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Lagoond Camping Ground Jassourgarh Churah Valley Chamba Himachal Pradesh

Lagoond Camping Ground is a beautiful meadow amidst a dense deodar forest near Jassourgarh area of Churah valley of Chamba Himachal Pradesh. Lagoond meadow is situated on a mountain ridge so it offers a good view of Churah valley but still it is hidden by tall deodar trees growing over the edges of this beautiful meadow. It makes lagoond a perfect hideout in the woods yet it is just an hour hike from the nearest village Gadiyog.

Lagoond is perfect for a day hike or an overnight camping adventure. You can reach here by a 5 kms off-road from Jassourgarh to Gadiyog village and from there it’s an easy hike of 2 kms that anyone can do easily in an hour.

For more details and views of the area watch this video below and if you have any queries then do ask in comments or you can contact through email , Facebook or Instagram to hire me as a guide for this hike.

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Kankot Dhar Dhauladhar Chamba Himachal Pradesh

Kankot Dhar is a 4050 meters high mountain over Dhauladhar mountain range. It is situated on the west side of Dhauladhar mountain range and it is the last above 4000 meters mountain of Dhauladhar range leading towards Dalhousie town of Chamba Himachal Pradesh. Because of this it is visible to a wide area of Chamba district of Himachal, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and some areas of Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh.

Kankot Dhar is a beautiful pyramid shaped mountain that is clearly visible from the main town of Chamba. It remains covered with snow around the year and enhances the beauty of Chamba town.

Kankot Dhar is definitely the best and one of my favourite treks in Chamba that you can do all year round. Though it is a bit tough to summit during winters but still the thrill and beauty of this trek worth everything.

Kankot Dhar trek from Chamba have two routes one is from Kundi village and other is from Barei Village. I’ve done both routes and made detailed videos about the trek routes that you can see below. Also one is from winters while other is from summer. I’ve shared every details in the video but if you still have any queries feel free to ask in comments.🙏

You can also hire me as a guide for this trek. Contact through email, Facebook or Instagram for bookings.

Kankot Dhar Winter Trek via Kundi Village ;

Kankot Dhar Summer Trek from Barei Village ;

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Seven Lakes of Dhauladhar

Dhauladhar mountain range of Himalayas separates Chamba, Kangra and Kullu districts of Himachal Pradesh and it is home to Gaddi shepherds who roam over this mountain range for sheep grazing. They’ve found around 22 lakes over Dhauladhar and 7 of them are extremely sacred.

These 7 lakes are Nag Dal, Chandrakup Dal, Dhamghodi Dal, Lam Dal, Kali Kund, Nagara Dal and Kareri Dal. Locals visit these lakes every year to take holy dip in these sacred lakes in the month of August.

Land of these 7 lakes is so beautiful that it attracts thousands of trekkers and adventure lovers but trek to these seven lakes is difficult and challenging and many of the trekkers who are doing it by themselves failed to complete it.

So I’ve decided to make this video series for DIY trekkers to guide them to these seven lakes of Dhauladhar and to make everyone’s trek successful. I hope this series will be helpful for you and answers all your queries about 7 lakes of Dhauladhar. 🙏 But if you still have any queries feel free to ask in comments.🤗

Seven lakes of Dhauladhar trek

Planning & preparation for 7 lakes trek

Day 1 : Trekking towards Indrahar pass

Day 2 : Nag Dal & Chandrakup Dal

Day 3 : Dhamghodi Dal, Lam Dal, Kali Kund, Nagara Dal & Kareri Dal

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Ain Pukhari Dhar Chamba Himachal Pradesh

Ain Pukhari Dhar is a beautiful meadow on the ridge parting Saal valley and Churah valley of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. It is situated at an altitude of 3380 meters surrounding by dense forest on a steep ridge making it a hidden paradise that only people of Gujjar community know about. Gujjars stay here in summer and monsoon for cattle grazing.

On the west of Ain Pukhari Dhar the ridge go through Chandi-Chala Dhar and Banotu Dhar and on the east side it rises upto Galaund Gala and Supeka Dhar. Basically this whole ridge is a paradise in itself and you can hike over the ridge as there is a good visible trail.

Trek to Ain Pukhari Dhar start from Kurtha Village and goes through Sara Village and it is about 8.5 kms. Kurtha Village is about 20kms from Chamba and is well connected with public transport.

Best time to visit is from May to September. In this video we went there in May end and I’ve shared all the details about how to reach and I hope it’ll be helpful for you guys. 🙏 Please do share if you liked.

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Kansar Dhar Kalhel Chamba Himachal Pradesh

Kansar Dhar is a mountain ridge in the northern end of Kalhel valley of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. It is about 3.3 km hike from last road end of Chamba – Kalhel – Raila road and it is about 45 kms from I.S.B.T. Chamba. Trek starts from Charori village then crossing Dehri village on can reach Kansar dhar ridge within 2-3 hours.

There are a few temporary huts of Gujar community at Kansar Dhar ridge. They live here in summer season for grazing their livestock. Local kids go there to play cricket on weekends or holidays.

Kansar dhar looks at it’s best in monsoon and winter season. Do visit in monsoons for green and mystic views around or in winter if you want loads of snow. Kansar dhar have some beautiful and peaceful meadows surrounded by deodar’s forests and that makes it best place for a day hike, picnic or camping.

Kansar dhar is one of the easiest trek that you can do in Churah valley of Chamba Himachal Pradesh. In winters it receive around 3-6 feet of snowfall. So in winters it may get risky in some points because of steepness of the trail and also due to roadblocks you may have to hike 4-5 kms so start your hike early in winters.

In the video below you can see our day hike to Kansar Dhar in the spring season. I’ve also shared route map in the video so I hope it’ll be helpful for you. Do share the video if you liked. 🙏

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Sojotha Dhar winter trek in Chamba Himachal Pradesh

Sojotha Dhar is a mountain ridge between Dhulara and Lyhl valley of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. It is about 2 km hike from last road end of Chamba – Dhulara road and it is about 23 kms from I.S.B.T. Chamba.

There are 4-5 temporary huts of locals at Sojotha Dhar ridge. They live here in summer season for grazing their livestock.

Sojotha dhar looks at it’s best in monsoon and winter season. Do visit in monsoons for green and mystic views around or in winter if you want loads of snow.

Sojotha dhar is one of the easiest trek that you can do in Chamba Himachal Pradesh. In winters it receive around 3-6 feet of snowfall. So in winters it may get risky in some points because of steepness of the trail but it’s just 2kms from Dhulara so go slow and start early and you’ll reach there easily and if going in snow make sure the day is clear and you’ll be fine.

In the video below you can see our day hike to Sojotha Dhar in around 3 feet of snow. ⛄️ ❄️
I’ve also shared route map in the video so I hope it’ll be helpful for you. 🙏

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Banotu Dhar Sillagharat

Banotu Dhar is a small ridge in the end of Sillagharat valley of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. It is about 1 km hike from Banjah the last village of Sillagharat valley.

Last road end is about 3 kms hike away from Banotu Dhar top and Sillagharat bus stand is about 4 kms away.

There are 4-5 temporary huts of gujar community at Banotu Dhar ridge. They live here in summer season for grazing their livestock.

Banotu dhar looks at it’s best in monsoon and winter season. Do visit in monsoons for green and mystic views around or in winter if you want loads of snow.

Banotu dhar is one of the easiest winter trek that you can do in Chamba Himachal Pradesh.

In this video you can see our day hike to Banotu Dhar in around 4 feet of snow. ⛄️ ❄️ I’ve also shared route map in the video so I hope it’ll be helpful for you. Do share the video if you liked. 🙏

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Kumar – Parmar Bhatori

Kumar Parmar Valley is one of the sub valleys of Pangi Valley of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. It is smallest valley among other sub valleys of Pangi as it has only two major villages one is Kumar village which is the first village when you enter the valley by road and the last village which is known as Parmar Bhatori where the road ends. So in the names of these two major villages it is known as Kumar Parmar Valley or simply Parmar Valley.

Parmar Bhatori is the last village where Buddhist people reside and beyond Parmar Bhatori there’s no settlement. When you hike past Parmar Bhatori you reach at the south face of mount Bahai Jar or Shiva Peak which is also visible from Hudan Valley on north side. So on north of Parmar Valley is Hudan Valley and on south there is Sechu – Tuan Valley.

In this video below I’ve shown Kumar Parmar Valley and all the details about how to reach and where to stay. I hope it’ll be helpful for you 🙏

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Sural Valley

 

Sural Valley is one of the sub valleys of Pangi Valley of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. Sural Bhatori is the last village of this valley so it is called as Sural Valley.

Sural Valley is most visited by tourists among the other sub valleys of Pangi. It is blessed with beautiful landscapes, waterfalls and streams so people love to visit this valley.

Sural Valley is tha last valley of Pangi towards Jammu and Kashmir and on the north side of Sural Valley lies Gandhari Valley of Jammu and Kashmir.

In the video below I’ve shown you all the places you need to visit in Sural Valley. I hope it’ll be helpful for you. 🙏

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Hudan Valley

Hudan Valley is one of the sub valleys of Pangi Valley in Chamba Himachal Pradesh. It is called so after Hudan Bhatori that is last village of the valley.

Hudan Valley is nearest to the headquarter of Pangi Valley that is Killar. Most people visit Hudan Valley to see Hudan Lake which is a foot shaped lake believed to be the footprint of Pandav Bheem. The lake is at 10 mins walk from Hudan Bhatori and Hudan Bhatori is 14kms road distance from Killar helipad.

But there are more divine things in Hudan Valley that many people don’t know about. So in this video I’ve shown all those unexplored things that will leave you amazed. I hope you guys like it. 🙏