Chanderkhani Pass Trek Itinerary.
Description
.Meals Included
.Guide
5 Days | 4 Nights |
Day 1 - Naggar - Rumsu (2150m) - Stelling (1,350m) (Trek /5-6 Hours)
Naggar
- Start your trek by assembling at Naggar; begin the Chanderkhani Pass trekking experience right away
- The activity is a delightful one amidst blue pine and deodar, walnut, golden oak and wild cherry
- Once at this place, you ascend for around an hour or more to the path that brings you to Rumsu village around 2150 m
- Have a mouth-watering packed lunch
- From here, there is a clear route that takes you to Stelling pastures approximately 1350 m high
- Your trekking journey of 5-6 hours will come to an end
- Tonight, you will sleep in tents under the night glow
Day 2 - Stelling - Chiklani Basecamp (3,450m) (Trek/5-6 Hours)
- With the fauna beaming around enjoy a hike that would first be on charming Stelling and Ghalkrari pasture stretches
- When at this place you can see Birch trees - smell the earthly fragrance
- Sometime during the course of the Chanderkhani Pass trek, you take a steady ascend to the Chiklani basecamp approx 3450 m above sea level
- Take pictures under the faint moonlight
- Retire for the night in alpine tents
Day 3 - Chiklani Basecamp - Chanderkhani Pass (3,650m) - Nagruni Thach (2,800m) (Trek/5-7 Hours)
Chanderkhani Pass
- Dhalakda Pathar, Chanderkhani Pass, Bara Bangal Range, Pir Panjal and Parvati Ranges, Nagruni
- Your whole trekking journey provides stunning sights of snow-clad mountains and charming open valleys
- Today, you ascend to the Dhalakda Pathar and later proceed to a steady uphill on the ridge of the Chanderkhani pass
- From here, soak in the great views of Bara Bangal range in the west, Pir Panjal to the north and Parvati in the east
- After that you start your climb down gets steeper when on the way to Nagruni as compared to the climb up to the pass where you might see a flock of sheep grazing
- Tread carefully and arrive at the camping ground of Nagruni where you will pitch tents for the night
Day 4 - Trek from Nagruni Thach to Malana (2600m) (Trek/5 - 6 hours)
- This day, the path from Nagruni carries on to an at times steep downhill till you arrive at Manala
- Enjoy the trek that is a calming one amidst conifer forest. Do you know there are around 630 different species of conifer trees.
- Reach Malana Village located about 2600 m above sea level, mingle with the locals
- Pitch tents for the night after a fair dinner
Day 5 - Trek from Malana to Jari, Drive from Jari to Manikaran to Kullu (Trek/2-3 hours) (Drive/ 1-2 Hours)
Kullu
- Today morning, you carry on with the downhill climb on a steep through a route that is marked well till Jari
- At first, you go downhill amidst fields and then pass through a woody area of mostly Deodar trees
- Proceed downhill to Manala Nallah. When at this place, cross the gorge area and arrive at Manala Power project site
- Proceed walking to Jari, from where you hop in to a vehicle to be driven to Kullu through Maniraran
- Reach Kullu - that marks the end of your Chandrakhani Pass trekking journey