Great Himalaya Trail: World's Most Epic Trek in Numbers

The Great Himalaya Trail is often described as a “trekking’s holy grail”.

It is the longest and highest alpine walking track in the world winding through the tallest mountain ranges and most isolated communities from Tibet to Pakistan. World Expeditions was the first company to offer the Nepal section of the Great Himalaya Trail in its entirety.

Available exclusively through World Expeditions, here is the lowdown of what makes The Great Himalaya Trail – The Full Nepal Traverse so special:

1,700

kilometres is the length of the Full Nepal Traverse, from Mount Kanchenjunga in the east to Yari Valley in the west.

150

days of walking is what it takes to complete the Full Nepal Traverse.

2011

was the year that World Expeditions offered the complete Trail for the first time.

6,190

metres above sea level is the highest part of the Trail you will trek.

8

peaks of more than 8,000m are what you'll get to see along the way.

21

people have completed the Trail since it was commercially launched in 2011.

1

tour operator in the world offers this unique experience: The Great Himalaya Trail - The Full Nepal Traverse is available exclusively through adventure holiday specialist World Expeditions

The Nepal section of the Great Himalaya Trail offers a kaleidoscope of experiences. The landscape is defined by lush rhododendron and temperate forests, glaciated passes, high arid plateaus scarred by deep canyons, and the largest lake in Nepal, Rara. The people of remote mountain villages of Tamang, Sherpa, and Gurung are very curious and hospitable, and they welcome the very few strangers that have made it to their settlements in the mountains.

The Trail is a fantastic way of sharing the benefit of tourism dollars with isolated mountain communities that currently receive little to no income from this source.