The Knuckles Mountain Range feels far removed from the tropical image most travellers have of Sri Lanka. East of Kandy, the road gives way to mist-covered ridges, dense forest and small mountain villages, with trails disappearing into one of the island’s wildest highland landscapes. Paths climb from cultivated valleys into cloud forest, cross streams and grasslands, and emerge
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The Manaslu Circuit begins in the deep valleys of the Budhi Gandaki and gradually climbs into one of Nepal’s most dramatic high-altitude landscapes. The trail threads through forest, suspension bridges and stone villages before reaching a colder, more austere world of monasteries, yak pastures and snow-covered peaks. As the route moves through Namrung, Lho and Samagaon, the presence
The Langtang Valley Trek follows a deep Himalayan valley north of Kathmandu, beginning in dense forest before gradually opening into a landscape of yak pastures, stone villages and high alpine country. One day the trail is enclosed by bamboo and rhododendron, the next it is running beneath snow-covered peaks. Beyond Langtang Village, the valley broadens dramatically as the
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The Kashmir Great Lakes Trek moves through a landscape that feels almost too composed to be real—broad alpine meadows, high passes and a succession of glacial lakes tucked beneath rugged Himalayan ridges. Beginning in the Sonamarg region, the trail climbs quickly away from the road and into open country where each day brings a noticeably different valley.
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There are few Himalayan trails where the mountains remain with you for quite as long as they do on the Sandakphu–Phalut Trek. The route follows the high Singalila Ridge, slipping between India and Nepal through rhododendron forests, small mountain settlements and long stretches of open ridge. On a clear morning at Sandakphu, the enormous Kanchenjunga massif forms the celebrated Sleeping
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The Manjushree Trail Race traces the rugged ridgelines that encircle the Kathmandu Valley, taking runners far beyond the city and into a landscape of forest trails, steep climbs, villages and exposed mountain viewpoints. Its flagship 100-mile course is regarded as Nepal’s first 100-miler, crossing seven major summits around the valley. The race is relentlessly mountainous. Even the shorter
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There are easier ways to see the Annapurnas, but few that feel quite as immersive as the Pokhara Ultra. From the hills above Pokhara, the course disappears into forests, climbs through traditional villages and eventually reaches exposed ridgelines where the landscape opens up in every direction. The running is rarely straightforward. Long ascents, uneven trails and
Run through forests and Himalayan ridges beneath the Sleeping Buddha, with views toward Kanchenjunga, Everest, Lhotse and Makalu.
Run through coffee plantations and rolling Western Ghats terrain at one of southern India’s best-known trail ultra events.
Explore the forests and backwaters of Kabini in search of elephants, tigers, leopards, wild dogs and extraordinary birdlife.
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