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Kelu Dal is a less known high altitude glacial lake in Saal Valley of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. It is located at an altitude of 4280 meters and it remains frozen for about 6 months of an year. So it is reachable mostly from May to October.

Trek to this lake starts from Kurtha village which is about 5 kms from Saho. Bus service to Kurtha village is available from I.S.B.T. Chamba.

Galaund Gala, Supeka Dhar and Dugga Bhaderwah are main points of this trek. Galaund Gala is about 3400 metres high mountain pass which connect Saal valley to Chanju valley of Churah. And Supeka Dhar offers the best camping ground with 360 degree vies of Dhauladhar and Pir Panjal mountain ranges while Dugga Bhaderwah offers water which other two place lacks. So plan your trek accordingly.

All other information about this trek is given in the video but if you still have any queries please do ask in comments.

Dainkund Peak is the highest peak near Dalhousie and is easily reachable from Dalhousie side with a 1.5 km hike from the road end. But in winters when the road above Dalhousie close due to snow then it becomes a very long hike as you also need to cover the 13 kms road distance by foot. So in this video I’ve shown a shortcut to reach Dainkund Peak easily even when the road is closed. This shortcut starts from 6 kms from Khajjiar and this 6 kms of road mostly opens within 2-3 days of fresh snowfall so you can reach here by vehicle if you don’t wanna hike those 6 kms on road. And from that point you’ll reach Dainkund Peak in max of 2 hrs. So if you’re hiking from Khajjiar lake you’ll reach at Dainkund Peak in just 3-4 hrs with a normal speed. So you’ll have more time to spend on top and enjoy the views there and you’ll get back to Khajjiar timely. I hope this video will be helpful for you guys. Have fun ! Happy winters! ☃️

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Kelu Dal | Saal Vally | Chamba Himachal Pradesh |

Snow Hike from Khajjiar to Dainkund Peak Dalhousie