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This blog details hiking times between the settlements on the Kanchenjunga Circuit trek. Click here to read my other blogs about the Kanchenjunga trek.
Contents
1. Introduction
These hiking times for the Kanchenjunga trek exclude stops at tea houses for drinks and lunch. The Australians' times were quite fast even though they were in their mid 60's. The Indians consisted of a small group. They were slower but I know the leader was a keen photographer.
I have recorded these times mainly to assist trekkers with the planning of their Kanchenjunga trek. I certainly found information on trekking times very useful when planning my trek. It also helps when deciding whether to hike a bit further at the end of the day.
Trekking isn't a race although I kept on meeting one French trekker who seemed to think so. He was always asking how long everyone had taken and was proud of his speed.
Quite often you can only hike so far in the day on the Kanchenjunga trek due to altitude acclimatisation and the distance to the next tea house. By walking fast you just reach your destination quicker and end up spending more time at a tea house.
I am not a particularly fast trekker but I could have walked faster than the times shown for me. I wasn't very fit due to spraining my ankle prior to the trek. I also followed my guide and sometimes he walked slower than I needed. I wasn't in a rush and was happy to enjoy the fantastic scenery on the Kanchenjunga Circuit trek.
If you want to do the Kanchenjunga trek quickly it is possible to do it in 8 days from Taplejung! A trekker posted details of this on the Tripadvisor forum.
2. Hiking Times on the Kanchenjunga Trek
DAY | FROM | TO | MY TIME | AUSSIES' TIME | INDIANS' TIME | AVG TIME |
1 | Taplejung | Mitlung | 3 h 15 m | 3 h 15 m | ||
1 | Mitlung | Sinwa | 1 h 45 m | 1 h 45 m | 1 h 45 m | |
1 | Sinwa | Chirwa | 2 h 45 m | 3 h 15 | 3 h | |
2 | Chirwa | Tapletok | 1 h 15 m | 1 h 15 m | ||
2 | Tapletok | Ranipur | 2 h | 1 h 50 m | 1 h 55 m | |
2 | Ranipur | Sukethum | 1 h | 55 m | 1 h | |
2 | Sukethum | Itahari | 30 m | 35 m | 30 m | |
3 | Itahari | Lama Tar | 1 h 30 m | 2 h 5 m | 1 h 45 m | |
3 | Lamar Tar | Amjilosa | 2 h 20 m | 2 h 30 m | 2 h 25 | |
3 | Amjilosa | Thangyam | 2 h | 2 h 30 m | 2 h 15 m | |
4 | Thangyam | Gyabla | 1 h 50 m | 2 h 20 m | 2 h 5 m | |
4 | Gyabla | Phale | 3 h 45 m | 2 h 50 m | 3 h 45 m | 3 h 30 m |
5 | Phale | Ghunsa | 1 h 15 m | 1 h | 1 h 30 m | 1 h 15 m |
7 | Ghunsa | Khambachen | 6 h | 5 h | 6 h | 5 h 40 m |
9 | Khambachen | Ramtang | 3 h | 3 h 30 m | 3 h 15 m | |
9 | Ramtang | Lhonak | 1 h 40 m | 2 h | 1 h 50 m | |
11 | Lhonak | Tea Shop | 2 h 50 m | 2 h 50 m | ||
11 | Tea Shop | Pangpema | 1 h 40 m | 1 h 40 m | ||
11 | Pangpema | Lhonak | 3 h 15 m | 2 h 40 m | 3 h 30 m | 3 h 10 m |
12 | Lhonak | Ramtang | 1 h 10 m | 1 h 8 m | 1 h 10 m | |
12 | Ramtang | Khambachen | 2 h 15 m | 2 h 15 m | 2 h 15 m | |
12 | Khambachen | Ghunsa | 3 h 30 m | 3 h 30 m | 3 h 30 m | 3 h 30 m |
13 | Ghunsa | Viewpoint Tea Shop | 3 h | 3 h | ||
13 | Viewpoint Tea Shop | Selele High Camp | 1 h 45 m | 1 h 45 m | ||
14 | Selele High Camp | Tseram | 7 h | 5 h 15m | 6 h 10 m | |
15 | Tseram | Ramche | 3 h 30 m | 3 h | 3 h 15 m | |
15 | Ramche | Oktang Viewpoint | 1 h 20 m | 1 h 30 m | 1 h 25 m | |
15 | Oktang Viewpoint | Ramche | 1 hr | 1 h | ||
16 | Ramche | Tseram | 2 h 20 m | 2 h 20 m | ||
16 | Tseram | Tortong | 3 h 30 m | 3 h | 3 h 15 m | |
17 | Tortong | Kengsra | 4 h 50 m | 4 h 50 m | ||
18 | Kengsra | Hellok | 2 h 35 m | 2 h 35 m | ||
18 | Hellok | Ranipur | 30 m | 30 m | ||
3. Map of the Kanchenjunga Trek
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