Sarutal Trek

Our pick up point is Dehradun Railway station or ISBT, meet us there and then drive towards Sankri you can have your breakfast at Kempty Fall which is a famous picnic spot and is famous for a waterfall. Have your lunch in middle of your journey at Purola.

It’s a picturesque drive to Sankri, you will get fetching views from your window, and the drive will be through Dehradun, Mussoorie, Nainbagh, Damta, Newman, Purola, Mori, Netwar these are beautiful places in the Himalayas. Sankri lies in Govind Wildlife Sanctuary of Uttarkashi district, it is a village with a mini market famous for wooden huts which serve delectable food. You will see apple orchards here and greenery all around.

Reach Sankri have a glance of snow covered mountains, this place is pollution free, enjoy the invigorating climate. We own a hotel there named “Swargarohini” Relax, have your meal and overnight stay in hotel.

Morning in Kedarkantha Base Camp is prepossessing and looks mesmerizingly beautiful, witness the sunrise from there it will make your day. The peaks glimmer from a distance and Kedarkantha Peak is clearly visible from there.

Have your breakfast early in the morning and start your trek towards Kedarkantha summit, there are many trails to reach this point you can take anyone. Maronda Thach a wide meadow, Pokhrola Thach after a gradual ascend it offers majestic views of mountains which are covered by snow and the views of huge waterfalls.

The climb to Kedarkantha Peak is steep and it takes energy and efforts to reach there but the efforts are worth going there. The alluring views of Swargarohini 1, 2, 3, Har Ki Dun valley, Kala Nag, Black Peak stand tall in front of your eyes, the views are panoramic from there and there are temple of Lord Shiva and Lord Ganesh which makes the aura spiritual and divine.

Visit those temples spend some time there relishing the beauty of this place and leave for Dunda Thach, ascend gradually on the way you will get the enchanting views of snow covered mountains and waterfalls in this region, they look adorable.

Reach Dunda Thach by evening, relish the beauty of this meadow and spend your night here in camps.

Witness sunrise from Dunda Thach by waking up early in the morning, the sight is worth getting up early. Have your breakfast and leave for Pushtara Thach.

Trek towards your destination for today, you will see a temple of Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvati and Lord Ganesha. From this point steep climb starts which can be done in 10 minutes.

Cross this area and you will reach Pushtara Thach. A place with where the environment is invigorating and the surroundings are eye pleasing, spending night here is a delight.

At night gaze at stars the sky totally gets covered by them and it looks extraordinary and extremely beautiful, enjoy camping under the stars by having relaxing stay in tents.

Today’s trek is 10 km long from Pushtara Thach to Sarutal and the trail is a combination of ascends and levelled walks and you will reach there in four to five hours.

You will come across a number of meadows on the way, it is mostly ridge and meadow walk with beautiful views. The wide views of Gangotri peaks, Bandarpooch, Swargarohini and Kala Nag are visible from a distance.

Continue trekking, take rest breaks in between and have your packed lunch in middle of the journey. Sarutal is a lake amidst the meadows which remain hidden for many years and a shepherd found this unique lake in search of grassy fields.

Reach Sarutal and have proper sight of the surroundings and the alluring lake, trail from Sarutal further goes to Fachukandi Pass. Explore this area and experience the invigorating environment.

Place your tents in this ideal location have your meal and enjoy staying here.

Sarutal was the destination of this trek, cherry on the cake is to look at this lake in the morning. It looks crystal clear, people from different countries come here to see this unique place.

Today is your return to Pushtara Thach which was your campsite on fourth day, retrace your steps through the ridge and meadows. Descending will take less time but you need to be careful as there are loose rocks on the way.

Entrancing views don’t leave your side all along the way, the trek is 10 km long you can have your lunch in middle of the journey. Reach Pushtara Thach in 4-5 hours, it is a delight to camp here again, delicious food will be served, ask local guide about the stories of places in Garhwal Himalayas as it has many mythical stories.

Enjoy relaxing stay in tents.

Pushtara Thach to Dunda Thach, 5 minutes of descend is steep then you will come across a temple of Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvati and Lord Ganesha.

The path is same but follow your guide as it gets confusing and every trail looks alike. There are almost descends, have a look at the waterfalls and ranges visible from there.

Continue trekking and in 4-5 hours you will reach Dunda Thach, setup your camps here and enjoy spending night amidst a meadow.

It is the last day of your trek, walk through the dense forest and you will come across flowing streams. The meadows surprisingly opens up which relaxes feet.

Today’s trek is not tough but is long, descending gets steep sometimes. You can see many shepherd huts on the way and sight of mountains can be caught whenever there is a forest clearing.

When the civilization is visible, now you are about to reach Sankri. From there cemented road starts walk on that for 10 minutes, Supin river flows down and the sound of it can be heard.

Reach Sankri and hotel “Swargarohini Palace” welcomes you there, have food and spend today’s night there

Drive from Sankri to Dehradun, reach there by 6:00 pm.