Pikey Peak Trek

Difficulty: Easy to moderate
Duration: Eight days
Max elevation: 4,065 metres
Accommodation: Tea house/trekking lodges
Start/end point: Dhap to Phaplu

This newly opened route in the Everest (Khumbu) region leads to Pikey Peak, which was regarded by Sir Edmund Hilary to offer the very best view of Mt Everest. Despite this claim to fame, Pikey Peak is hardly-known on the mainstream trekking circuit, drawing a fraction of the visitors who trek out to Everest Base Camp (from which you can't even see the famous mountain!)

It's also an easy and relatively short trek for the Everest region, so I often recommend this one to guests who are keen on seeing Everest, but either don't have the time or the confidence to do one of the more challenging Everest treks.

At a glance

Destinations

Khumbu (Everest) Region

Activity

Adventure, Backpacking, Hiking & Trekking, Active, Walking, Nature & Wildlife, Culture, Responsible Travel, Slow Travel, Solo Travel

Physical Level

Easy

Duration

8 days

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Stuart Butler

I clearly remember the day, thirty years ago, when walking down the street during my first visit to Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, I looked up at the clouds towering above the northern end of the city and it suddenly hit me that they weren’t clouds at all but were the snow-capped peaks of the mighty Himalaya. A week later, and after three long days of walking, I stood within a giant amphitheatre of rock and ice, totally enveloped by those same mountains.

Raj Kumar Khadka

Raj is the founder of Green Society Adventure, a specialist in Nepal treks and mountaineering expeditions. Raj has over 16 years' experience in the Nepal trekking industry, organising itineraries to some of the country's most fascinating corners and lesser-visited hidden gems.