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  • Snow peaks and moraine on the Goecha La route in West Sikkim

    Sikkim, India

    Goecha La

    The classic Sikkim route to a viewpoint beneath Kanchenjunga's south-east face, via Dzongri.

    StartPeak 4,940 mEnd
    Days
    11
    Distance
    90 km
    Ascent
    3,100 m
    Grade
    Challenging
    Season
    Apr–May, Oct–Nov
  • A trekker hauling a sled along the frozen Zanskar river gorge

    Ladakh, India

    Chadar, the frozen Zanskar

    Season suspended

    Walking the frozen Zanskar river gorge in deep winter. Almost no ascent, and one of the hardest treks in India, but suspended for the 2026 season.

    StartPeak 3,390 mEnd
    Days
    9
    Distance
    62 km
    Ascent
    620 m
    Grade
    Challenging
    Season
    Jan–Feb
  • A living root bridge over boulders on the walk to Nongriat

    Meghalaya, India

    Nongriat double-decker

    Roughly 3,000 steps down to the stacked living root bridges at Nongriat, and the same back up.

    StartPeak 1,430 mEnd
    Days
    3
    Distance
    18 km
    Ascent
    980 m
    Grade
    Moderate
    Season
    Oct–Mar
  • The turquoise water of Chandratal lake below Himalayan ridges

    Himachal Pradesh, India

    Kunzum – Chandratal

    Over the 4,590 m Kunzum La to the crescent lake at Chandratal, with Spiti's monasteries on the way in.

    StartPeak 4,590 mEnd
    Days
    6
    Distance
    48 km
    Ascent
    1,850 m
    Grade
    Moderate
    Season
    Jun–Sep

  • Suðurland, Iceland

    Fimmvörðuháls

    Skógar to Þórsmörk, passing between the two craters created by the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption.

    StartPeak 1,100 mEnd
    Days
    2
    Distance
    25 km
    Ascent
    1,000 m
    Grade
    Moderate
    Season
    Jun–Sep

  • Andhra Pradesh, India

    Araku coffee ridge

    A gentle two-day ridge walk through Eastern Ghats coffee estates, with a night in a growers' village.

    StartPeak 1,180 mEnd
    Days
    2
    Distance
    14 km
    Ascent
    420 m
    Grade
    Easy
    Season
    Oct–Feb

  • Karnataka, India

    Netravathi peak

    A 1,520 m grassland summit inside Kudremukh national park, walked as a day trek. Around 13 km, five to six hours, capped at 300 permits a day, with a compulsory guide and jeep on top of the entry fee. One of the few Indian treks where the monsoon is the season rather than the closure.

    StartPeak 1,520 mEnd
    Days
    1
    Distance
    13 km
    Ascent
    580 m
    Grade
    Moderate
    Season
    Jun–Feb
  • A snow trail through pines on the Kedarkantha ascent, Himalayan peaks behind

    Uttarakhand, India

    Kedarkantha

    India's most-walked winter summit. A 3,810 m peak inside Govind wildlife sanctuary, reachable by beginners in six days.

    StartPeak 3,810 mEnd
    Days
    6
    Distance
    20 km
    Ascent
    1,840 m
    Grade
    Easy
    Season
    Dec–Apr
  • A trekker on the trail into the arid Lahaul side of Hampta Pass

    Himachal Pradesh, India

    Hampta Pass

    A crossing, not a there-and-back: green Kullu on one side, the bare Lahaul desert on the other, over a 4,287 m pass.

    StartPeak 4,287 mEnd
    Days
    5
    Distance
    26 km
    Ascent
    1,600 m
    Grade
    Moderate
    Season
    Jun–Sep
  • The green hanging valley of the Valley of Flowers national park

    Uttarakhand, India

    Valley of Flowers

    A UNESCO World Heritage valley that blooms only in the monsoon. Roughly 300 flowering species, and a park that opens 1 June and closes in October.

    StartPeak 4,329 mEnd
    Days
    6
    Distance
    38 km
    Ascent
    2,500 m
    Grade
    Moderate
    Season
    Jul–Sep