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Nepal's Newest Trekking Trail Was Built to Escape the Road That Ruined Part of the Annapurna Circuit

A community-built, off-road route through Ghandruk, Mohare Danda, Khopra and Mulde Viewpoint is now drawing around 100 trekkers a day — proof the…

By Anjali Shrestha · Jul 19, 2026

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Twenty years ago, the Annapurna Circuit was Nepal's most famous walk. Then a road was blasted straight through one of its most scenic stretches, and trekkers stopped walking that section altogether. Now a new community trail bypasses the road completely — and…

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What this means for trekkers

What this means for you If you've done Poon Hill or Annapurna Base Camp before and want the same foothill scenery without the crowds — or you simply don't have 10–15 days for the full traverse — you can walk individual legs of this exact corridor as…

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