Langtang, Helambu, Gosainkund:- Stitching it all together??

If you want you can start with Tamang Heritage, then Langtang by the upper trail through Sherpagaon, then Gosainkund, then Helambu to Sermathang and Melanchigaon.
Possibly you can hire a tent for one night in Kianjin, to go as far as the Morimoto BC above Langisa.
It will be the same average prices as Everest from Jiri.

Thank you willemspie!

As always, super helpful on these boards :)

Cheers.

I did the Langtang and Gosainkund and walk out towards Ktm in about 10-11 days last September 2017 and toward the Ktm end where it got quite tame and uneventful so bailed out a day early cross country to the nearest bus at Chanaute to 6 hour horrendous and hopelessly crowded bus.

I think a lot of people like me don’t realise at the bottom of the Syabrubesi town bridge there is a high route from via Sherpagon although it is on the map as the lower route looks so easy and inviting and follows the river valley. On the standard tourist trek map the lower route looks like a minor track but it is well serviced by lodges all the way up and is very pretty in the white water rapids and dense forrest. On that route it is about 2 & 1/2 days to Kyanjin town at 3600m where you check into a hotel by lunch time, decide to do the 2-3 hour hike up same day or next to the nearest viewing peak Kyanjin Ri at 4200m, then back down to hotel. There are several day walk options from Kyanjin, one towards the base and glacial moraine area of Mt Langtang Lirung (7200m), the other an 8 hour return day walk to 5200m viewing peak (kola gala?).

In summary:
Days-
1. Syabrubesi to Lama Hotel town
2. LH to Langtang or Mundu or push through another 2-3 hours to Kyanjin
3. Langtang or Mundu to Kyanjin arriving lunch time, then 2-3 hours up Kyanjin Ri, however best to rest and acclimate at 3600m but you may still be acclimated from EBC
4. Kyanjin to base of Langtang Ri 4-5 hours up west valley moraine or
5. Kola Yala 8 hour day walk to east valley
6. Return down Langtang Valley to crossover to Gosainkund lakes trek. Should be able to get to Lama Hotel town in one day. Alternate route is the left side of Langtang Valley recommended in posts by others, which pops you out near Lama Hotel town from opposite side of river across metal bridge.
7. Lama Hotel town to Bamboo, 1 hour down to an obscure looking slightly overgrown ramp at left of trail by around 2pm, which is infact the correct rail but is overgrown and will eventually be shorter to Thulo Syabru town, but via very steep and lonely route. Alternatively, most people just keep heading down very near Syabrubesi to other side of river and follow lower trail then up very steep route to Thulo Syabru. It’s a very long demanding day, carry extra water.
Alternatively, you can skip the Bamboo to Thulo Syabru section by getting transport from Syabrubesi to Dhunche and start from there to Chandanbari and up to Gosainkund.
8. Thulo Syabru to Laurebina or to Chandanbari/Singh Gompa (well worth it to stay in best fancy lodges on the trip)
9. Chandanbari or Laurebina to Gosainkund at 4200m lakes
10. Gosainkund over the 4600m pass towards rest of journey either ending up in outskirts of Ktm or turning right to complete the Helambu section at some point, which I know little of. Perhaps add another 3-5 days for either route to finish.

There are lots of trekking tour online itinerary route schedules that you can google for ideas.

Thanks ali021,

I was waiting for you to reply to my post :)
Good write up!

Do you agree with willemspie re costs?
Any idea which telco provides the best service for this region?

Cost about the same.

Don’t know about best Telco as I used a one from my home country that wasn’t so good.

When I researched my trip it wasn’t easy to find a clear itinerary and useful details so relied on online tour brochures and mostly sorted it out along the way.

I think it’s best to follow the high route via Sherpagon so that you don’t cover the same ground on return and it may take another half day or less perhaps.

This is my actual itinerary from the first time I did LGH: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/permalink/topic/2054804

I did LGH again in Nov 2012, Langtang valley in Dec 2014 - Jan 2015, and L valley and Gosainkunda in Dec 2017 - Jan 2018.

LGH 2 we went down the west side of H.

L3 we had heavy snow - I gave up (unusual for me) trying to get to G that time - we went back to my guides' village which is south of that area, and stayed there a few more nights (I have stayed many times their village).

L4 we had no snow or rain at all - a first for me on a trek in Nepal (I think). We had intended to do H, but ended up deciding to take a trail that is very little used by trekkers to go from G to my guides' village - this was a trail going west from G, that is mainly used in the summer by pilgrims heading up to, and presumably back from, the sacred sites at G. Lots of evidence of leopards on that trail - some of it very fresh - my main guide has excellent eyes and interpretation of that sort of thing.

I will have to try and get round to posting up at least one more of my actual itineraries.

In 2018 some people who had trekked up to G and L from H, were saying that the roads on the west side of H are now a bit of problem - how much so I don't know, not having been there since 2012.

For L times 1, 3 and 4 we walked in via Brabal - but time 4 they had bulldozed much of the route so trucks could get in with building materials following the 2015 earthquakes (which devastated the area). This spoilt the walk in for me - if I was doing it again, I would (as my main guide and his uncle advised) walk in via the high route which goes through Sherpagaon - we had a look at that route from just above Thulo Syabru.

I really like the combination that LGH offers.

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