The Pokhara Loop — the eight days that calibrate the year.

A road most maps don't agree on. A view that pays you back in silence. The route the magazine returns to every season — and the one we send a first traveller to Nepal on, every time.

8 DAYS OCT–APR MODERATE MID-RANGE LOOP FROM KATHMANDU

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— THE STANDING ROUTES —

Routes the magazine returns to.

Annotated by the editors. Tested across seasons. Each one is a starting point — open in Pathfinder to make it yours.

LOOP · 8 DAYS

The Pokhara Loop

Kathmandu → Pokhara → Annapurna foothills → back

OCT–APR · MODERATE

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LINEAR · 10 DAYS

Sultanahmet to the Coast

Istanbul → Selçuk → Antalya coast

Bangkok → Ayutthaya → Sukhothai → back

NOV–FEB · EASY

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LINEAR · 6 DAYS

Chapakot & Back Roads

Pokhara → Chapakot → off-grid trails

OCT–APR · MODERATE

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— FROM THE FIELD · TRIPS —

Just back from the road.

What members are filing this week.

DISPATCH · POKHARA

On the trail above the village — and the question of who showed it to you.

BY ALEX · LAST WEEK

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DISPATCH · POKHARA

A morning at Yeti Bakery, before the light hit.

BY A MEMBER · 2 WEEKS AGO

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DISPATCH · AYUTTHAYA

The temples are quieter in January.

BY A MEMBER · JAN 2025

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The Journal is where the planning lives.

Multi-modal routes, lodging notes, costs, and member tips folded in as you go. Open one of the routes above as a starting point, or build from scratch in Pathfinder.

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