Day 1: Drive from Pokhara to Besisahar.

Bike to Syange (~6 hours, chunky road, rolling

hills, tropical climate).
Day 2: Syange to Chame. (~12 hours, chunky jeep track, begin climbing in altitude, tropical
to alpine climate). Long climbs before Timang and Dhikur Pokhari.
Day 3: Chame to Manang. (~9 hours, road is more smooth/hard dirt, climate runs from
alpine to high alpine/near tree line). Long climb before Humde.
Day 4: Optional acclimatization/rest day.
Day 5: Manang to Thorung Phedi. (~9 hours, dirt trekking trail, climate is more highlands).
Long climb including stairs before Gunsang.
Day 6: Thorung Phedi to Muktinath. (~8 hours to Thorung La, ~2 hours to Muktinath;
snow/dirt/scree trekking trail). Steep climb to Thorung High Camp, then more or less uphill
the whole way to Thorung La. Snow traverses with a bike can be tricky. Some stretches
going downhill to Muktinath are very steep. Temple in Muktinath is a big religious site.
Day 7: Muktinath to Marpha. (time will vary here; apparently there is good singletrack near
Lubra, but we missed a turn and had to walk down some steep trekking trails. You can also
take the jeep track which avoids Lubra and goes more around Jharkot and Kagbeni).
Apparently Marpha is known for its apple juice.
Day 8: Marpha to Tatopani. (~7 hours, almost entirely downhill, alpine to tropical climate).
Apparently Tatopani is known for its hot springs.
Day 9: Tatopani to Beni (a couple of hours, tropical climate) and drive back to Pokhara.

Side trips[edit]