Every TrekNova trek carries a grade — Easy, Easy-Moderate, Moderate, Moderate-Difficult or Difficult — plus a 1–5 score. These aren't vibes; they're computed from altitude gain, daily distances, terrain and how easily you can exit mid-trek. Here's how to read them.
Easy (1/5) and Easy-Moderate (2/5)
Trails like Nag Tibba, Dayara Bugyal, Chopta-Chandrashila, Kuari Pass and Kedarkantha. Walking days of 4–6 hours on well-marked paths, altitudes under 13,000 ft, and roads never far away. Fitness bar: walk 5 km in about 35–40 minutes. Zero trek experience needed.
Moderate (3/5)
Har Ki Dun, Hampta Pass, Brahmatal. Longer days (6–9 hours at the peak of the trek), altitudes to 14,000 ft, and sections of snow, boulders or stream crossings. Doable as a first trek if you train properly for 8 weeks — but easier as a second.
Moderate-Difficult (4/5) and Difficult (5/5)
Pangarchulla's 12-hour summit day; Bali Pass's 16,207 ft crossover with a technical descent. These demand prior Himalayan experience, a 5-km-in-32-minutes fitness benchmark, and respect. We verify experience before confirming bookings at this grade — for your safety, not bureaucracy.
The one rule that matters
Grade your first trek one level below what you think you can handle. Nobody has ever regretted finding a trek slightly easy; plenty have regretted the opposite at 14,000 ft.
