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Nepal, Trekking around Annapurna - the Manang side NATT trail No. 31: Manang to Khangsar (3745 m)**
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Khangsar is definitively one of the jewels of the upper Manang valley. And the good thing is that it is nearly on the direct way to the Thorong la. Instead of staying two nights in Manang you can go instead for one night to Khangsar or the new lodge on the way to Tilicho Lake and then continue to Thorong la. This will be even a better acclimatization to the altitude and you will come closer to the breathtaking rock wall of the “Grande Barriere” it will take you around 2 hours from Manang to Khangsar. On the trail to Tilicho Base camp there is a new lodge in Shrfee Kharka called Tilicho lodge at Shree Kharka. This is not the Tilicho Base Camp lodge which is much further. But from this lodge you can already nearly kiss the Grande Barriere so it is an outstanding experience. From this lodge there is a rather flat trail leading over old Khangsar to the Manang valley viewpoint and then to Yakkharka. If you stayed one night in Khangsar or even better in the new Tilicho lodge in Shree Kharkayou can continue the next day without problem till Churi Lethar. There are now a few standard lodges in Khangsar.
The Khangsar valley Natt trail 31: If you are heading to Thorong La there are various combinations possible: Day one:
Day two:
Day 3: Tilicho base camp lodge - Tilicho lake*** TBC-lodge Day 4: TBC- new Shree Kharka lodge- Viewpoint**- Yak Kharka
Khangsar in 1999
above Khangsar we saw a few blue sheps you can climb up the hill directly at the end of the village and join the upper trail going to the viewpoint and then to Yakkharka. Bu tfar nicer would be to continue to the Gompa and then to the Tilicho lodge ain Shree Kharka.
Going from Khangsar to the Tilicho Lodge in Shree Kharka
Tara gompa
Nearly kissing the Grande barriere. Even when you dont have the time to go to Tilicho lake, The view from teh Gompa are so breathtaking that you will never forget them.!
The lama who started to take care of the Gompa (photo in 1998)
For many years the tara Gompa was neglected. But in the 90ies a monk from Khangsar started to take care. now it is agian lively and you might even can ask fo ra butter tea. With the help o fvillagesrs a huge new stupe was build. Tare Gompa with the breattaking Mountain views is a magic place on the AC.
Just a little bit further you will find the tilicho lodge in Sheree Kharka which was built in 2007. Enjoy the perfect view on the Grande Barriere. This lodge is the perfect starting point to continue to the tilicho base Camp. The reason is, that the trail is only safe in the morning, from mid day on you have a higly risk of rockfall. The other possibility is to go from here to Yakkharka or churi Lethar on the way to Thorong La. Going from Sheree Kharka to Yakkarka just a little bit below the Lodge a trail will branch of the main trail from Khangsar.
This trail continues nearly on the same altitude so that you will have not so much to climb. After a nice walk you will first come to the houses of Old Khangsar, which are only inhabited in summer. But this village offers stunning views on the Annapurna range with Gangapurna, glacier Dome and again the marvelous Grande Barriere.
Continuing you will first come to the meadows above Khangsar with some herders houses and then to an fantastic viewpoint overlooking the Manang valley and the valley leading to Thorung la.
The awsome viewpoint above the Manang valley
View in direction north with the khatung khang which is one of the mountains forming the Thorung La
View into the into upper Manang valley. What a fantastic viewpointT In the Backround you can see Kanguru. Going from the to Yakkharka The trail starts below the viewpoint, so that you have to look rather on the right side to find it. Then the trail descends gradually along the hill side. On the bottom of the valley cross the little Thorong river o a bridge and join the main trail going up to Thorong Phedi. If you had taken the upper trail through Gyaru and Ngawal and stayed one night in Khangsar or Sheree Kharka you can continue till Thorong Phedi, as you acclimatization is already pretty good. i prefer to stop in Churi Lethar and then walk the next day to high camp. Like this, i can totally enjoy crossing Thorong la without any problem.
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