Gokyo Lakes

Name: Gokyo Lakes
Address: NP

Curated schematic — not walking distance. Pin-to-pin OSM named-waypoint line Lukla → Namche → Gokyo → Gokyo Ri. Cited itinerary ~92 km round from Lukla (provisional, secondary). Permits are the headline (official NTB 2026-09-21). High 5,357 m is the Gokyo Ri landmark.

Last verified 2026-09-21 vs Department of National Parks / Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality

Byline

The Hiking World editorial · author
Desk byline for seed records. Named surveying editors replace this once a trail is verified.

Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.

Permits and fees

Permit	Cost	Quota / restriction	Issuer	Source	Verified
Sagarmatha NP entry + Khumbu Pasang Lhamu permitUnverified — not officially sourced	Sagarmatha NP NPR 3,000 foreign / NPR 1,500 SAARC (NTB park table). Khumbu Pasang Lhamu RM NPR 3,000 foreign / NPR 2,000 SAARC/China.Statutory local figure. Dated USD conversion: not recorded.	—	Department of National Parks / Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality	Issuer page	Unverified

Altitude weather delta

High 5,357 m minus low 2,635 m is 2,722 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 17.7 °C cooler at the high point than the valley, all else equal.

That is a model (International Standard Atmosphere environmental lapse), not a forecast and not a trail-closure. Wind, snow, and storms stay in Hazards.

derived:lapse-rate · 2026-09-10 · provisional

ISA 6.5 °C / 1,000 m · wikipedia.org · 2026-09-10

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This line is a schematic. The files are not a GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON

Facts27.689, 86.731

Distance92 km*

operator itinerary (cited ~92 km round, Lukla base; schematic — not walking distance) · 2026-09-21 · editorial · provisional

Ascent+2,696 m*

Copernicus GLO-30 (7 schematic pins, not a walking profile) · 2026-09-21 · dem · provisional

Descent213 m*

Copernicus GLO-30 (7 schematic pins, one-way; not a walking profile) · 2026-09-21 · dem · provisional

High point5,357 m*

cited Gokyo Ri landmark 5,357 m (Wave N evidence; not DEM at pin) · 2026-09-21 · editorial · provisional

Low point2,635 m*

Copernicus GLO-30 (Phakding pin) · 2026-09-21 · dem · provisional

Routeout-and-back

Days8

SeasonMar–May and Sep–Nov (NTB / NTNC walking season, checked 2026-09-21)

GradeSAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1

Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog

DifficultyUngraded — schematic, no OSM sac_scale line

SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade): Mountain hiking. Continuous trail, some steep ground, sure-footedness helpful.
YDS Class 1: Class 1. Walking on an established path; low fall risk.

Curated schematic from named OpenStreetMap nodes (ODbL). The line is pin-to-pin, not a surveyed walking path. Pin-to-pin 2-D length 32.09 km is schematic — not walking distance and is not this DataPoint. The published distance is the cited ~92 km round from Lukla (operator itinerary, secondary, provisional). Return retraces; the stored line is not doubled. Ascent and descent are Copernicus GLO-30 samples at those seven pins only, not a walking profile, and remain provisional. The elevation-profile km axis follows the schematic pins, not the cited itinerary.

No standalone Gokyo hiking relation resolved on 2026-09-21; Khumbu legs sit inside everest-three-passes (relation 3777292) and everest-base-camp (relation 1189003) — relate-not-merge. Pins: Lukla → Phakding → Namche Bazaar → Dole → Machhermo → Gokyo → Gokyo Ri (OSM node 425189343). osmRelationId is unset. Never graduate to verified without a connected OSM hiking relation. Gokyo valley branch off the EBC corridor at Namche; not a summit line.

typicalDays 8 is Math.round(92/12), a placeholder, not a published itinerary window.

High 5,357 m is the cited Gokyo Ri landmark (Wave N evidence, lastVerified 2026-09-21) — not the GLO-30 sample at the viewpoint pin (5,331 m). Low 2,635 m is Copernicus GLO-30 at the Phakding pin (lastVerified 2026-09-21), still provisional. Ascent 2,696 m / descent 213 m are pin-sample DEM on the one-way schematic, not a walking profile.

Sagarmatha NP foreigners NPR 3,000 / SAARC NPR 1,500 per entry (https://ntb.gov.np/en/plan-your-trip/before-you-come/park-entry-fees, checked 2026-09-21). Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality permit NPR 3,000 foreign / NPR 2,000 SAARC/China (https://khumbupasanglhamumun.gov.np/content/trek-card, checked 2026-09-21). NTB's TIMS page still lists Everest under licensed-guide TIMS (https://ntb.gov.np/en/plan-your-trip/before-you-come/tims-card); field practice may use the RM card instead — a TIMS waiver is not asserted from an official NTB notice this pass.

Water

No water sources recorded.

Surface

Surface is not recorded. This field is filled only from an OSM surface tag, not from the grade.

Permits & fees

Permit: Sagarmatha NP entry + Khumbu Pasang Lhamu permit

Getting there

Sourced legs to the Lukla (schematic start) base start station — where this trail record begins. This is not a route planner: durations are approximate and marked provisional until an official transport page confirms them.

Road · Kathmandu (KTM) → Ramechhap / Manthali (RHP)
About 4.5 h. Peak-season reroute: road to Ramechhap/Manthali (~4–5 h) before the Lukla mountain flight. Same corridor as Everest Base Camp (CAA Nepal Ramechhap airport profile, checked 2026-09-21).
caanepal.gov.np · 2026-09-21 · official · provisional
Air · Ramechhap / Manthali (RHP) → Lukla (LUA)
Tara Air, Sita Air, Summit Air. About 20 min. ~20 min STOL flight, weather-dependent (VFR). Same operators as the Everest Base Camp access chain.
caanepal.gov.np · 2026-09-21 · official · provisional

Shares the Lukla airhead with Everest Base Camp and Everest Three Passes. Relate-not-merge with those records. Gokyo is a curated schematic. RAP does not apply in Khumbu; SNP + RM permits do.

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Trailheads

Lukla (schematic start) car-free: unknown
Gokyo Ri (schematic end) car-free: unknown

Hazards

Altitude / AMS: cited Gokyo Ri landmark 5,357 m (GLO-30 at the viewpoint pin 5,331 m). This is a high-altitude trek, not a casual hike.
Related records everest-base-camp and everest-three-passes share Lukla / Namche geography — relate-not-merge.

Questions

Do I need a permit for Gokyo Lakes?

A permit is listed as required for Gokyo Lakes: Sagarmatha NP entry + Khumbu Pasang Lhamu permit. Status is unverified. This desk does not treat that as an official ruling.

When is the best time to hike Gokyo Lakes?

On this record the best season is: Mar–May and Sep–Nov (NTB / NTNC walking season, checked 2026-09-21).

How difficult is Gokyo Lakes?

Gokyo Lakes is graded SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1. A sourced hazard on this record: Altitude / AMS: cited Gokyo Ri landmark 5,357 m (GLO-30 at the viewpoint pin 5,331 m). This is a high-altitude trek, not a casual hike.

How long is Gokyo Lakes?

This figure is 92 km (provisional): a schematic straight-line estimate between waypoints — not a measured walking distance; published figures are the better guide. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

How do I get to Gokyo Lakes?

The record’s base start is Lukla (schematic start). A primary gateway on the record is Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM). Trailhead transit notes are not included in this public FAQ.