Mardi Himal trek map: every camp and altitude, Kande to Base Camp

The Mardi Himal trek map on our print follows the ridge from Kande at 1,770 m to Mardi Himal Base Camp at 4,500 m: about 43 km in 5 days, through seven stops in the Annapurna region of Nepal. Below is each stop in walking order with its altitude, where the big climbs are, the one mountain the print is built around, and what it does and does not show.

What are the stops on the Mardi Himal trek map?

There are seven stops, in walking order: Kande, Australian Camp, Forest Camp, Low Camp, High Camp, Upper Viewpoint and Mardi Himal Base Camp. The route starts at Kande (1,770 m) and rises at every stop, ending at Mardi Himal Base Camp at 4,500 m, the highest point on the map.

1. Kande, 1,770 m: the start.
2. Australian Camp, 2,060 m: up 290 m.
3. Forest Camp, 2,520 m: up 460 m.
4. Low Camp, 2,970 m: up 450 m.
5. High Camp, 3,580 m: up 610 m.
6. Upper Viewpoint, 4,250 m: up 670 m, the biggest single step on the route.
7. Mardi Himal Base Camp, 4,500 m: up 250 m, the end of the line.

What is the Mardi Himal trek distance and itinerary?

Our map gives the trek as about 43 km in 5 days. That total is the only distance printed, and the map does not show distances between stops. It shows the altitude of each stop instead, and a small elevation strip in the caption band traces the climb camp by camp.

The strip runs from 1,770 m at Kande to 4,500 m at Base Camp, a rise of 2,730 m. The first three steps are close together, at 290 m, 460 m and 450 m. The steps then grow to 610 m to High Camp and 670 m to the Upper Viewpoint, before the last 250 m to Base Camp. Treat these figures as the outline printed on the map, not as an itinerary.

What is the Mardi Himal trek altitude?

The highest point on the Mardi Himal trek map is Mardi Himal Base Camp at 4,500 m. Two of the seven stops sit above 4,000 m: the Upper Viewpoint at 4,250 m and Base Camp. The trek starts much lower, at Kande, 1,770 m.

Between those two ends the route passes through High Camp at 3,580 m, the last stop below 4,000 m. Low Camp, at 2,970 m, is the last stop below 3,000 m.

What is the Mardi Himal trek route?

The route is a ridge-line climb through a string of forest camps. The camps are named plainly, in order: Forest Camp, Low Camp and High Camp, with Australian Camp below them and the Upper Viewpoint above. The trek is in the Annapurna region of Nepal.

The coordinates printed on the map are 28.4500° N, 83.9167° E, which mark the Mardi Himal viewpoint area. The print also carries a vertical "MARDI HIMAL TREK" wordmark running up the left edge, and a few motifs around the route: rhododendron, the danphe (the Himalayan monal, Nepal's national bird), forest camps, and an oak and fir treeline.

Which mountain is on the Mardi Himal trek map?

Machhapuchhre, also called Fishtail, at 6,993 m. It is the print's single hero landmark, marked directly on the map at its position, with a sightline back to Mardi Himal Base Camp, where it is seen from. The mountain is sacred and unclimbed.

The map prints its name in Devanagari as माछापुछ्रे. The sightline links the mountain to the end of the route, so the print reads as a climb from Kande through the forest camps toward the view of Machhapuchhre at Base Camp.

Is the Mardi Himal trek map made for navigation?

No, the Mardi Himal trek map is not made for navigation. It is a printed wall map with seven stops and their altitudes. On the trail, carry a proper trekking map or an offline map app.

The stop positions on our print come from OpenStreetMap, and the terrain comes from NASA SRTM elevation data. The footer of the map credits both. (Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors; NASA SRTM.)

What is on the Mardi Himal trek map poster?

The poster is a full-bleed map built from real elevation data. The terrain is from NASA SRTM, with contour lines every 400 m, and each stop is marked with its altitude beside it. The route and the elevation strip run from Kande up to Base Camp.

The dark version has indigo tinted terrain with a gold route and gold stats. The light version uses cream, terracotta, a dark ink band and gold, with indigo as a small accent. Both come in 30 x 40, 50 x 70 and 70 x 100 cm, as an unframed fine art print, wood framed or acrylic glass. An unframed 30 x 40 cm print costs €29.95.

If Mardi Himal is part of your story, the map is here in light and dark. The other routes are in the Trek Route Maps collection. The Poon Hill trek map and Annapurna Base Camp map guides cover the two neighbouring treks in the Annapurna region.