Khopra Ridge Trekking Itinerary with cost details 2025

Khopra Ridge Trekking Itinerary with cost details 2025 Overview

The Khopra Danda trek (also known as the Kopra Ridge trek) is a great alternative to the more popular (and more crowded) Ghorepani trek, taking you higher still to another great viewpoint of the Annapurna’s
If you’re looking for the perfect week-long trek, a little off-the-beaten path and with great views, this trek is a great choice. It combines the best of what Nepal has to offer: amazing mountain views, pastoral villages, and rice fields layered on top of each other, descending down into the valley. The best part is that so few people know about it.
The route follows a local trail that takes you down into the valley north of Ghorepani, before climbing up another ridge, known as “Khopra Ridge”. Without a doubt, one of the best short treks in Nepal.

Route Description 2025

The route follows the same trail to Ghorepani, but then dips down into the valley before climbing back up again to a ridge (Khopra Danda) north of Poon Hill. This takes about a day, unless you want to break it up into two days and stay at a tea house in the village Swanta. Atop the ridge, you’ll find a single tea house run by a caretaker that comes up each day from the villages below.
During this trek  we brought a tent and camped on a small outcrop just up the ridge from the tea house. The views were superb, both at sunset and sunrise, when the valley filled with clouds below us with Dhaulagiri towering clear above. In the evenings, local yak herds are brought to overnight and graze on the slopes just below us.
From Khopra Danda, it takes a day to reach Tatopani where you can catch a bus back to Pokhara (you’ll have to switch in a nearby town on the way). As you descend back down into the valley, you’ll pass through villages and terraces and can stop for lunch or even spend an extra night in one of village tea houses. At Tatopani, you’ll find a built up hot spring open to the public

How long is the Khopra Ridge trek?

The Khopra Ridge trek covers a distance of almost 70 km over 8/9 days of trekking. You cover an average of 8 km a day, which is a moderate distance. You usually reach your stay for the day by early evening. .

However, what makes the trek challenging is the altitude gain and loss of over 10,000 ft. You start the trek at 6,600 ft and climb to a highest altitude of 15,709 ft. This requires the trekker to have good endurance.

Can we trek solo to Khopra Ridge trek?

Khopra Ridge is a tea house trek. The trail to Khopra ridge is also very prominent, although one needs to be careful about diversions to other villages on the way. We also have a GPX file that you can use to attempt the trek on your own.

However, there are inherent risks associated with trekking to altitudes in excess of 15,000 ft. Substantial experience of mounting Himalayan treks on your own and being successful is very important. You also need to be confident of taking care of any medical emergency by your own self need more confidence too .

We would recommend joining one of our teams going to Khopra Ridge if you have the required fitness. You’ll have a good experience with a group of experienced and fit trekkers during a trek