Our take
Lower-altitude treks (Helambu, Poon Hill, Pikey Peak) shine. EBC viable but mid-December is the cutoff.
3 treks we'd put you on in December
★ 4.5 Langtang · Easy
Helambu Trek
The closest trekking circuit to Kathmandu — Hyolmo Sherpa villages, rhododendron forests, and a low-altitude route doable in a long weekend.
7 days 3,640 m
From NPR 32,000 
★ 4.7 Solu · Moderate
Pikey Peak Trek
Edmund Hillary called it the finest Everest view he'd seen. Six-day off-the-radar trek through Sherpa & Tamang villages with no Lukla flight risk.
6 days 4,065 m
From NPR 38,000 
★ 4.6 Annapurna · Easy
Poon Hill / Ghorepani-Ghandruk
The classic Annapurna sunrise — 3,210 m Poon Hill viewpoint, rhododendron forest, Gurung villages. The most accessible Nepal trek.
5 days 3,210 m
From NPR 22,000