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6–8 days

Khopra Ridge

A high grassy ridge west of the ABC trail, looking at Dhaulagiri. Community lodges. Fewer people. A week, give or take.

Khopra is a high open ridge west of the Annapurna Sanctuary trail. You walk through forest and pasture to a grassy shoulder around 3,660 m with Dhaulagiri in the face and Annapurna South along the wall. The lodges sit on that ridge. It feels farther from the jeep road than Poon Hill, and you meet fewer people.

Khayar (Khayar) Lake is an optional extra day above the lodge — a hard, high walk, not a village, and not a place you sleep. Treat it as a side trip or skip it.

Days
6–8 days
Beds
Community · Community lodges on the ridge (Khopra, Chistibung). Thinner than Poon Hill. Khayar Lake is a hard extra day, not a lodge.
Start
Often via Ghorepani or Kimche / Swanta
High point
3,660 m

Usual nights

One common outline. Villages and camps shift with the road and the season.

  1. Ghorepani or Swanta Teahouses or community lodge
  2. Chistibung A couple of basic lodges
  3. Khopra Danda Community lodge on the ridge

Six to eight days depending on whether you come via Ghorepani and whether you add the lake. Community lodges at Chistibung and Khopra; do not expect ABC density. ACAP. Snow and cloud shut the ridge in winter and monsoon more often than the lower trails.

Days are a usual range, not a promise. Jeeps, snow, and your pace change them. Permits and guide rules change — ask in Pokhara before you go.

Other walks

All treks
Teahouse Australian Camp & Dhampus 2,060 m 1–2 days Village Ghandruk 2,012 m 2–3 days Community Tangting / Krapu Danda 3,090 m 2 days Community Panchase 2,517 m 2–3 days