
This is our Pokhara enduro and downhill day trip: a shuttle-assisted downhill tour for confident riders. Jeep and cable-car uplifts take you and your bike to the top, and you ride the Sarangkot downhill and the World Peace Pagoda singletrack in one day, on a full-suspension bike with a full-face helmet and protective gear included. Pick a date and press Reserve Now, or tell us your riding level and we will set the day to suit you.
Pokhara is one of Asia's best emerging spots for shuttled gravity riding, and this is the day that proves it. We take you and your bike to the top by jeep and cable car, and then you ride down two of the valley's best descents in a single day with barely any climbing. It is all about the descending.
You get around 1,000 m of descent across the day, split between the two most popular downhill trails in Pokhara. The Sarangkot downhill is a fast fire-and-dirt-road descent with flowy and technical sections over loose rocks and roots. The World Peace Pagoda singletrack is the real deal: a black-diamond forest trail with switchbacks, roots, rocks, and steep stone staircases that finishes over a suspension bridge into town.
Everything you need to ride is included: a dual-suspension enduro bike, a full-face helmet, gloves, protective gear, and three shuttle runs, so you can fly into Pokhara with nothing and still have a proper gravity day. It is built for confident intermediate to advanced riders, and the difficulty can be dialed up or down to suit you.
Nepal has no lift-served bike park. Gravity riding here means natural mountain trails with backcountry-style uplift by jeep and cable car, so expect some time in the vehicle between runs. In return, you ride real Himalayan foothill trails, with village footpaths, forest singletrack, and lake views that no bike park can give you.
At a Glance
Choose a Descent That Matches Your Skills
Sarangkot Downhill (about 700 to 800 m of descent). From the top of Sarangkot (1,592 m), the ridge the sunrise crowds and paragliders come for, you drop into a fast, fire-and-dirt-road descent. It flows, but it keeps you honest with technical sections, loose rocks, and roots, while the big mountain views run the whole way down.
World Peace Pagoda Singletrack (about 350 m, black diamond). This is Pokhara's signature gravity trail, listed as a black-diamond descent: about 4 km of 100% singletrack from the Peace Pagoda down toward the lake. Expect flowing sections, tight switchbacks, roots, rocks, and steep stone staircases that require real bike control, finishing over a suspension bridge into town. It gets slippery in the damp, so we ride it in the dry.
The final run to Lakeside. A last descent through forest and dirt roads, with viewpoints over Phewa Lake, drops you back to Lakeside.
The trails in numbers
Who this is for
This is a gravity day, built for riders who want to descend. It suits you if you:
Are a confident intermediate to advanced rider, comfortable on technical singletrack (roots, rocks, switchbacks, steep steps)
Want big descents with the climbing taken care of by the shuttle
Are happy on a dual-suspension bike on a black-diamond trail
A quick self-check. You will enjoy this day if you can already:
Ride rooty and rocky singletrack at a steady speed
Get round tight switchbacks, or are happy to walk the tightest ones
Ride down steep steps, or are happy to walk them
Control your speed on a long, loose fire-road descent
Ride a full-suspension bike for most of a day
Newer to shuttled gravity? It can still work for a fit, capable intermediate: the difficulty is adjustable, your guide picks the lines, and steep features like the Pagoda staircases can be walked. It is not a ride for a first-timer or a leisure cyclist. If you are unsure of your level, read how we grade mountain bike trails in Nepal, or our guide to enduro and downhill riding in Nepal.
How we set the day to your level
Where you start. Your guide chooses whether to start at Sarangkot or the Peace Pagoda based on the day's trail conditions and your riding ability.
Which lines you take. Your guide picks the lines through the technical sections and sets the difficulty for your group.
What you ride and what you walk. Any steep or technical feature, especially the Peace Pagoda staircases, can be walked, with no pressure.
Your pace. It is a private trip for your own group, so the day runs at the speed of your riders, not a stranger's.
Which Pokhara gravity trip is right for you?
This day trip (1 day): intermediate to advanced. Two descents and a final run, with 3 or 4 shuttles.
Pokhara Epic Enduro Overnight Ride (2 days, 1 night): intermediate to advanced. Shuttle-assisted enduro on technical singletrack and race trails, with a night on the ridge.
Pokhara Enduro Downhill MTB Tour (3 days): stage-based descents on Sarangkot, the World Peace Stupa trails, and the Arba village trails, moderate overall with harder individual stages.
Sarangkot Mountain Biking (1 day): moderate. For riders who would rather pedal up the ridge than take a shuttle.
New to riding, or here with family? Our easy Pame Valley ride is a better fit.
You can see all our gravity trips on the enduro tours page, and every way to ride around the valley in our Pokhara mountain biking guide.
Uplift, Bikes and Protective Gear
The uplift: jeep and cable car. The point of a gravity day is to descend, not grind uphill, so we haul you and your bike to the top. We use a mix of a jeep shuttle and the Annapurna cable car, which runs from Sedi Bagar up to Sarangkot and carries bikes on a separate carrier, to get you to the top of Sarangkot or the Peace Pagoda, depending on the day and the group. Three shuttle runs are included in the Standard package and four in the Premium package, and you can add more for an extra charge.
The bike. You ride a dual-suspension enduro bike with 160 to 180 mm of travel from our all-mountain fleet, set up and checked before you roll:
Trek Remedy 8: a lightweight alloy frame, SRAM GX Eagle drivetrain, and RockShox suspension
Scott Genius 940: an all-mountain bike with Scott's TwinLoc suspension system
Scott Ransom: Scott's long-travel enduro bike
Our own workshop services every bike in the fleet.
Protective gear. We provide a full-face helmet, gloves, and protective gear. Your own pads and padded shorts are welcome if you have them.
What to bring.
Sturdy closed biking shoes
Comfortable riding clothes
Sunglasses and sunscreen
Water
Your own pads or padded shorts, if you prefer them
Safety and Support
Gravity riding has real risk, and this day is set up to manage it.
Gear and a briefing first. You get protective gear, a bike check, and a safety briefing before you ride.
Your guide reads the lines. An experienced local gravity guide leads, picks safe lines through the technical sections, and sets the difficulty for your group.
You can walk anything. Steep or technical features, especially the Peace Pagoda staircases, can be walked, with no pressure.
We ride when it's dry. The technical trails are slippery when wet, so we run this trip in the dry season and avoid the monsoon.
Modest fitness, low altitude. The shuttle does the climbing, and the trails sit between about 800 and 1,600 m, so there is no altitude concern and you do not need great fitness, just the handling skills for the descents.
When to Ride
This trip depends on dry trails, because the Peace Pagoda singletrack and its stone staircases get slippery in the wet.
October and November are the best months: dry trails, clear Himalayan views and warm days.
December to February is cool, dry and quiet in Pokhara, an underrated time to ride.
March and April are good shoulder-season months, before the heat and the monsoon.
June to September is the monsoon. The trails are wet and slippery, and we avoid it.
For a month-by-month view, read our guide to the best time to mountain bike in Nepal.
Why Ride With Us
Nepal MTB Adventures has been guiding enduro riders in Pokhara since 2004. We ride these trails ourselves, maintain our own bikes, and manage every part of the tour.
Local experts since 2004. Over 20 years of mountain biking experience in Nepal.
Experienced gravity guides. Local riders who know every line and descent.
Premium full-suspension enduro bikes. Serviced in-house, with protective gear included.
Small groups. We handle all the shuttle and cable car logistics.
Fully managed tours. Bikes, guides, and support all provided by our team.

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