Short Itinerary
Day 1 - Naggar - Rumsu - Sterling
Day 2 - Stelling - Chiklani Basecamp
Day 3 - Chiklani Basecamp - Chanderkhani Pass - Nagruni Thach
Day 4 - Nagruni Thach to Malana Village
Day 5 - Malana to Jari then to Manikaran and finally to Kullu
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 -
We will start our trek from Naggar and our trek will take you through deodar, blue pine, walnuts, and golden oak trees. You will keep on walking through these scenarios and reach Rumsu Village. After this, there will be a halt at this village where you can take some rest and ascend towards Sterling while walking on the opposite side of Rhododendron shrubs, Bhojpatra trees, and oak trees. After climbing up the jungle you will land in Sterling Base Camp. This place consists of lush green grassland covered with rich snow. This place gives you the opportunity to add some excellent snaps. Total time to trek today is all about 4 hours. Sterling is the place where you will spend the night in tents.
Day 2 -
Today's target is to reach Chiklani Basecamp. You will hike on the green pastures of Sterling and Ghalkrari. The trail consists of some lovely Birch trees which will leave your eyes widened. There will be a steady ascend towards Chiklani Basecamp. After trekking for almost 5 hours you will reach this Basecamp. Today you will spend your night in the tents at this scenic place.
Day 3 -
Today you will trek from Chiklani towards Chanderkhani Pass. We will ascend a great height to witness Dhalakda Pathar. From here it will be a steady uphill on the Chanderkhani Pass bridge to reach the pass. Chanderkhani pass is located 3650 meters above sea level.
After reaching Chanderkhani pass and after enough soaking of the exceptional beauty of Pir Panjal in the north, Bara Bhangal in the west and Parvati in the east, we will climb down to Nagruni Thach. This will be a 3-hour trek. We will reach and camp at Nagruni Thach which is at a height of 2800 meters above sea level and retired for the night, with the brilliant night sky.
Day 4 -
Today we will trek towards Malana Village which is famous for its unique social set-up. This is a steep downhill trek. You will walk between tall Coniferous trees and reach the village in 6 hours. You will camp here for the rest of the day.
Day 5 -
There is a well-marked trail from Malana to Jari. You will walk through amidst steep fields and woods with Deodar trees, and reach Malana Nallah. There is a gorge which you will cross to reach the Malana Power Project Site. After this, you will walk to Jari. This will take about 3 hours.
Here is the end of the Chanderkhani pass trek. Then you will travel from Jari to Kullu.
Temperature
Since Chanderkhani is located at a good height, it is obvious that the temperature is low. Weather is unpredictable.
Difficulty Level
This trek is an ideal trek for beginners. It falls in the category of 'moderate'.
Snow
You will find snow until the end of May. You will also witness a snow-capped mountain that gives you a mesmerizing view.
ATM and Mobile Connectivity
Many of the Indian Mobile networks do not function in this region. You will find only Vodafone and BSNL networks that too at some patches of this trek.
How to reach Basecamp
Our Basecamp is at Naggar, so you can reach through different sources listed below:-
- Via train - Nearest railway station is Pathankot from where you can look for taxi or buses to reach Naggar.
- Via bus - Kullu is the nearest bus stand from where you can look for a taxi.
- Via Airport - Bhuntar is the nearest airport from where you can look up for some local resources.
