Ghorepani-Poon Hill Trek through Ghandruk (2- Days)

Ghorepani( 2810m) used to be rest stop where in ancient time traders found Water ( Pani-Nepali) for their Horses (Ghoda-Nepali). Situated at 3210m Myagdi district of Nepal, Poon Hill provides trekkers with breathtaking scenes of various Himalayan peak as such Gangapurna, Annapurna I, Annapurna South, Dhaulagiri, Nilgiri and Hiunchuli. Now Ghorepani- Poon Hill Trek also known as Annapurna Sunrise Trekking or Annapurna Panorama Trekking is short, easy and famous trek for Nepali as well as foreign tourists in Annapurna Region which provide great mountain scenery. It is quite safe for all seasons. We can further witness terraces, fields, lifestyle and culture and settlements and houses of Gurung and Magar people mainly inhibiting there.

            

         

Trek Profile

1.       We can find buses or Jeeps that move directly to Ghandruk (1940m) from Pokhara (800m) early in the morning at about 6am through Nayapul which is the gateway for the trek. It will be faster if we drive on jeep. It takes about 2-3 hrs on drive and about half hour to reach the main village of ghandruk.

We can get close view of Machhapuchre(Fishtail), Manaslu and Annapurna South. Ghandruk being second largest Gurung village in Nepal we can find orderly rows of slated roof houses and paved routes with mules all the way.

Now from here we have to the walk couple of hours to reach our first day destination Tadapani Village. We can have good Mountain View from here and the accommodation is quite good. If we feel like moving we can make our first day destination a bit further to nearby hotels in the way which can be a plus for next day trek.

2.       In the next day, making our start to Ghorepani at about 6-7 am we can reach there in 4-5 hours.The walk is quite pleasant and we can get waterfalls, streams, rivers, gorges, view of mountains, rhododendron forest all the way. But sometimes cloud obstructs.Poon- Hill is 45 minutes steep walk from Hill station Ghorepani.