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Valley Ridge Walks
A
trek in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh undertaken in either
spring or autumn. We have a couple of stages where we walk on sparsely
used tracks and the rest of the stages are on seldom used trails
high up on ridges and passing through thick forests of Oak, Rhododendron,
Blue Pine, Fir and Cedar. The Uhi river and its tributaries hold
a good population of Brown and Rainbow Trout, introduced by the
English earlier this century. Very extensive views of the Pir Panjal
and Dhauladhar ranges of the western Himalayas. A day spent at the
sacred Parasher Lake with its exquisite temple dedicated to the
local Goddess and another day spent on Phulandhar ridge from where
one can see the snow clad mountains of Chamba, Dharamsala, Palampur,
Bara Banghal, Chotta Banghal and Kullu. It is of special interest
for bird watchers, landscape photographers and anglers.
 - Day 1 DELHI / KULLU: Fly to Kullu. Transfer
to hotel. Overnight Kullu.
- Day 2. Drive to Ropa and trek to Kandi Guijar Camp 1 3
- 4 hrs I. Camp on alpir meadow.
- Day 3. KANDI GUJJAR CAMPIPARASHER LAKE(4to5hrs): Trek C
undulating ground. Overnight camp.
- Day 4 PARASHER LAKE : A day at leisure by the side of the
lake situated at a saucer shaped meadow at over 10,000 ft above
sea level. Overnight camp
- Day 5. PARASHER LAKE / KATAULA ( 5 hrs) :
Walk mostly downhill along an unmetalled road to our campsite just
before the village of Kataula.
- Day 6. KATAULA / KUMAND (3 hrs) : Easy walk along
the road and the river, passing through fruit orchards and quaint
villages to our campsite at the local school.
- Day 7. KUMAND / UHL VILLAGE (3 hrs) : Stiff climb
to the next ridge and our campsite. Affords fascinating views of
the high Himalayas.
- Day 8. UHL / VILLAGE DAINBAR ( 3 to 4 hrs ) Pleasant
walk to our camping site on a meadow past Dainbar.
- Day 9. DAIN BAR VIA PHUTAKHAR / JATINGRI (4 hrs)
Easy walk on the ridge to campsite amidst towering Cedar trees.
Very good view down the valley as well as of the peaks of the Upper
Ravi valley.
- Day 10. JATINGRI / PHULANDHAR CAMP (3 to 4 hrs): Another
moderate 10 steep ascent 10 the ridge and then a level walk to out
campsite commanding a bird's eye view of our surroundings.
- Day 11. PHULANDHAR CAMP / HARABAGH (3 hrs) : Fairly
steep descent to the roadhead village of Harabagh. From here we
transfer you by surface to Dharamsala / Mcleodganj, a distance
of approx. 75 kms. Overnight Taragarh Palace Resort near Dharamsala.
- Day 12 - Drive to Chandigarh to board evening train to
Delhi. Or drive to Pathankot 4 1,2 hrs to
board overnight train to Delhi.
• Trekking Grade: Easy
• Options
Those intending to walk longer have the option of descending to
Barot from Phulandhar camp and passing through Rajgundha and Billing
to reach Bir, the Tibetan exile's roadhead village. This involves
another four days on the trail. Well worth the effort.
• Best time: April to October
• Himachal Light Treks
a) Shimla trek - Around Shimla
b)Bashleo trek - Shimla to Shimla
c)Sarahan trek - ShimIa to Shimla
d) Churdhar trek - Shimla to Renuka lake
e) Lake trek - Manali to Manali
f) Manali tribal village - Manali to Manali
g) Hot springs trek - Manali to Manali
h) Rhododendron trek - Manali to Manali
i) Glacier trek - Manali to Manali
- Duration : 4 to 74 days Delhi to Delhi
- Average trek : 8 to 10 kms per day
- Maximum height : 9000 ft
- Grade : Light
- Best time : April to October
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