Main Info
Day 1 :- Kathgodam to LohajungAltitude 7,662 ft.Stay in guest house.Drive 210 km (10 hrs drive).Local market and network is available.Pick up time 06:00 am at the parking of Kathgodham railway station.Route:- Kathgodam – Bheem Tal – Almora – Kausani – Gwaldam – Dewal – Lohajung.
Day 2 :- Lohargunj to Didna VillageTrek 6.5 km.7,662 to 8,045 ft.Reach Didna before lunch.accommodation in village home stay.No local market but Network is available.Till ruan bagad bridge gradual descent (4.5 km).Refill your water bottle at ruan bagad bridge from Neel Ganga river.After ruan bagad bridge 2 hours of a steep ascent to Didna Village (2 km).
Day 3 :- Didna Village to Ali BugyalTrek 10.5 km.8,045 to 11,320 ft.Accommodation in tent.Carry water and ors both.Reach Ali Bugyal by late noon.Keep your wind and waterproof handy.Tolpani is the last point for drinking water.First half of is through oak and rhododendron forest (Steep ascent).Second half of the trek is through big alpine meadows (gradual ascent).
Day 4 :- Ali Bugyal to Patar Nachauni via Bedni Bugyal and Ghora LotaniTrek 7 km.11,320 to 12,818 ft.Easiest day of the trek.Accommodation in tent.Reach Patar Nachauni before lunch.Ali Bugyal to Bedni Bugyal (gradual ascent 2 km).Bedni Bugyal to Ghora Lotani (gradual ascent 4 km).Ghora Lotani to Patar Nachauni (gradual descent 1 km).Spend some time at Ghora Lotani good for acclimatization.Ware proper clothing (this is the place where most of the trekkers get AMS).
Day 5 :- Patar Nachauni to Bhagwabasa via Kalu VinayakTrek 4 km.12,818 to 14,117 ft.Accommodation in tent.Reached Camp site by lunch.Patar Nachauni to Kalu Vinayak Tempel .(first 1 km is gradual ascent and rest 1.5 km is steep ascent).Kalu Vinayak to Bhagwabasa (gradual descent 1.5 km, become tricky in may and June ).There will be snow on the trail in the month of may and jun and in sep and oct it will be a rocky trail.
Day 6 :- Bhagwabasa to Roopkund to Patar NachauniTrek 10 km.14,117 to 15755 ft.Accommodation in tent.Start your trek by 4:00 am.Climb to Roopkund is 3 km.Challenging day of the trek.Carry energy bars, ors and water.Breakfast will be at Roopkund top.Reach Bhagwabasa back by lunch time.Reach Patar Nachauni camp by evening.In Aug, Sep, Oct can see skeleton but no snow.In May and Jun snow will be there but can’t see the skeleton.
Day 7 :- Patar Nachauni to Lohajung via Bedni and WanTrek 15 km.12,818 to 7,662 ft.Accommodation in guest house.Patar Nachauni to Ghora Lotani (1 km gradual ascent).Ghora Lotani to Bedni Bugyal ( 4 km gradual descent).Bedni Bugyal to Doliya Dhar ( 0.5 km gradual walk).Doliya Dhar to Ghaeroli Patal ( 3 km steep descent ).Ghaeroli Patal to Neel Ganga ( 4 km steep descent ).Neel Ganga to Ranka Dhar ( 1 km moderate ascent ).Ranka Dhat to Wan Village road head ( 1.5 km gradual descent).Wan Village to Loharjung ( 45 minutes drive, road condition is not good).Route :- Patar Nachauni – Ghora Lotani – Bedni Bugyal – Doliya Dhar – Ghaeroli Patal – Neel Ganga – Ranka Dhar – Wan Village – drive to Lohajung.
Day 8 :- Loharjung to Kathgodam10 hrs drive.Drive 210 km.Reach Kathgodam by 6:00 pm.On the way to Kathgodam at Kausani you can buy herbal tea and some souvenir.
