The Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) has urged trekkers to exercise caution on the Manaslu Larke Pass trekking route, which has partially reopened following repair work after flood damage, the association said in an advisory reported on Thursday, October 22.
Source: Peoples' Review
Dharche and Chumnubri rural municipalities carried out joint repair and maintenance work on access roads, trekking trails, bridges and teahouse lodges damaged by flooding on the Budhi Gandaki River. Tourism Times reported the Manaslu route was damaged by the October 11 Budhi Gandaki flood.
Source: The Tourism Times
Trekkers can travel by vehicle as far as Machhakhola and then continue on foot towards Jagat, Nyak Phedi and Larke Pass. At Yaru Bagar, where difficulties remain on the regular trail, TAAN has advised using an alternative route that takes approximately 10 minutes.
Langtang, Kyanjin and Gosaikunda: open. Manaslu Larke Pass: partially reopened, proceed with caution. Tsum Valley: closed.
TAAN said the Langtang, Kyanjin and Gosaikunda areas are open for trekking. A Bailey bridge installed at Betrawati, which was damaged in the August 26 Bhotekoshi River flood in Rasuwa, has made two alternative routes available for reaching the Langtang region, via Dhunche or Thulo Syabru, and via Chisapani and Helambu.
The trekking route to the Tsum Valley remains closed following the collapse of a cantilever bridge. Chumnubri Rural Municipality chairperson Nima Lama said repair work on the bridge was underway and the route was expected to reopen within approximately one week.