Gorkha
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 2.76 mi
- Elevation gain
- 994 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 994 ft
- Max elevation
- 4,517 ft
- TrailRank
- 31
- Min elevation
- 3,341 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- one hour 46 minutes
- Time
- 2 hours 56 minutes
- Coordinates
- 796
- Uploaded
- May 1, 2023
- Recorded
- May 2023
near Dharapani, Gandaki Pradesh (Nepal)
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Itinerary description
Loop hike from Gorkha to the Gorkha Palace an and back.
Hike is easy. There are stairs all the way to the temple. For large part also a handrail.
It was first home for me at altitude above 1k in years and also with extre few kg if belly I grew under lockdowns... So I was quite disappointed with my performance.
Steps are little bit high around 200mm so take bit of tall on knees but nothing dramatic.
Weather was not great. Drizzling on and off through the whole time.
No views on top as well, due to overcast.
The building of palace is nicely located with views in few directions but the experience is limited to visiting courtyard only.
The palace is actually damaged and under renovation so can't enter that part of the complex. Hindu temple which is other half is open, but only Hindu can enter the interior of the building itself.
There is a cave on the south wall but was also closed.
All in all it was kind of open, but not much to see other than architecture from outside and views. The main attraction to me were the pigeons and monkeys.
I lingered around the courtyard. Took few pictures of monkeys and started to walked down.
This pigeons apparently are so accustomed to people they don't run away and let people catch them. I saw visitors catching them and taking photos with pigeons in hands. No one charges money for such photo if you not afraid just snatch a pigeon and have a friend take a photo. There is no place to wash hands so being wet swipes perhaps.
Hike is easy. There are stairs all the way to the temple. For large part also a handrail.
It was first home for me at altitude above 1k in years and also with extre few kg if belly I grew under lockdowns... So I was quite disappointed with my performance.
Steps are little bit high around 200mm so take bit of tall on knees but nothing dramatic.
Weather was not great. Drizzling on and off through the whole time.
No views on top as well, due to overcast.
The building of palace is nicely located with views in few directions but the experience is limited to visiting courtyard only.
The palace is actually damaged and under renovation so can't enter that part of the complex. Hindu temple which is other half is open, but only Hindu can enter the interior of the building itself.
There is a cave on the south wall but was also closed.
All in all it was kind of open, but not much to see other than architecture from outside and views. The main attraction to me were the pigeons and monkeys.
I lingered around the courtyard. Took few pictures of monkeys and started to walked down.
This pigeons apparently are so accustomed to people they don't run away and let people catch them. I saw visitors catching them and taking photos with pigeons in hands. No one charges money for such photo if you not afraid just snatch a pigeon and have a friend take a photo. There is no place to wash hands so being wet swipes perhaps.
Waypoints
Archaeological site
3,542 ft
Panorama
Mountain hut
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