Adi kailash yatra

Following is a trek plan for the proposed Adi Kailash yatra. The info has been compiled from various sources including :

http://www.kmyatra.org/adi-kailash.htm
Orkut discussion thread 1
Orkut discussion thread 2

Day

Place

To

Height

Distance

Mode

0	Delhi	Haldwani/Kathgodam			train
1	Haldwani	Dharchula			bus

Day 2 : Extra day at Darchula for permits etc...

3	Dharchula	Tawaghat-> Khatiya-Bagar / Gorbadhar / Magnti Nala			Jeep
		Malpa	2018m		trek
4	Malpa	Budhi	2740m	8 Km	trek
5	Budhi	Garbyang -> Gunji	3500m	17 Km	trek

have to climb steep chhiyalekh top...

6	Gunji	Kalapani->Navidang	4246m	16 Km	trek
7	Navidang	Kalapani	3600m	8 Km	trek
8	Kalapani	Gunji	3500m	8 Km	trek
9	Extra day...
10	Gungi	Kutti		19 Km	trek

bit difficult...

“From Gunji, walk along the banks of the river Kuti, to reach Nabi, which has a temple and almost hidden spring in the beautiful mountain standing behind the village. In many places, the river Kuti is completely covered by snow. 11 Km ahead is the PWD hut at Nampha from where the view is as breathtaking as it is Kashmir and the Swiss Alps.”

11

Kutti

Nampha (PWD hut)/ Jonglingkong

4572m

14 Km

trek

Difficult, lots of up/down...
“walk 14 Km, first to the left of Kuti and then to the right, to reach Jonglingkang (4572m). The river Kuti and its bridge will probably be under a thick blanket of snow. Jonglingkang is called Chhota Kailas (6191m) while its small but beautiful lake is called Parvati Tal. The reflection of the peak in the really fascinating”

12	Jongling kong	Kutti		14 Km	trek
13	Kutti	Gunji	3500m	19 Km	trek
14	Gungi	Budhi	2740m	17 Km	trek
15	Budhi	Mangti-> Dharchula (700m)-> Didihat	1850m	34 Km	bus
16		Nainital	1938m	267 Km	bus

17	Extra day...
18	Extra day...

Advises:

1. "The best period is Mid Sept to Mid Oct and late May to June.
2. Narayan Ashram is fully road-linked from the Panch-chuli east side, but the road is landslide-prone in September . Route : Dharchula->Tawaghat->Sobla->(right bifurcation between Khet & Sobla villages)->Pangu->Sosa->Narayan Swami Aahram : Total 61km.
3. Inner-line permit for Adi Kailash & Om Parvat is a must - keep one working day for that purpose at Dharchula. Take photos and identity cards with photocopies to the SDM office."

Accommodation : Except Navidang and Jolingkong, accommodation and food is available.

• Joligkong & Navidang : possible shelter with ITBP camp
• Kalapani : one PWD rest house

Reaching Darchula from Haldwani/Kathgodam in one day (about 300km):

• "Reach Haldwani in the morning, may be 5.30am. Catch a Pithoragarh share jeep at the station compound. It goes via Almora (90km). Total distance about 208km- total time about 7-8 hrs.
• Catch Pithoragarh to Dharchula share jeep - it takes about 4 hrs. Distance about 91km.
• On return journey from Dharchula, jeeps for Pithoragarh are more frequent than jeeps for Didihat."

The following map is located at http://www.kmyatra.org/images/adi-kailash-map.jpg