Kuari Pass Trek

Meet us at Dehradun Railway station vehicle will be arranged for you till Ghuttu, it is a mini village on the bank of Bhilangana River which is the major tributary of the Bhagirathi River and the stream source of River Ganga. This beautiful village is at an elevation of 1578 m. Reaching Ghuttu will take maximum 8 to 9 hours and we will arrange your stay in tents.

Have your breakfast and start your trek, today’s trek is an easy one, the way is upwards there are only ascends and no descends but the trail isn’t steep as it was yesterday.

When you ascend you will see you are surrounded by Oaks and Rhododendrons, you will enter the forest as you go further the forest ends and you come across many streams which you have to cross, after crossing these streams keep walking and soon you will reach your campsite which is in a clear area.

From starting you will have the views of Dronagiri Mountains and not all the way but glimpse of Hathi ghoda peaks in some places. The views are clear from this campsite. Dinner and overnight stay in camps.

You can see that the treeline recedes when you go higher and today the climb is steep as you continue walking you come to a ridge from here you can have panorama views of Himalayan ranges. In front of you there are Nanda Devi and Mt. Trishul which looks magnificent.

When you cross that ridge you will reach Kuari Top when you climb that ridge there is descend now from where you will reach Kuari Pass. Go back to the ridge and then there is a moderate climb till Jhandi Top, it is at top of the ridge the views from here are captivating much better than Kuari Pass. Spend some time there at this spot click pictures and capture these moments.

Now, to reach Chitrakantha you have to descend down, Chitrakantha is a meadow and the trail is through forest and there are tall and thick trees so mountains are no more visible from here. When you reach Chitrakantha now again you can see the mountains and Dronagiri can be seen clearly. Setup your tents and dinner and overnight stay in tents.

Start your trek and go to Tali Lake you can see the reflection of mountains on that lake. After a steep climb from Tali Lake you will come to another trail continue on that trail and from above villages are visible.

Then you reach Gorsan Bugyal from where you have clear mountain views in front of you and at the back. You have to descend down and it will take two to three hours but the walk isn’t tiring. Enjoy the views as today is the last day of your trek. When you come down and here is temple on the way, you can take a break or can visit it.

Now the trail is descending one and after few minutes you reach upper Auli, trek down after 1 hour you will reach Auli, it is tourists attraction many people visit here to experience snow, this place is populated. From here we will drive back to Joshimath then dinner and overnight stay in a hotel.

Leave early morning after having breakfast and you will reach Haridwar between 6.00 – 6:30 pm.

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