Southern settlements

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Distance: 10.55 mi
Elevation gain: 1,696 ft
Technical difficulty: Easy
Elevation loss: 1,831 ft
Max elevation: 5,279 ft
TrailRank: 36
Min elevation: 4,139 ft
Trail type: One Way

Moving time: 3 hours 41 minutes
Time: 7 hours 25 minutes
Coordinates: 2684
Uploaded: December 24, 2017
Recorded: December 2017

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near Kirtipur, Central Region (Nepal)

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A day trip to the Newar towns and villages in the southwest corner of the valley.

Starting with a short drive to explore the historic town of Kirtipur, we hike through the beautiful cultivated countryside and scattered settlements of Panga. We ascend to Bosan ridge - the highest point on our hike (1,609 m) and also a famed vantage point with beautiful views of Kathmandu Valley and northern Himalayan range. After a picnic lunch, we hike through the predominantly Tamang village and the Hattiban forest and then cross the Bagmati river – close to where it drains the entire Kathmandu valley – on a suspension footbridge to arrive at the medieval Newar sister towns of Khokana and Bungamati. Khokana is renowned for its mustard-oil presses and Bungamati has traditionally been a woodcarver’s town. From here we drive back to Kathmandu, arriving late afternoon.

Southern Settlements is quite simply the best day out in Kathmandu!

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