Trekking grades of different treks in Nepal can be generalized into these five general grades
1. Easy or Grade A
- Ideal for any age group
- Duration less than 10 days
- Walk per day not exceeding 5 hours
- Easy walking trail
2. Moderate or Grade B:-
- Basic fitness is required with a good stamina
- Duration about two weeks
- Trekking over an altitude of 3,000 to 5,000 meters
- Trekking about 6-7 hours per day
- The trail can be rough and uneven in some segments
3. Hard or grade C:-
- Requires good fitness with prior trekking experiences
- Duration more than two weeks
- Trekking exceeding the 5,000 meters points on some occasions
- Walking trail is rough with long steep sections
4. Very Hard or grade D:-
- High fitness level with fundamental mountaineering skills required
- Continuos trekking with some days exceeding 10 hours
- More than two weeks of trekking duration
- Trekking mostly is done in the Alpine region touching the 6,000 meters mark with some heavy snow portions
5. Challenging or Grade E:-
- Requires an excellent level of fitness with advanced mountaineering skills
- Experience of challenging treks before with high tolerance level to the surrounding environment
- Might require basically 18-30 days or more of trekking
- Consists of many daring and risky segments Challenging and adventurous
- Trekking mostly over 6,000 meters and considered generally as climbing