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Day 4

Thu 24 Sep 2026 · trip day 7 · itinerary PDF

From the itinerary

Start
2,630 m
Finish
2,170 m
Time
5–6 h

Forest trails, ridgeline walking and long descents into river valleys before climbing again toward Chhomrong.

Descending through forest and over suspension bridges you pass small Gurung villages surrounded by terraced farmland and stone houses; the route then climbs steadily to Chhomrong, the gateway to the Annapurna Sanctuary.

Perched above the valley, Chhomrong has fine views toward Machhapuchhre and is one of the largest settlements on the route.

Tip: The repeated descents and climbs can feel surprisingly tiring — pacing yourself is key today.
Note for the revised itinerary: Day 5 now returns down the Modi Khola to Landruk, so Option C — which finishes by climbing from Jhinu Danda to Chhomrong — is partly retraced tomorrow morning.

Route

Three candidate lines for this day — the itinerary text (ridgeline, long descent, suspension bridges, Gurung villages) fits Options B and C better than A; all are provided.

Option A — direct via Chuile — Tadapani to Chhomrong

The shortest line: north-east from Tadapani to Chuile, across the upper Kimrong Khola and over Chomrong Pass. Less ridge walking than the itinerary text describes.

Download GPX Tadapani → Chuile → Chhomrong

Computed from the track (OSM routing, Copernicus GLO-30 elevations, 20 m hysteresis for gain/loss):

Distance
9.4 km
Gain
+500 m
Loss
−1180 m
Start
2688 m
Finish
2000 m
High point
2689 m

Elevation profile

1,7502,0002,2502,5002,75002468km TadapaniChuileChhomrong

Maps

NP107 Annapurna map, route in red, villages in blue.
NP107 Annapurna map, route in red, villages in blue. Full-resolution GeoTIFF: trek/maps/day04_np107.tif
1:50,000 topographic sheets (Survey Dept. of Nepal / FINNMAP), route in red.
1:50,000 topographic sheets (Survey Dept. of Nepal / FINNMAP), route in red. Full-resolution GeoTIFF: trek/maps/day04_topo.tif

Option B — Komrong Danda ridge — Tadapani to Chhomrong via Komrong Danda

East from Tadapani along the crest of the Komrong Danda, a long descent through Melache to the Kimrong Khola bridge, then up through Kimrong to Chomrong Pass and Chhomrong. This fits the PDF's "ridgeline walking and long descents into river valleys" better.

Download GPX Tadapani → Komrong Danda → Kimrong Khola → Chhomrong

Computed from the track (OSM routing, Copernicus GLO-30 elevations, 20 m hysteresis for gain/loss):

Distance
11.0 km
Gain
+600 m
Loss
−1290 m
Start
2688 m
Finish
2000 m
High point
2691 m

Elevation profile

1,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,7500246810km TadapaniKomrong DandaKimrong KholaChhomrong

Maps

NP107 Annapurna map, route in red, villages in blue.
NP107 Annapurna map, route in red, villages in blue. Full-resolution GeoTIFF: trek/maps/day04b_np107.tif
1:50,000 topographic sheets (Survey Dept. of Nepal / FINNMAP), route in red.
1:50,000 topographic sheets (Survey Dept. of Nepal / FINNMAP), route in red. Full-resolution GeoTIFF: trek/maps/day04b_topo.tif

Option C — full ridge to Samrung — Tadapani to Chhomrong via Komrong Danda and Samrung

Stays on the Komrong Danda crest past Kot Dada to Uri, then a long descent to Samrung, across the Kimrong Khola suspension bridge near its confluence with the Modi Khola, and up through Jhinu Danda and Taulun to Chhomrong. Longest descent and the most villages of the three.

Download GPX Tadapani → Komrong Danda → Uri → Samrung → Jhinu Danda → Chhomrong

Computed from the track (OSM routing, Copernicus GLO-30 elevations, 20 m hysteresis for gain/loss):

Distance
11.0 km
Gain
+730 m
Loss
−1420 m
Start
2688 m
Finish
2000 m
High point
2691 m

Elevation profile

1,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,7500246810km TadapaniKomrong DandaUriSamrungJhinu DandaChhomrong

Maps

NP107 Annapurna map, route in red, villages in blue.
NP107 Annapurna map, route in red, villages in blue. Full-resolution GeoTIFF: trek/maps/day04c_np107.tif
1:50,000 topographic sheets (Survey Dept. of Nepal / FINNMAP), route in red.
1:50,000 topographic sheets (Survey Dept. of Nepal / FINNMAP), route in red. Full-resolution GeoTIFF: trek/maps/day04c_topo.tif
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