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The "must do" mountain according to the locals. The usual way is to take a vehicle to the far end of the mountain, then follow the obvious road / track to the summit - it takes about 4 hours and to be fair I reckon it's fairly pointless! - the track stays on the south side of the mountain so you are hidden from all the great views of the Himalayas but in recompense you do get good views over Pokhara's lake - I personally would recommend the Peace Temple route instead if it's views of The Himalaya that you're after.

At the end of the track, climb the steps to reach the summit viewpoint - a fairly neglected lookout platform which obviously once had a really nice garden laid out around it but has been left to overgrow. Here you will be encouraged to make a donation to the local village but it's not an entrance fee so you can give what you want. The walk itself is an easy going legstretcher and probably a good way to warm up before hitting the major trekking routes.

Whilst walking along you are likely to be approached by locals who offer you various bits of information about the area - the info is usually worth listening to but, of course, there's a catch - the bags they are carrying are full of potential souvenirs which they will offer to you as soon as you stop - the more information they have imparted to you then the more persistent they will be to sell something - or the higher the starting price!