Pokhara to Kathmandu Biking


A remarkable adventure that puts you on the off road trail linking two major cities in Nepal, Pokhara and Kathmandu. Your biking trip begins from Pokhara with a short biking tour in Kathmandu before the great journey. Pokhara is an amazing place in the stunning backdrop of Mt. Annapurna and Manaslu range and famous for its placid lakes. Adventure begins from this beautiful place, less than 30 miles of this ride is on the main highway, rest of the journey is tracing an assortment of broad foot paths, old jeep trails and some technical single tracks. It makes your way across remote territory that's seldom visited by westerners. Crossing the old kingdom of Gorkha, we follow the traditional route that joins Kathmandu to other part of midwestern Nepal. Challenging ascents as well as some incredible descents combine to makes this special off-road biking a Great biker's dream. Other outlying places popular with mountain bike enthusiasts are Nagarjuna, Nage Gompa, Tokha, Ichangu Narayan, Gomcha, Bungamati, Kakani, Dhulikhel and Nagarkot.

Other relatively longer mountain bike trips are those extending from:

a) Dhulikhel to Kodari (82km), near the Tibetan border;

b) Naubise to Chitwan Park along the Rajpath through such as scenic places as the Palung Valley, Daman, and the not-so-scenic industrial town of Hetauda in the plains;

c) Lakeside Pokhara up and along the ridge to Sarangkot Point, and continuing on to Naudanda from where you could take in the breathtaking close-up view of the Himalayas and the Pokhara valley;

d) Naudanda to Pokhara through Lumle, Beni and Birethanti, or Naudanda to Pokhara (32km) either via Sarangkot trail or the highway track, which starts with a twisting 6 km descent into Modi Khola valley.

There are many more if you are willing to take the time to find out and blaze your own trails.