Har Ki Doon is valley in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand. Har Ki Doon is known for its natural beautiful mountain views. At the height of 3400 meters its great trek for trekking enthusiastic. Har Ki Doon Trekking tour is 05 days trek from Sankari Village. Water from this valley with gradually meet the river Yamuna. Har Ki Doon is important catchment area for Yamuna river. Har Ki Doon valley known as valley of gods. It is also believed Pandavas also visited here before Swargarohini. Camping under the sky on the river bank would be worth to experience. Swargarohini (I, II, & III) Bandarpoonch and Blackpeak is visible during this trek. Light Rain is also common if you are trekking in summer apart from regular monsoon rain. Duryodhan Temple is also worth to see during this tour. Dehradun / Rishikesh up of people died and skeletons are remained here. Some of them are from 18th century as well. Roopkund is located on the lap of Trishul mountain. Trishul peak is 7120m and Nanda Ghunti nearby is 6310 m high. Due to higher altitude the water in lake only melts one or two months in summer. As the water is just 2-3 meters deep skeletons are visible in that time. Due to cold weather it remained in good conditions.
Best Time For This Trekking: Roopkund trekking is generally good in summer (April to June) and Sep Oct. During winter it is very hard due to snow while in monsoon rain make it difficult.
How to Reach: For Roopkund Trekking Lohajung is starting point. For Lohajung nearest railway station is Kathgodam which is 210 kms drive via Kathgodam - Bheemtal - Almora - Kausani - Gwaldam - Lohajung route. Kathgodam to Lohajung is 10 hrs drive. Dehradun (300 kms) and Pantnagar (250 kms) are two nearest Airport. Dehradun has good frequency of flights compare to Pantnagar. It is better to Arrive one / two days before the
Approx trekking: 53 Kms Maximum Altitude during the Trek: 4780 meters, Duration: 08 Days,
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Kathgodam / Nainital |
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07 AM |
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