highest sleep
3,612 m
Distance
70 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
Nepalgunj to Juphal
0 hrs0 kmsleep 2,475 m
Day 3
Juphal to Dunai
3 hrs7 kmsleep 2,140 m
Day 4
Dunai to Chhepka
6 hrs12 kmsleep 2,670 m
Day 5
Chhepka to Jharana Hotel
5 hrs10 kmsleep 3,110 m
Day 6
Jharana Hotel to Ringmo (Phoksundo Lake)
4 hrs8 kmsleep 3,612 m
Sleeping altitude rises 502 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 7
Ringmo acclimatisation
5 hrs8 kmsleep 3,612 m
Day 8
Ringmo to Chhepka
6 hrs18 kmsleep 2,670 m
Day 9
Chhepka to Juphal
6 hrs19 kmsleep 2,475 m
Day 10
Juphal to Kathmandu
0 hrs0 kmsleep 1,338 m
Shey Phoksundo Lake Trek itinerary questions
Answers computed from the published day-by-day data for this route.
How many days is the Shey Phoksundo Lake Trek?
10 days as published here, covering 70 km with 35 hours of walking in total and 1 acclimatisation day built in.
What is the highest sleeping altitude on the Shey Phoksundo Lake Trek?
3,612 m. The highest point reached on the route is 3,612 m, which is not the same thing - what your body has to adapt to is where you sleep.
Which day of the Shey Phoksundo Lake Trek climbs the most?
Day 2, Nepalgunj to Juphal, gains 2,325 m of sleeping altitude.
Does the Shey Phoksundo Lake 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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