|
Title : Binsar Trek
Category : Trek
Duration : 4 Days
Location : Uttaranchal
Season : Winter (dec - feb)
Grade : Easy
A perfect winter trek offering pure pristine wilderness. Apart
from the shepherds and a few locals not many people walk this
trail. The Binsar temple where we camp at the end of day 2 is a
Shiva Temple and the deity is highly revered all across Garhwal
and Kumaon. The walk from here on goes through spectacular
forests still pretty much untouched by humans. The wide
pasturelands of Dudhatoli is the favourite grazing ground for
the locals and commands a panoramic view of the snow clad
Himalayan peaks on one side and the low mountains on the other.
Day 1 : Delhi to Pauri (1635m)
Board the morning Shatabdi Express departing New Delhi at 7am.
Reach Hardwar at 11:30 am and drive 5 hrs to Pauri.
Alternatively drive 8-9 hrs to Pauri.
Day 2 : Drive Pauri to Peethsain(2256m) and trek to
Binsar(2490m)
Drive 5 hrs from Pauri to reach Peethsain. Have lunch and
proceed on the trek to the Binsar temple. An easy walk for 2-3
hrs to reach the temple surrounded by the thick dense forest. We
camp just by the temple.
Day 3 : Binsar to Dudhatoli (3050m) 4-5 hrs
Have an easy start and walk through one of the most beautiful
walks in the Himalayas. The mixed Himalayan forest have oak,
rhododendron, chestnut, maple, and deodar trees.
Day 4 : Dudhatoli to Bhararisan (2240m) to Haridwar
A short walk to the edge of the spur and then descend steepily
for about an hour to the river. The descent is quite steep and
will be quite tricky if the trail is snow covered. From here
it’s a level walk to the roadhead where the jeeps would be
waiting to drive us to Haridwar to board the overnight Mussoorie
Express.
Day 5: Arrive Delhi 7:20 am. Trip ends.
|
