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Roads have crept onto the legendary Annapurna Circuit — so is the classic trek ruined? Not even close. Here's how to walk the best of it in 2026 and…
By Laxman Rawal · Jun 12, 2026
Ask online whether the Annapurna Circuit is "ruined by roads" and you will get a hundred angry opinions. Here is the honest, on-the-ground answer from people who guide it every season: no, it is not ruined — but it is different, and walking it well in 2026…
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Road building since the 2000s has reached deep into both ends of the circuit, so the full old foot-route is gone. But that mostly affects the hot, low approach and the exit down the Kali Gandaki — sections few trekkers mourn. The heart of the trek, from…
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The smart 2026 circuit drives or NATT-trails past the lower road sections to start higher, walks the spectacular Manang-to-Muktinath core in full, and flies out from Jomsom rather than trudging the dusty exit. You keep all the magic — the apple orchards of…
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