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Garhwal has been described as
"the most beautiful land in the mountains of the Asian
sub - continent" by Dr . T. Longstaff, world renowned
mountaineer, naturalist and trekker. Apart from the
four holy shrines of the Hindus- Kedarnath, Badrinath,
Yamunotri and Gangotri, Garhwal has much more to offer.
The fresh virginity of the unspoiled natural beauty is
Garhwal.The lush forest cover is abundant in wildlife,
and is a veritable paradise for bird-watchers and
nature lo vers. For example, the trek starts at Netwar,
passes through Osla, and ends at Har-ki-Doon. The trek
from Netwar to Osla, is through dense forests of
chestnuts, walnuts, willows and chinars. The trek from
Osla to Har-ki-Doon, is through terraced mountain
fields, sylvan meadowsand conifer forests. Pithoragarh,
the easternmost hill district of Uttar Pradesh,
bordering Nepal in the east and Tibet in the norith, is
often called 'miniature Kasmir'. Its environs are known
for the abundant natural beauty and many fine temple
that are important pilgrimage points and it is the base
for many exciting treks eg. Pithorgarh-Parwati Lake -Chota
Kailash-Sinla Pass Trek.
Panch Kedar Trek : Panch
Kedars are the five different forms of the Hindu God
Shivas, and are known as Kedarnath; Madmaheshwar ;
Tungnath ; Rudranath. The mountainscape from each
temple is fascinating, the valley full of rich fauna & fiora and the people hospitale.
Valley of Flowers and Hemkund
Trek : Surrounded by the river Pushpavati and small
streams, at an elevation ranging between 3000 to 4000
metres, the Valley is nearly l0 kms in length and 2 kms
in width . the trek starts from govindghat(19 kms.), on
the way to Badrinath, having two major gradients, one
initially from alaknanda suspension bridge of
Govindghat to Pulana villages for 3 kms and the other
from Bhundar to Ghangharia.
Gangotri Kedarnath Trek:
This trek is along the old pilgrim route from gangotri
to kedarnath. From Gangotri one has to come down to
Mala by motor . The actual ltrek starts from Mala,
after crossing the river Bhagirathi. The trek is on
level upto Sauri-ki-gad and from this point the climb
to Belak is gradual. From Budha Kedar to Panwali, it is
an uphill climb through trreaced fields and picturesque
villages. The enchanting view of the Garhwal Himalaya
is very refreshing and compensates the efforts of
rgular ascend and descend.
Kalindikhal Trek : for
the most adventurous trekkers, with fundamental
knowledge of the mountains, this trek provides a rare
experience . The trek takes on from Nandanvan to Vasuki
tal after due acclimatization. There is a gradual
ascent of kms, thereafter, the trek negotiates
Kharapathar at a height of m before camping at Kalindi
base (5590m.). |
