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Nepal: Great Himalaya Trail and National Parks (850K)
Nepal: Great Himalaya Trail and National Parks map from the Himalayan MapHouse, highlighting the course of the GHT’s High Route with base camps, plus the lower GHT Cultural Route, other important hiking trails, etc. This title at 1:850,000 provides a more convenient size alternative to the publishers’ map at 1:500,000 printed on a much larger sheet. The map shows Nepal’s road network on a base derived from satellite imagery with colouring for forested areas. Numerous peaks are clearly marked and named. Also shown are the boundaries of the country’s national parks and conservation areas.The course of the High Route of the Great Himalaya Trail (GHT) is prominently highlighted and annotated with symbols indicating base camps. The whole GHT High route, between Hilsa in the west and Kanchenjunga in the east, is also presented on sectional route profiles showing changes in altitude and trekking times for individual stages.The map also highlights the course of the lower Cultural Route of the GHT and shows various other important trekking routes. Symbols indicate locations with accommodation, information offices, health centres, temples, viewpoints, as well as other base camps outside the High Route. Latitude and longitude lines are drawn at 30’ intervals. The index lists settlements, regional headquarters, peaks, passes and lakes. Also provided is a list principal peaks with heights in metres and feet, monthly weather tables for six main tourist locations, tables with wind chill and heat indexes, information on oxygen rates at various altitudes, plus notes on the GHT and its Trail Code.Map legend and all the information is in English.