Nepal riding routes
 

Hello!

I'm in Kathmandu just arriving from Tibet. So far Nepal looks amazing but I was wondering if anyone had some rides/routes they've already done? I'm sure you can't miss in a place like this but any suggestions would be welcome!

Thank you!

Hello.

I am in KTM now too.

Did you get any info about routes?

Cheers
Angel

No. No info. I'm finding it's not necessary as it's pretty easy to get find amazing riding.

I'm in pokhara right now. Just went Parahawking. Let's try to meet up.

That will be why no one bothered to reply: you are funnelled into the biggest range of mountains in the world.


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I'm in pokhara right now./QUOTE]
Much better than Kath. Cleaner air for one.
Pick up a map of Annapurna and take it from there; visit the national museum of mountaineering while in Pok and, if you fancy it, the Gurkha museum for a bit of military history.

Nepal
 

Hi,
Pokhara to Muktinath is a great ride.

Nepal on a RX135 Overlander

Leave Pokhara via Sarangkot-Kaskikot ( easy piste ) then rejoin to Baglung ( Fuel-Lodging )
next: Jomsom- Muktinath.

have fun!

vic

I will be in Nepal since november 22nd to first week of december: I hope I will find good weather and to be able to ride to Muktinath

While in Pokhara, don't miss a beer or two at the Bullett Basecamp, on the main road entering the town: you can find it on the left.

Atmosphere is very friendly and it's always attended by travellers eagering to chat and share stories.

I never miss a good place for a beer, Nicola!

Thanks everyone. Headed to mukinath. Had a flat yesterday, but I'll try to fix it properly today and head further into Annapurna tomorrow.

Everyone needs to add "silk road" to their list of beer/meeting places.

Also rafting is incredible in nepal. I stashed my bike for three days and had a blast!

Great!
Please let us know more about road conditions/temperature/ice/snow/riding hours about your ride to Muktinath!

Maybe some pictures too:-)

Thanks!

Sure no problem. I'll also post in biker friendly accommodation for some places to stay around cool stuff. Plus a great mechanic in Kathmandu.

Bullet Basecamp is no more i'm afraid.

Phat Kath now has a Kathmandu and Pokhara branch.. my favourite bar after Bullet Basecamp... (bit biased seeing as I worked there!)

Yep Muktinath was one of the best trips I had in Nepal. You can also ride to Manang on the other end of the Annapurna trail. Few more bridges to carry the bike up the steps but there are always people around to help out..

Call in to Matt at Hearts and Tears in Pokhara (inside Busy Bee bar/caff) and see if he has any ongoing adventures out of town..

I went to Muktinath in November, and Manang in the spring.

No snow, no ice, but the guesthouses get bloomin cold at night, and frost on the bikes in the morning up past 3000m, park them in what will be a sunny spot to warm them up in the morning. I think all guesthouses had bedding but best to take as much warm clothing as possible.

You can bathe in the hot springs in Tatopani... that soothes the jiggled bones.

I tried to ride up to muktinath amonth ago there was a water that was unrideable just past Tatopani. Apparentl locals will carry your bike through a walking track if you pay them. but if you think its rideable dont try this lol So Donkeys cant swim - YouTube

Bad luck.. Was a bit too close to end of monsoon perhaps?

just stupidity Fern haha I knew it was bad. I was looking for a challange and I got it. normally the locals will have an obscure sign or a local will give you a wave stopping idiots like me. I must of missed it. 4x4 trucks were making it thats why there was no road blockage.
I made some friends spent the night in a village and had a nice bumpy tractor ride into town to get some oil the next day. The bikes been fine since :)

from Pokhara the road to Tansen and 40km beyond is really nice. I rode to the closest chinese border from pokhara and didnt think of it its only 120km round trip but Id give that a miss just a road imo
Also if your heading to Ladhak from there the road to the western border is smoothish highway riding. In case you were wondering I didnt really know what to expect

what happened to Brennan's last post?
I received notification but can't see it...

any news on road conditions to Muktinath?

Sorry I'm try to post a pic but it keeps getting rotated 90 degrees. I'll try again.

Let's see if this works

Still rotated but it gives an idea, looks crossable now.
Did you made it to Muktinath?
How long did it took you to go to Muktinath and back from/to Pokhara?
Can you tell us more about road conditions and temperatures?

I'll be in the area late november, so any fresh info is good for me!

Thank you very much

Sorry about the photo. I'm doing everything from my phone and local sim.

Road was awesome. Hard but doable on my 04 GSA fully loaded but I left my camping gear in pokhara. Between Beni and Lete the road is hard. Deep mud, craggy solid rock, baby head rocks. Lots of streams only the one river of note. You'll get wet.

You'll need to worry about the cold only in muktinath. It took four hours from Beni plus lunch in tete.

That's all I can post right now. Chilling in chitwan.

Hi,

Jomsom-Muktinath, Rara Lake, Upper Mustang is worth travelling with Motorbike.

You shouldn't miss these place if you are travelling to Nepal.

Cheers !!!