06 Bayeli
A 16-day Trek in the Annapurna region of Nepal .. covering Mohare-Danda, Khopra-Danda, Muldhai, Macchepuchare-BC (MBC) and Annapurna-BC (ABC)
Day-06 Trek from Khopra Danda to Bayeli (via the High Trail route)
After 4 Hours walk we pass some prayer flags, asking us to rest a bit and enjoy the view ... distant Khopra Ridge and Dhaulagiri range at 12:25PM ,10 DEC 2016
Day-06 (10th Dec) Trek from Khopra Danda to Bayeli
We left Khopra at 8:30AM with planned intention to take the High Route to Bayeli. A Nepali guide at Khopra Lodge last night said he came that way yesterday and the Route is Ok and safe to go. Nirmal too suggested to try save going down all the way and then climbing up again. It would save 3-4 Hours. So we did that.
The trail was OK except for 2-3 spots where steep descents were needed with some hand holding. Even then it was long and tiring walk. It was high traverse all along on a curving route where the Khopra ridge and the Bayeli lodge diametrically opposite was more or less visible always. At a few difficult stages I even felt we should have taken the safer lower Route! Towards the end we crossed some forests with up and downs over side ridges.
Around noon the trail contours a turn and we could see Chistibang GH (Blue spot) way below on opposite valley side - click to enlarge and see that GH
Looking back towards Khopra the way we came after 90 Minutes walk
At 11:15AM we passed a shepard's hut ..still a long way to bayeli
GE Image of the High Trail from Khopra to Bayeli (in Pink) - Click to Enlarge
Bayeli is still far away ... its the upper house you see way ahead (12-10PM)
We reached Bayeli Lodge at 1:30PM. Lodge was basic but decent and the location spectacular overlooking a huge bowl of a Valley all the way to Khopra Danda. We ordered a Dal-Bhat for lunch and enjoyed that in the outside picnic-table and bench.Awesome view of Dhaulagiri range. Initially this was just to be Lunch stop. But looking at the view I decided to stay here for the night!
Bayeli GH (1-30PM). It took us 5.5Hrs, saving 3+ Hrs if we had come via Chistibang
Day-Wise Trek Diaries in sub-pages below:
What a view from Bayeli-GH front yard
The Bayeli front yard with the Benches where we had our lunch
Trek Itinerary :
Date ------> Day-# From Place (via) To Place (Walking Hours)
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05-Dec-2016 Day-01 Nayapul - Puranogaon - Lespar (8Hrs)
06-Dec-2016 Day-02 Lespar - Nangi (6Hrs)
07-Dec-2016 Day-03 Nangi - Mohare Danda (6Hrs)
08-Dec-2016 Day-04 Mohare - Phulbari - Phalate - Swanta (6Hrs)
09-Dec-2016 Day-05 Swanta - Chistibang - Khopra Danda (7Hrs)
10-Dec-2016 Day-06 Khopra -via UpperTrail - Bayeli (5Hrs)
11-Dec-2016 Day-07 Bayeli - Dobato - Muldhai - Isharu - Tadapani (7Hrs)
12-Dec-2016 Day-08 Tadapani - Chiule - Chomrung (5Hrs)
13-Dec-2016 Day-09 Chomrung - Sinuwa - Bamboo - Dovan (6Hrs)
14-Dec-2016 Day-10 Dovan - Himalaya - Deorali (3Hrs)
15-Dec-2016 Day-11 Deorali - MBC - ABC (4.5Hrs)
16-Dec-2016 Day-12 ABC - MBC - Deorali - Dovan (4.5Hrs)
17-Dec-2016 Day-13 Dovan - Sinuwa - Chomrung (6Hrs)
18-Dec-2016 Day-14 Chomrung - JhinuDanda - NewBridge - Landruk (5Hrs)
19-Dec-2016 Day-15 Landruk - Tolga - Pitam Deorali - Pothana (4Hrs)
20-Dec-2016 Day-16 Pothana - Australian Camp - Kande (2Hrs)
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Total Trek Hours = 84 Hrs and Distance (guesstimate) = 210KMs