Short Poonhill Trek Highlights
- Witness a stunning sunrise view over the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri mountain ranges. The early morning hike up to Poon Hill rewards trekkers with a magical sunrise panorama, painting the sky with shades of orange and pink.
- Be greeted with awe-inspiring views of some of the world's highest peaks, including Annapurna I, Annapurna South, Machhapuchhre (Fishtail), and Dhaulagiri. This trek offers an excellent opportunity to experience these majestic mountains up close.
- Pass through several traditional villages inhabited by Gurung and Magar communities. This provides a chance to learn about their unique culture, traditions, and way of life.
- A diverse range of landscapes, from lush rhododendron forests to charming terraced fields.
- It's a short trek that can be completed within 4-5 days. This makes it a perfect option for those with limited time but still want to experience the beauty of the Annapurna region.
- A moderate-level trek, making it suitable for beginners and trekkers of all ages. The trails are well-maintained and easily navigable, with plenty of rest stops along the way.
- Stay in cozy teahouses, which are simple mountain lodges that offer basic accommodation and meals. This provides an opportunity to experience the warmth and hospitality of the local communities.
- Compared to other treks in the region, the Poon Hill Trek is relatively affordable.
- Offers opportunities to spot various species of flora and fauna. Keep your eyes open for colorful Himalayan birds, wild monkeys, and maybe even elusive mountain goats or deer.
Short Poon Hill (Pun Hill) Trek Overview
This Short Poon Hill Trek is intended for people who under a limited time frame fancy to experience trekking in Nepal with the view. This tiny Poon Hill Trek is a small circuit trek that provides you with ample opportunity to enjoy the magnificent Annapurna range and the spectacular landscape. It’s a mini circuit that anyone can achieve within a short period of time since it’s attainable for anyone of any age with an average fitness level.
This short epic trek takes you to the valley inhabited by PUNS and GURUNG, the tribe from the hills in West Nepal who have their own beautiful culture and language. Their belief system has a sweet blend of Buddhism, Hinduism, Shamanism, and their own individual Cult. Despite a short trek, it is not to be undervalued because it has so much to offer to travelers from around the world.
In fact, it is one of the busiest trekking trails as it is a short-distance journey with a breathtaking view. That’s the reason why every year thousands of trekkers both local and international come to visit this place where their expectations are really met.
Short Poon Hill Trek Detail:
Short Poon Hill Trek starts from the second biggest and the most beautiful Lake city of Pokhara. Anyone sincerely falls in love with Pokhara as it spellbinds anyone with its exquisiteness and beauty. You indeed have so much to do in Pokhara including – boating, paragliding, bungee jumping, zip-lining, ultra-light aircraft, kayaking, etc.
Soon we head out on our trek and shortly we get to the beautiful settlement of Ghorepani. Ghorepani is a small yet very lovely town that is located high up on the ridge and has the potential to deliver what it promises.
This small town actually served as a junction for Salt traders during the Salt Trade Era between Tibet-Nepal and India. The name Ghorepani actually is a two-syllable Nepali word where “Ghore” means Horse and “Pani” means Water. Pani is always water in Nepali. The legends say that Ghorepani was an apt place for these traders to stop to feed their horses with water after a hard climb and also a suitable place for Barter Trading.
Hike to Poon Hill (Pun Hill)
The morning excursion to Poon Hill ( 3200 m / 10,498 feet) is very rewarding. Besides the stunning Sunrise it gives you an impressive view of Kali Gandaki (World’s Deepest Gorge), Mt. Dhaulagiri (8167m), Mt. Annapurna I (8091m), Mt. Tukuche (6920m), Mt. Dhampus (6012m), Mt. Nilgiri (6940m), Mt. Annapurna Fang (Bharha Churi) (7647m), Mt. Annapurna South (7219m), Mt. Hiunchuli (6441m), Mt. Gangapurna (7454m), and Mt. Machhapuchhre (Fishtail) (6993m).
So without a doubt, this Short Poon Hill Trek is garnished with natural beauty and genuine elegance nowhere to be found.
Progressively, we walk the most beautiful forested trail of Rhododendron toward Tadapani. Ghorepani area happens to be the world's largest Rhododendron growing area in the world with quite a great number of species. It’s home to ample flora and fauna. Trekking this section into the forest is certainly one of the most fascinating experiences.
Trekkers have given this particular trail as “The Lord of the Rings Trail”, “Magical Forested Trail”, “Mystical Trail” etc. Eventually, we walk to Ghandruk, the biggest settlement of the Gurungs and we further walk the incredible terraced farming land to our transportation and drive to Pokhara.
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