4 Days Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek with local Guide from Pokhara

4 Days Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek with local Guide from Pokhara Overview

Ghorepani is a village in Myagdi District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of northern-central Nepal. It lies 17 kilometres from the district capital of Beni at an elevation of approximately 2874 m (9429 ft). The village lies within the Annapurna Conservation Area (ACA) and contains a number of “guest houses” that provide lodging and meals to mountain trekkers, many of whom spend the night before a pre-dawn trek to the top of nearby Poon Hill (3210m/10531 ft) to watch the sunrise.
The place used to be a rest stop where ancient traders found water (pani in Nepali) for their horses (ghora in Nepali) thus leading to the nomenclature Ghorepani.

4 Days Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek  lies on a major trail linking several other villages as well as the Annapurna Base Camp. From the South-East direction, it can normally be reached by foot from the village of Birethanti in about 10 hours depending on the trekker. However, many trekkers prefer to overnight at one of the lower villages on their way to Ghorepani, covering the distance over two days owing to the steepness of the trail, the increase in altitude and the beauty of the natural surroundings. From the North-West direction, Ghorepani can be reached in about 8 – 10 hours starting from Tatopani. This trail passes through the villages of Shikha, Dana and Chitre

Poon Hill trek 2024 it can be done in 4 days without trekking for 8 hours on my experience to .
The shortest and quickest would be straight up and down from Naya Pul (or Birethanti) to Ghorepani/Poon Hill and return ,for most people this would be comfortable in 4 days.

There are routes that avoid retracing steps though; an example would be Nayapul/Birethanti – Ghorepani/Poon Hill – Ghandruk – Nayapul which can be done in 4 days. It’s also possible, depending on your trekking pace, to to continue from Ghandruk to Landruk then back to the road at Phedi in 4 days – though that could involve some longer days. same trek you need 5 or 6 days as you walk slow and enjoy with .
Starting starting at Nayapul /Birethanti allows you to decide as you go return the same way after PH and make a choice at Ghandruk too

Option 01: 4 days trekking Itinerary program from Kathmandu to Kathmandu ,

01 : Kathmandu to pokhara by Bus/airplane
02 : Pokhara to Nayapul by car and trek to ulleri
03 : Ulleri to Ghorepani and poonhill and come back in Ulleri
04 : Ulleri to pokhara

Option 02: (Kathmandu – Kathmandu: 5 days)

Day 01: Drive to Pokhara
Day 02: Drive to Nayapul, trek to Tikhedhunga / Ulleri
Day 03: Trek to Ghorepani
Day 04: Hike to Poon Hill, trek back to Nayapul, drive to Pokhara
Day 05: Drive / fly back to Kathmandu

Option 03: (Kathmandu – Kathmandu 6 / 7 days)

Day 01: Drive to Pokhara stay overnight Pokhara
Day 02: Drive to Nayapul, trek to Tikhedhunga / Ulleri
Day 03: Trek to Ghorepani
Day 04: Hike to Poon Hill, Trek to Tadapani
Day 05: Trek to Ghandruk
Day 06: Trek to Nayapul, drive to Pokhara
Day 07: Drive / fly back to Kathmandu