This is an online Everest base camp trek map kindly provided to us by Himalayan Map House. This is a special map A3 size and high quality. This map shows the detailed trail route you will follow to get to the base camp of Everest. Also, apart from the regular Lukla to Everest Base Camp there are several alternative itineraries in Solukhumbu. Our map covers all these possible itineraries in the Everest Region. If you don’t want to trek to Everest, you can take the Everest base camp helicopter tour and see Everest in just 5 hours. For the bigger picture behind the trail, see where Everest sits on the map.
If you want to enjoy your trek in Nepal, this is the map to follow.
What This Map Covers
The sheet covers the whole of Solukhumbu rather than the Lukla to base camp corridor alone. Alongside the classic trail it marks the Gokyo lakes, the Cho La and Renjo La crossings, and the old walk-in from Jiri, so you can see how the alternatives join the main route before you commit to one of them.
The Route, Stage by Stage
The standard round trip is about 115 km of walking spread over 11 days inside a 14 day trip. The heights below are where you sleep rather than the high point of the day, because the sleeping altitude is what governs acclimatisation. Full figures, including the helicopter and Gokyo variants, are in the Everest Base Camp trek distance guide.
| Stage | Distance | Sleeping altitude | Walking hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lukla to Phakding | 6.2 km | 2,651 m | 3 to 4 |
| Phakding to Namche Bazaar | 7.4 km | 3,440 m | 5 to 6 |
| Namche acclimatisation day | 7 km | 3,440 m | 6 to 7 |
| Namche Bazaar to Tengboche | 9.2 km | 3,956 m | 5 to 6 |
| Tengboche to Dingboche | 12 km | 4,410 m | 6 to 7 |
| Dingboche acclimatisation day | 5 km | 4,410 m | 3 to 4 |
| Dingboche to Lobuche | 8.5 km | 4,938 m | 4 to 5 |
| Lobuche to Gorak Shep | 8.5 km | 5,160 m | 6 to 7 |
| Base camp, then down to Pheriche | 19.6 km | 4,371 m | 7 to 8 |
| Pheriche to Namche Bazaar | 16 km | 3,440 m | 6 to 7 |
| Namche Bazaar to Lukla | 16 km | 2,860 m | 7 |
Where the Map Earns Its Keep
Three places, and none of them is the part people worry about. The first is the stretch between Phakding and Namche, where the trail crosses the Dudh Koshi several times and the bridge that matters is the high one, not the first you reach. The second is the junction above Namche where the Tengboche path and the Gokyo path separate with very little signage. The third is the moraine between Lobuche and Gorak Shep, where the route shifts from year to year as the Khumbu glacier moves, so the printed line is a guide rather than a track.
Above Dingboche the map is also the quickest way to settle an argument about the Pheriche and Dingboche split. Both villages sit on valid routes to Lobuche, they rejoin at Dughla, and the map shows that clearly where a written itinerary usually does not.
Permits and Checkposts Marked on the Route
Two permits, and both are checked on the trail rather than in Kathmandu. The Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality permit is issued at Lukla or at Monjo. The Sagarmatha National Park entry permit is checked at Monjo, where the map marks the park boundary. Carry both from Lukla onwards, because there is no way past Monjo without them.
Carrying the Map Offline
Phone coverage runs out well before base camp and battery life falls with the temperature, so a paper copy is worth the weight. Download the area to an offline mapping app before you fly to Lukla, keep the phone warm inside a jacket overnight, and treat the paper sheet as the version that always works. Charging costs roughly USD 2 to 5 per device above Namche, which adds up over two weeks.
If you are still choosing between regions, the Everest and Annapurna base camp comparison sets the two routes side by side. For what to carry, see the packing list for this trek, and for dates and prices, the Everest Base Camp Trek itinerary.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is the Everest Base Camp trek on the map?
About 115 km of walking in and out, covered in 11 walking days within a 14 day trip. Returning by helicopter from Gorak Shep cuts that to roughly 70 km and 10 to 11 days, and adding Gokyo or the Cho La takes it to about 152 km.
Does the map show the Gokyo and Cho La routes?
Yes. The sheet covers the whole Everest region, so the Gokyo lakes, the Cho La and Renjo La crossings and the Jiri approach all appear alongside the standard trail, which is what makes it useful for planning a variant rather than just following the main line.
Is a paper map still necessary with a GPS?
It is the sensible backup. The trail itself is well trodden and hard to lose in clear weather, but phones fail in the cold, charging is expensive above Namche, and the glacier section near Gorak Shep changes often enough that any recorded track is out of date.