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Is the Panchase Trek Affected by the 2026 Nepal Floods?

No — Panchase is a short forested ridge right beside Pokhara in the Annapurna foothills, far from the Rasuwa flood, and it is open. Here is the…

By Bishnu Adhikari · Aug 29, 2026

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📍 Developing story — live updates The 2026 Nepal floods are a nationwide, still-developing emergency and the figures are rising. For the latest verified death toll, missing and rescued numbers and region-by-region trek status, follow our continuously updated…

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Why the Pokhara foothills are a world away from Rasuwa

Nepal's trekking regions are separated by great ranges and drained by rivers that never meet in the mountains. The 26 August flood came down the Bhote Koshi out of Tibet into Rasuwa, hitting Timure and Syabrubesi hardest according to reporting collated by…

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The Panchase trek, stage by stage

Here is the whole short trek, checked stage by stage against the flood zone. The trek uses the ACAP permit plus the TIMS card , both issued in Pokhara or Kathmandu — not in Rasuwa, and not affected by the flood. Nepal's permit desks are open and processing as…

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How we run Panchase this autumn

Panchase is the trek I reach for when someone has only two or three spare days in Pokhara and wants real forest and a real mountain view without going high. Autumn makes it easy: the trails dry, the leeches disappear, and the ridge clears to a long line of…

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What you can book for autumn

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Panchase departures running normally this autumn

This is the exact trip we are running right now, priced from the per-person rate a small group pays: Panchase Trek — 4 days · from US$420 per person in a group of eight (US$590 solo). A short forested ridge trek from Pokhara with a full Annapurna view…

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