Title:

Kafni Glacier Trek

Duration:

06 Nights / 07 Days

Best Season:

May to November

Altitude:

3800 M

Itinery:

Bageshwar is the starting point of the trek and the last village on this trek is Khati from where the route diverts to Kafni Glacier at the foot of Nanda Kot. Delhi - Bageshwar (467 kms). Overnight stay at TRH, Bageshwar.

Bageshwar - Song - Loharkhet (5750 ft) 40 kms A 5 kms trek to Loharkhet. Overnight stay at Loharkhet.

Loharkhet - Khati (2210 M) A 19 kms trek. Khati is the biggest village enroute Pindari. The trek to Khati descends down to Umla Village (4 kms). Khati village lies at the confluence of Pindari and Sundardhunga Rivers. Overnight stay at Khati.

Khati - Phurkia (3260 M) A 16 kms trek. At Phurkia, the tree gives way to alpine pastures and shepherds can be seen guiding their large flock across grazy uplands. Overnight stay at Phurkia.

Phurkia-Zero point-Dwali (2575 m) An 18 kms trek. See the view of Pindari Glacier from Zero Point. The Pindari Glacier measures 3 kms in length and 0.25 kms in breadth. It owes its existence to the vast quantities of snow precipitated from Nanda Devi and other lofty summits of the greater Himalayan range. It takes its name from the Pindar River, which originates in the trails pass above the glacier. Overnight stay at Dwali.

Dwali - Kafni - Dwali A 24 kms trek. The Kafni glacier lies left of the Pindar valley and the Nandakot. The main Himalayan summits visible from Kafni are Nandakot (6806 M) and Nanda Bhanar (6104 M) Return to Dwali. Overnight stay at Dwali.

Dwali-Dhakuri (2690 mets.) A 19 kms trek. Dhakuri-Binjak ridge offers a view of the snow-clad Nandakot summit (6806 mts) to the east of Maktoli (6804 mts) to the west. Overnight stay at Bageshwar.

Dhakuri-Bageshwar (56 kms) A 16 kms trek to Song and 40 kms by bus to Bageshwar. Overnight stay at Bageshwar. Bageshwar-Delhi (467 kms). After breakfast departure to Delhi.

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