Kedarkantha

About This Place

If anyone is looking for a winter trek, this trek is one to go for with snow easily available till April and magnificent view of the great Himalayas with difficulty level moderate enough to enable the first time trekkers to visit the place. The highlights of the trek includes one of the best campsites with each location offering a different view of the nature and a good snow to cherish which starts at 10,000ft. The glamour starts right from the time when one takes a drive from Dehradun to its base camp. One of the least travelled road, not a metaphor, in the area surrounded with forest cover and lakes. The trek passes through apple orchards, rhododendron trees, dense forests; meadows covered with snow and surrounded by Pine trees which is also a resting site. For skiing enthusiasts, the trek offers good but small patches to ski on while on the trek. The top of Kedarkantha offers 360 degree view of frosty peaks of Himalayas with Dhauladhar range, Har ki Dun valley, Rupin Valley to name a few. While descending from Kedarkantha, one comes across Judas ka Talab, a picturesque location with a small pond surrounded by tall Pine Trees and good views of Swargarohini and Har ki Dun valley.

Location

Uttrakhand

Best Time to Visit

Round the year except monsoon.
More snow in the winters until April.

Open Timings

Round the year.

Govt. Guidelines

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Languages Spoken

Hindi (major), English

Best Access

Airport : Jolly Grant Airport, Dehradun
Railway station : Dehradun
Bus stand : Sankri

Commonly Visited From

Netwar, Uttrakhand

Popular Route

Delhi → Dehradun → Netwar

Delhi → Dehradun :
Via Road : Dehradun is 250 km from Delhi and takes around 6 hours to reach. Multiple bus (both state transport and private) and taxi options are available form Delhi ISBT.

Via Train : Direct trains from Delhi (NDLS) to Dehradun (DDN) are available to Dehradun, the journey takes 8 hrs.

Via Flight : Direct flights are available from Delhi (DEL) to Dehradun (DED) airport.

Dehradun → Netwar
Via Road : Netwar is 190km from Haridwar and it takes 6 hrs to reach via road. There are busses from Haridwar with direct connection to Netwar. You can board the bus going to Sankri that will drop you at Netwar.

Via Train : No options available.

Via Flight : Nooptions available.