Title:

Pindari Glacier Trek

Duration:

05 Nights / 06 Days

Best Season:

May to September

Altitude:

3820 M

Itinery:

Bageshwar is an important pilgrimage centre of the Kumaon. The Himalayas is also the base for popular trekking routes. The trek to Pindari Glacier is 3 kms long and 0.25 kms broad and is connected to the southwestern slope of the outer wall of the Nanda Devi Sanctuary.

Bageshwar - Song - Loharkhet (5,750 ft) 40 kms by bus to Song. A 5 kms trek to Loharkhet. Overnight stay at Loharkhet.

Loharkhet - Khati (2210 mts.) 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 mts) A 16 kms trek. At Phurkia, the tree line gives way to alpine pastures and shepherds can be seen guiding their large flock across grassy uplands. Overnight stay at Phurkia.

Phurkia-Zero point-Dwali (2575 mts.) An 18 kms trek. See the view of Pindari Glacier from zero point measuring 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 trail pass above the glacier. Overnight stay at Dwali.

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

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

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