BHYUNDAR KHAL

Leave early a 6 am and drive to Gobindghat via Devprayag, Rudraprayag, Karanprayag, Nandapryag and Joshimath/ Gobindghat . Overnight in rest-house in Joshimath/Gobindghat.

Gobindghat to Ghangaia (2,950 mts.) 4 -5 hrs trek : 9 km Early morning we start from Gobindghat and drive to PULNA village and begin our trek towards GHANGARIA, via walking through the forest area and a few villages. There are numerous waterfalls and lush green landscape all around. The gradient of the trail is moderate. The 11 kms trek to reach Ghangaria takes about 4-5 hrs. overnight in the rest houses at Ghangaria.

We start the days trek with a short ascent to the valley. Gradient is moderate and the landscape soothing to the eve. It will take about a couple of hours to reach the valley. There are unending meadows laden with varieties of alpine flowers, network of streams and big mountains all around. The prominent species are Brahma Kamal, Anemone, Grenaium, Primula, Lillium, Potentilla, Inula, Cordalis, impetienys, Saxifraga, Bistorta, Anaphalis, etc. One can spend 3-4 hrs exploring different corners & vantage points of the valley. We continue our trek to tipra kharka and reach by late afternoon.

This days trek involves negotiating morains and technical surfaces. The ascending path is gradual throughout, but challenging at times.

The trek on the glacier continues for about 5 km. The walk is technical gears. After the glacial stretch, the path goes to the moraine continuous desending to to the campsite.

On this day we start before sunrise. The walk again invonls technical aspects on the glacier, which continues to the pass. It is a trek of about 8 km to hte pass, which takes about 5-6 hours, with the stunning view of the greater Himalayas all around. Dinner and overnight stay in tent.

After a trek of 6 km along the valley, one reaches Edi Udiyar, with a grassy and comfortable place to set campsite.

7-8 hrs trek : 10 km Today we’ll descend to the village of Ghamsali. The frontier villages have mostly been abandoned as villagers have been migrating to towns & cities in the foothills and the plains after the 1962 war with China brought their centuries-old border trade to a halt. These villages come up with great culture and old oral tradition. We further drive to Joshimath. Overnight stay in guest house.