About The Pindari Glacier Trek
Key Himalayan Geographical Offerings Of The Pindari Glacier Trek
Peaks: Changuch ( 6322m ), Maiktoli ( 6803m ), Mrigthuni ( 6855m ), Nanda Devi ( 7816m ), Nanda Khat ( 6611m ), Nanda Kot ( 6861m ), Panwali Dwar ( 6663m ), Sunanda Devi ( 7434m ), Nanda Bhanar ( 6236m ), Nanda Khani ( 6029m ), Bauljuri ( 5922m ), Lapsa Dhura ( 6000m )
Passes: Dhakuri Pass ( 2940m )
Glaciers: Pindari Glacier
Rivers: Pindar River, Sunderdhunga River, Saryu River, Kafni Gad
Villages: Khati, Lokharkhet, Kharkiya
National Parks / Forest Reserves: Nanda Devi Outer Sanctuary
Why Should You Do The Pindari Glacier Trek
- Days of wonder in the lap of one of the very beautiful valley in the Kumaon
- The beautiful peaks of Changuch, Maiktoli, Mrigthuni, Nanda Khat, Nanda Kot, Panwali Dwar, Sunanda Devi ( Nanda Devi East), Tharkot, Nanda Bhanar, Nanda Khani, Bauljuri, Lapsa Dhura
- Understand the Himalayan geography and river systems by taking yourself closer to its glaciers. Also witness the effect of Global Warming and the receding of a glacier which is highly affecting the ecology not just locally, but throughout our country
- An opportunity to experience some of the most remote villages of Kumaon - namely Khati which also offers a unique way to experience the Himalayas of Kumaon through the locals
- Walking through the dense forest of rhododendrons, birch and fir and the meadows
- Duration: 8 Days, Kathgodam to Kathgodam
- Highest Altitude: 3771m
- Grade: Moderate ( know trek grades )
- Best Time: May. Jun, Sep, Oct
- Terrain: Forest, Meadow, Ravine, Glacial moraine
- Activity Type: Trek
- Trail Type: Same Exit Entry Point
- Starts From: Lokharkhet
- Ends In: Lokharkhet
- Region: India - Uttrakhand
- Country: India
- Nearest Airport: Pantnagar, Uttrakhand
- Nearest Rail Head: Kathgodam, Uttrakhand
- Travel Guide: Where and How To Reach Lokharkhet
- Mobile Network: BSNL till Khati
- Internet Option: No
- Temperatures:
- Is Cloak Room Available: No
- Generic Food Menu: Indian, Garhwali, Kumaoni
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Venturing out in the outer reaches of the Nanda Devi National park in the Kumaon region of the Himalayas. this trek probably offers you one of the easiest opportunity of viewing the beautiful and mighty peaks guarding the Nanda Devi.
Here the beautiful peaks of Changuch, Maiktoli, Mrigthuni, Nanda Khat, Nanda Kot, Panwali Dwar, Sunanda Devi ( Nanda Devi East), Tharkot, Nanda Bhanar, Nanda Khani, Bauljuri, Lapsa Dhura present themselves in full glory. The village and local dwellers of Khati is a good opportunity the experience and understand the rural settings of Kumaon. Right from its start, this trek takes you through a dense forest of the outer Nanda Devi National Park consisting of fir, birch and rhododendrons. From Khati, the trail separates from the Sunderdhunga and follows the Pindar river until Dwali, where it further forks - one on your left goes to the Pindari Glacier and the other on your right goes to the Kafni Glacier following the Kafni river.
This trek currently start at Kharkiya from where its just about 5 kilometers of gradual trek to Khati because of the newly built jeepable road. It helps you skip the 'good climb' to Dhakuri crossing the Dhakuri pass right in the first day. However, Dhakuri is a picturesque and a special campsite with a wide panorama on a beautiful meadow, so skipping it might not be a good idea unless you are on a time crunch.
Pindari Glacier Trek Package - Daywise Detailed Itinerary
Day 1Arrival In Loharkhet ( 225 Kms,8 - 9 hours )
Drive Day
Brief Details Of The Day: Early morning we board our cabs to take a picturesque mountain drive to reach the remote settlement of Loharkhet, passing by Almora, Bagheswar, Suong.
We reach by evening. One of our staffs receives you and guides you to your hotel room. After freshening up, we meet over a light snacks and tea and share few updates on the trek.
We have early dinner and go to bed. Tomorrow's gonna be a hard day right away. So we prepare ourselves mentally for the game
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals: Evening Snacks, Dinner
Day 2From Loharkhet To Dhakuri , Via - Dhakuri Pass ( 11 Kms,5 - 6 hours )
Trek Day
Altitude Profile And Geo-Coordinates: - Loharkhet: 1834 meters / 6016 feet
- Dhakuri Pass: 2940 meters / 9644 feet
- Dhakuri : 2650 meters / 8692 feet
- Dhakuri:
Coordinates: 30.07680000 , 79.91840000Fly to Dhakuri on Google Map
View 360 degree from Dhakuri using Peak Finder
- Dhakuri Pass:
Coordinates: 30.07220000 , 79.92040000Fly to Dhakuri Pass on Google Map
View 360 degree from Dhakuri Pass using Peak Finder
Brief Details Of The Day: Starting in the morning, we trek on a steep route, through the forest to climb up the Dhakuri Pass. On the top of the pass, be ready to be greeted by the aura of the Himalayan Peaks. The beautiful peaks of the Sunderdhunga valley - Maiktoli, Mrigthuni and Devtoli stands on the left slowly easing-in to the peaks surrounding the Pindar Valley, namely Nandakhat, Changuch, Nanda Bhanar. Nanda Kot. The panorama further extends towards your right with the peaks of Rajrambha and Ngalaphu near the Dharma Valley. Peaks as far as those bordering Nepal are visible too, namely Api, Jethibahurani, etc.
After s good rest on the pass top, we descend down to the Dhakuri campsite, which is just few kilometers away. A lovely campsite with flat green meadow, surrounded by the beautiful snow cladded peaks.
Its indeed a Himalayan luxury here, and one of the best campsite in the entire route. All the pain we took in climbing the Dhakuri Pass pays off. It helps us acclimatize well too !
Accommodation: Hotel / Tents
Meals: All Meals
Day 3From Dhakuri To Khati, Via - Kharkiya, Jaikuni ( 8 Kms,4 hours )
Trek Day
Altitude Profile And Geo-Coordinates: - Dhakuri: 2650 meters / 8692 feet
- Kharkiya: 2186 meters / 7171 feet
- Jaikuni : 2120 meters / 6954 feet
- Khati: 2230 meters / 7315 feet
- Kharkiya:
Coordinates: 30.09660000 , 79.92150000Fly to Kharkiya on Google Map
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- Khati:
Coordinates: 30.11210000 , 79.94000000Fly to Khati on Google Map
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Brief Details Of The Day: Trek through the forest and open meadows to the village of Khati. The route descends down most of the part while climbing up few stretches, passing by the villages of Bagdanu, Kharkiya, Umula, Jaikuni and Dau.
Khati is a small village staged perfectly with a background of few elegant Himalayan peaks. It has quite a few huts, private guest houses and tourist rest house as well
Accommodation: Homestay / Tents
Meals: All Meals
Day 4From Khati To Dwali ( 12 Kms,5 - 6 hours )
Trek Day
Altitude Profile And Geo-Coordinates: - Khati: 2230 meters / 7315 feet
- Dwali: 2632 meters / 8633 feet
- Dwali:
Coordinates: 30.17580000 , 79.99340000Fly to Dwali on Google Map
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Brief Details Of The Day: A long trek through the forest, following the Pindar river upstream. Dwali is a common campsite located at the confluence of the Pindar and Kafni rivers emerging out of the respective glaciers. From here, the trail on left goes to the Pindari Glacier and the once on the right goes to Kafni Glacier. It is marked by a PWD rest house
Accommodation: Hotel/ Tents
Meals: All Meals
Day 5From Dwali To Phurkiya ( 6 Kms,3 hours )
Trek Day
Altitude Profile And Geo-Coordinates: - Dwali: 2632 meters / 8633 feet
- Phurkiya: 3211 meters / 10533 feet
- Phurkiya:
Coordinates: 30.21600000 , 79.99760000Fly to Phurkiya on Google Map
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Brief Details Of The Day: A short trek following the Pindar river takes us to the campsite of Phurikya today. We are yet to cross the tree line and our trek passes through sparsely dense forest. Few of the sections requires safe steps. The peaks of Nandakhat keeps us motivated throughout and soon we reach our campsite of Phurkiya, marked by a KMVN guest house.
Accommodation: Hotel / Tents
Meals: All Meals
Day 6From Phurkiya To Dwali, Via - Zero Point, Phurkiya ( 20 Kms,6 - 7 hours )
Trek Day
Altitude Profile And Geo-Coordinates: - Phurkiya: 3211 meters / 10533 feet
- Zero Point: 3771 meters / 12369 feet
- Phurkiya: 3211 meters / 10533 feet
- Dwali: 2632 meters / 8633 feet
- Zero Point:
Coordinates: 30.26390000 , 80.00230000Fly to Zero Point on Google Map
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Brief Details Of The Day: Today is the most important day of our trek and we start our day early morning as we will need to trek back to Dwali for the night. Few minutes into the trek and the peaks start to show up. Nanda Bhanar, Nanda Kot, Changuch, Bauljuri, and Nanda Khat makes your day today. The Pindari Ice Fall is a great sight, specially at such a low altitude. A baba by the name of Pindari Baba stays here and also accommodates few odd trekkers too !
After satisfying ourselves, we retrace our path till Dwali, where we camp for the night. The distance might be long, but the return happens much quicker.
Accommodation: Hotel / Tents
Meals: All Meals
Day 7From Dwali To Kharkiya, Via - Khati ( 16 Kms,5 - 6 hours )
Trek Day
Altitude Profile And Geo-Coordinates: - Dwali: 2632 meters / 8633 feet
- Khati: 2230 meters / 7315 feet
- Kharkiya: 2186 meters / 7171 feet
Brief Details Of The Day: Retrace back on the same trail to reach the village of Khati, and then to the roadhead of Kharkiya
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals: All Meals
Day 8From Kharkiya To Kathgodam, Via - Baghehwar, Almora ( 220 Kms,7 - 8 hours )
Drive Day
Altitude Profile And Geo-Coordinates: - Kharkiya: 2186 meters / 7171 feet
- Baghehwar: 1004 meters / 3294 feet
- Almora: 1642 meters / 5386 feet
- Kathgodam: 554 meters / 1818 feet
Brief Details Of The Day: We end our beautiful trek today and drive back to Kathgodam for our onward journey to home
Accommodation: None
Meals: Breakfast
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- Day 1
Drive
Arrival Day Arrive In Loharkhet (1834m ), Via - Almora (1642m ), Bagheshwar (1004m ). 8 - 9 Hrs. 225 Kms
Overnight In: Loharkhet (1834m )
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Evening Snacks, Dinner
Cost Of Transport Included: NO
- Day 2
Trek
From Loharkhet (1834m ) To Dhakuri (2650m ), Via - Dhakuri Pass (2940m ) . 5 - 6 Hrs. 11 Kms
Overnight In: Dhakuri (2650m )
Accommodation: Hotel / Tents
Meals Included: All Meals
- Day 3
Trek
From Dhakuri (2650m ) To Khati (2230m ), Via - Kharkiya (2186m ), Jaikuni (2120m ). 4 Hrs. 8 Kms
Overnight In: Khati (2230m )
Accommodation: Homestay / Tents
Meals Included: All Meals
- Day 4
Trek
From Khati (2230m ) To Dwali (2632m ) . 5 - 6 Hrs. 12 Kms
Overnight In: Dwali (2632m )
Accommodation: Hotel/ Tents
Meals Included: All Meals
- Day 5
Trek
From Dwali (2632m ) To Phurkiya (3211m ) . 3 Hrs. 6 Kms
Overnight In: Phurkiya (3211m )
Accommodation: Hotel / Tents
Meals Included: All Meals
- Day 6
Trek
From Phurkiya (3211m ) To Dwali (2632m ), Via - Zero Point (3771m ), Phurkiya (3211m ). 6 - 7 Hrs. 20 Kms
Overnight In: Dwali (2632m )
Accommodation: Hotel / Tents
Meals Included: All Meals
- Day 7
Trek
From Dwali (2632m ) To Kharkiya (2186m ), Via - Khati (2230m ) . 5 - 6 Hrs. 16 Kms
Overnight In: Kharkiya (2186m )
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: All Meals
- Day 8
Drive
From Kharkiya (2186m ) To Kathgodam (554m ), Via - Baghehwar (1004m ), Almora (1642m ). 7 - 8 Hrs. 220 Kms
Overnight In: Kathgodam (554m )
Accommodation: None
Meals Included: Breakfast
+ Mandatory Packing List- 3 sets of DryFit Tshirts
- 2 set of track pants (no jeans)
- 4 sets of socks ( 2 cottons, 2 woollen)
- 1 or 2 set of thermal inner ( upper & lower)
- Fleece Jacket or Pullovers
- Down Jacket (can be rented from us )
- Waterproof High Ankle Trekking Shoes (can be rented from us )
- Waterproof/Windproof Trekking Trouser (can be rented from us )
- Waterproof/Windproof Trekking Jacket (can be rented from us )
- Headlamp (can be rented from us )
- Trek Pole, Waterproof Gloves, Poncho, Rucksack, Fleece Inner Gloves, Waterproof Gloves, Gaiters, Spikes, Sleeping Bag Inners ( provided by us as complimentary use )
- Polaroid UV Protected Sunglasses or Snow/Glacier Goggles
- 2 Water Bottles & Tiffin Box with Spoon, 1 cup
- Skull Cap Wollen or Fleece
- Toilet Paper Roll, Wet Tissue
- Personal Care Kit ( lip balm, moisturizer, sunscreen, etc )
- Personal Medical Kit (basic or regular medicines )
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