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 Instagramfor bookings.
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.
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. 🙏
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. 🙏
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. 🙏
Pangi Valley is situated on the banks of Chadrabhaga river in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. After Lahaul Chadrabhaga river flows towards Sansari Nala that flows from Gandhari glacier to Chandrabhaga in Jammu and Kashmir, where Chandrabhaga is known as Chenab river. All of this area from Lahaul Valley to Sansari Nala is known as Pangi Valley.
Pangi Valley consists of different valleys like Sural, Hudan, Parmar, Hillu-Tuan and Chasak. Pangi Valley is one of the most remote places of Himachal Pradesh as it remains uncut for 6 months of an year due to heavy snowfall. You can only explore Pangi Valley from Summer to fall season.
On 7th July 2021 we went to explore most remote valley of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, Pangi Valley. It was monsoon season but we got a week of clear weather and explored Pangi Valley and brought you guys this video series.
Pangi Valley video series starting on my both channels. Main episodes will be uploaded on Yati channel while BTS and fun videos on YatiLife I hope you guys will like this series.
Palam Dhara ( PLM Dhara ) waterfall also famous as Sissu waterfall is located at an altitude of 3200m on the south bank of Chandra river opposite to Sissu village of Lahual valley of Himachal Pradesh.
It is one of the major attractions in Sissu. After the opening of Atal tunnel, Sissu village gets a large number of tourists throughout the year and PLM Dhara waterfall catch everyone’s attention as it’s just in front of Sissu.
That is why I thought of making a video for you so that you can get all the information about the waterfall and how you can reach there easily. I hope this video will be helpful for you guys.
Locals of Sissu village believe this waterfall is a sacred place of goddess Kali. So it is advised to maintain silence around the area and most importantly do not throw any leftover food around the place. So I guess it’s better not take any eatables with you as you can go and return back to Sissu in an hour.
Keep the mountains clean and green 🤗
If you have any other queries about this place please do ask in comments 🙏
Mahal Naag Dal is a high altitude lake situated on the border of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh and Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir. Altitude of Mahal Naag Lake is about 4240 meter. The lake is believed to be the abode of local deity Mahal Naag Devta and every year thousands of devotees from Churah valley of Chamba and Bhalesh area of Doda, visit this lake during an annual yatra to take the blessings of Mahal Naag Devta.
The lake is small in area and half of it is under a glacier for most of the time. You can see full lake in late August and September and that is why the pilgrimage is held during this time of the year. So it is the best time to visit this lake but you can also visit here from June to September.
You can trek to this lake either from Churah valley or from Bhalesh area. In this video I’ve shown the trek to this lake from Tarela village of Churah valley. I hope you’ll enjoy this video and it’ll be helpful for you guys to reach here. But if you any other information about this trek, please do ask in comments.
Dharota Temple is a small temple over a 1620 meter high mountain top near Chamba town of Himachal Pradesh. The temple is dedicated to goddess Kali and it offers a 360 degree view of chamba valley due to it’s geographic location despite being a low altitude mountain top.
Dharota temple is an ancient temple and the place is even mentioned in history books of Chamba. Watch this video to know more about this place and if still have any queries please do ask in the comments.🙏
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.🙏
