Shey Phoksundo Lake Trek — 2026 Route

Shey Phoksundo Lake Trek — Route

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Quick Route

Kathmandu → Nepalgunj → Juphal → Dunai → Chhepka → Rechi → Phoksundo Lake → Return via Rechi → Chhepka → Dunai → Juphal → Nepalgunj → Kathmandu
Total trekking distance: ~110 km (round trip)

➡️ Going Route

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Kathmandu

Day 1: Fly from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj.

✈️ ~1 hr

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Nepalgunj

Day 2: Fly Nepalgunj → Juphal (35–45 min).
Day 2: Trek to Dunai (8 km).

✈️ 35–45 min 🥾 3–4 hrs ⬆️ 2,140 m (Dunai)

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Dunai

Day 2: Overnight in Dunai. Day 3: Trek to Chhepka (12 km).

🥾 6–7 hrs ⬆️ 2,670 m

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Chhepka

Day 3: Overnight stay (informal camp/hamlet, not officially mapped). Day 4: Trek to Rechi (10 km).

🥾 5–6 hrs ⬆️ 2,940 m

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Rechi

Day 4: Overnight in Rechi. Day 5: Trek to Phoksundo Lake (11 km).

🥾 6–7 hrs ⬆️ 3,611 m (Lake)

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Phoksundo Lake

Day 5: Overnight at Phoksundo Lake.
Day 6: Acclimatization hike (lake circuit / Ringmo / waterfall / Tshowa Gompa).

🥾 3–5 hrs ⬆️ 3,611 m

⬅️ Return Route

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Rechi

Day 7: Trek Phoksundo Lake → Rechi (11 km).

🥾 5–6 hrs ⬆️ 2,940 m

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Chhepka

Day 8: Trek Rechi → Chhepka (10 km). (Not officially mapped.)

🥾 5–6 hrs ⬆️ 2,670 m

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Dunai

Day 9: Trek Chhepka → Dunai (12 km).

🥾 6–7 hrs ⬆️ 2,140 m

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Juphal

Day 10: Trek Dunai → Juphal (8 km). Overnight: Juphal.

🥾 3–4 hrs ⬆️ 2,475 m

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Nepalgunj

Day 11: Fly Juphal → Nepalgunj. Day 12: Fly Nepalgunj → Kathmandu.

✈️ 35–45 min

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Kathmandu

Final: Arrival back in Kathmandu.

✈️ ~1 hr

Shey Phoksundo Lake Trek — Route

➡️ Going Route

⬅️ Return Route

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