Nepal’s mountain biking trail offers a unique experience of stunning single tracks consisting of flowy single tracks to gnarly tracks that test your technical skills and assault your senses.
Some of the trails are versatile and offer enjoyable single tracks with stunning backdrops of the Himalayas, slowly giving way to switchbacks and rolling green hills.
Here are the top four MTB routes for your next pedal adventure:
Lower Mustang
A course that will indeed assault your senses, the Lower Mustang route takes you on a journey to Nepal’s stunning geography. Ride past an arid desert landscape plunging into the world’s deepest gorge, the Kali Gandaki River, and experience the warm hospitality of the people who live along the route while riding along with the stunning backdrops of the Himalayas. The highest point of this MTB adventure is Muktinath, an important place of pilgrimage for both Hindus and Buddhists.
Upper Mustang
Upper Mustang MTB offers you some of the most breathtaking tracks. It is expensive and worth every cent. Upper Mustang offers you just that if you’re up for a challenging mountain biking journey. Upper Mustang provides spectacular scenery, technical routes, and the welcoming hospitality of the locals, along with some adventure in the mix.
Pikey Peak
Pikey Peak MTB is relatively lesser-known than the other MTB routes in Nepal. This route in the Everest region is also new for trekking. Pikey Peak is set against the backdrop of the stunning mountains of the Everest region and epic routes that descend to pedal-pushing routes where you will need to be prepared to carry your bike on some sections.
Langtang
The classic trekking route nearest to Kathmandu Valley, the Lantang MTB route, gives you unbeatable views. These flowy single tracks pass through rustic villages, terraced fields, pleasant single trails, and switchbacks.
