Lukla to Jiri:

Daily, Place to Place Route Descriptions;

1) Lukla - Khari Khola:

Descend steeply on trail beside airstrip.
Contour through forests along the valleyside winding in and out of side-valleys.
Views down to the Dudh Khola in its deep, narrow gorge far below.
Pass through villages of Surkhe, Puyang and Karte before descending to Khari Khola.

2) Khari Khola - Tragsindo Pass:

A long day of mostly unrelenting ascent through the large village of Maningdingma.

3) Tragsindo Pass ( 3071 metres ) - Sallung - Junbesi:

View of Numbur from large chorten at the top of the pass.
Descend to Ringmo then contour round to Sallung and continue to the large village of Junbesi.

4) Junbesi - Lamjura Pass ( 3530 metres ) - Kenja:

Steep climb through forest to top of Lamjura Pass.
Steep descent via Sete to Kenja in the Likhu Khola Valley.

5) Kenja - Bhandar - Deorali Pass ( 2705 metres ) - Shivalaya

Cross Likhu Khola and climb up to the large village of Bhandar scattered over a wide plateau.
Steep climb to top of the Deorali Pass.
Long steep descent to Shivalaya on the Khimti Khola.

6) Shivalaya - Jiri:

Cross suspension bridge and climb steadily to broad ridge top.
Long gradual descent to Jiri.

7) Jiri - Kathmandu:

Long, tiring journey by public bus via Charicot.