Heli Biking Pikey Peak

Upon you arrival in Nepal a member of the Himalayan Single Track team will collect you from the airport and transfer you to the Hotel. In the evening we have a meet and greet with the guide to do the final checking for the trip and enjoy a traditional Nepalese dinner.

Head to Nagarkot, without a doubt, Nagarkot is the best place to ride Enduro inside the Kathmandu Valley. The trails vary in difficulty and distance, but they are all fun. The tour includes a full-day shuttle, for as much single-track fun as you can handle. The trails run through the jungle and rural rice fields and villages and boast stunning views of the Himalayas. Trail rating would be blue and black, the rider needs some decent skills to enjoy these trails

From Kathmandu Airport we load up the bikes and gear and Heli all the way to the top of Pikey Peak. Sit back and enjoy the views along the way. Once on top of the peak, the views of the Everest Himalaya are incredible! Even Sir Edmund Hillary himself claimed this place to be his favorite. 

Pikey Peak is named after the deity (Clan God) representing the Sherpa Clan. During the monsoon, the regional Sherpa’s come here to worship their God. Savor the moment, enjoy the views and listen to the Prayer Flags flapping in the wind.

The start of the descent is rocky and 75% rideable for good riders. It’s steep and gnarly down to Suke Pokhari which takes about 45 mins. From here we enter the jungle sections of the track and have about five hours of riding through Dimse, Ghunre, and Sallari before reaching Phaplu. The single track is an ancient pathway used by local people and their cattle. It is a wild and natural mix of tree roots, drops, rocks, and fast-flowing dirt.  The last section is a 3km, 300m descent up on a Jeep track to reach Phaplu. Lunch is taken in a local teahouse on the way, but you should carry enough drinking water on this day and some snacks following power bars (chocolates).

This is a great day of riding, a lot of it is single track in the jungle and there are some steep rocky stair sections and lots of fun.

Phaplu has an almost unlimited number of trails in the surrounding community forest. We spend two days exploring the area with shuttle support. We ride many trails in the forests and also head to Raatnage to explore single tracks on the Northern side of Phaplu. Many of the trails take us down to the Junbesi River. In the evenings, enjoy cold beers and the warm hospitality of the Sherpa People.

Today we will drive to Raatnage again and ride down on a single track to the northern side of Phaplu following the Junbesi River. Again following the jeep track (max. 2 hrs.) to Junbesi which is uphill (300 mtrs.) and flat.
Junbesi is named after the moon where you can see the local people engaged in kiwi fruit farming. It is believed to be the place where the moon (Jun) comes down below the earth to rest (Besi). It is indeed magical to see this village for the first time sitting quietly and charmingly underneath a towering cliff. Junbesi is one of the most beautiful villages in this region.

The village sits alongside Junbesi Monastery and Ngagyur Sergon Lungrig Sedrup Zungdelling Monastery which is liberally decorated with prayer flags and prayer wheels. To the north there is another famous Thupten Choling Monastery situated in the lap of Numbur range whereas to the east you can see the lovely valley of Benighat and Phaplu.

Today is one of the best days on the trail. The trail from Junbesi to Ringbu starts off with a 90min flat and uphill section which is 50% rideable and 50% push. After this, the rest of the way to Ringbu is some awesome single track in the jungle with rock and root sections. It is really good riding. At the end we cross a small river and carry our bikes uphill for about 10 mins. Along the trail today, we can enjoy the majestic view of Junbesi River as well as Numbhur and Everest Himalaya during our ride.

The last section of the ride is 16km of down and flat Jeep Track all the way to Phaplu.

Today we do our last and favorite trails around Phaplu. After lunch we Heli back to Kathmandu. Enjoy a massage or some shopping and our last night meal,

We transfer you to the Airport for your flight home.