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.

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 ;

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.

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. 🙏

Niloh Dhar Naag Lake

Niloh Dhar is a beautiful mountain ridge of 2700 meter altitude near Bharara village of Churah Valley of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. The ridge have a small lake and meadows perfect for camping.

The lake is dedicated to Naag Devta and there is also a small temple on the west side of the lake. One can easily reach at the lake from Bharara village after hiking for 2 hours.

To reach here you can take bus from ISBT chamba or you can take your own vehicle upto Bharara village. There is also a newly constructed off-road which cut down your hike to one hour.

I have shown that road in this video so I hope this video will be helpful to you. If you have any other queries please do ask in comments.🙏