Treks of the Kumaon & Garhwal Himalayas
From a gentle meadow walk to multi-day glacier expeditions and the sacred Char Dham & Panch Kedar trails — every trek comes fully supported with certified guides, porters, permits, camps and meals.
🥾 Grades: Easy treks suit first-timers; Moderate-to-Difficult need basic fitness and a few days of acclimatisation.
🗓️ Season: Glacier treks run May–June and September–October; Char Dham & Valley of Flowers peak in summer & monsoon; Kedarkantha is a winter snow trek.
📋 Included: Guides, porters, permits, camping/huts and all meals on the trek, plus pickup from your nearest Kumaon or Garhwal hub.
Kumaon treks
Glacier and meadow trails from the easy Khaliya Top to the legendary Pindari and Milam.
Easy2–3 daysKhaliya Top Trek
A short, rewarding climb to rolling alpine meadows with a front-row, 180-degree view of Panchachuli, Nanda Devi and Hardeol. Great for beginners and winter snow walks.
- Base
- Munsiyari
- Max altitude
- 3,500 m
Moderate6–7 daysPindari Glacier Trek
The classic 'glacier you can reach in a week'. Walk through Khati village, oak forests and the Pindar river gorge to the snout of the Pindari Glacier beneath Nanda Khat.
- Base
- Loharkhet / Khati
- Max altitude
- 3,660 m (Zero Point)
Moderate7–8 daysKafni Glacier Trek
The quieter twin of Pindari, branching east up the Kafni river to a glacier framed by Nanda Kot and Nanda Bhanar. Often combined with Pindari.
- Base
- Khati
- Max altitude
- 3,860 m
Moderate5–6 daysNamik Glacier Trek
An offbeat trek to a hanging glacier above the Ramganga valley, passing hot springs and terraced Kumaoni hamlets rarely seen by tourists.
- Base
- Namik village
- Max altitude
- 3,600 m
Moderate–Difficult8–9 daysSunderdhunga Glacier Trek
The 'Valley of Beautiful Stones' — a demanding, remote trek to the Maiktoli and Sukhram glaciers under the great southern wall of Nanda Devi.
- Base
- Khati / Jatoli
- Max altitude
- 4,000 m+
Moderate–Difficult8–10 daysMilam Glacier Trek
An epic walk up the old Indo-Tibet trade route along the Gori Ganga gorge to the deserted Milam village and the glacier below Trishuli and Hardeol.
- Base
- Munsiyari
- Max altitude
- 3,870 m
Difficult8–10 daysAdi Kailash & Om Parvat
A sacred pilgrimage-trek to 'Chhota Kailash' and the naturally formed 'Om' on Om Parvat, deep in the Vyas valley near the India-Tibet border (permits required).
- Base
- Dharchula
- Max altitude
- 5,945 m (viewing)
Difficult8–9 daysNanda Devi East Base Camp
A challenging classic up the Gori and Lwan valleys to the base of India's second-highest peak, through the historic Bhotiya villages of Martoli and Naspatti.
- Base
- Munsiyari / Martoli
- Max altitude
- 4,000 m+
Garhwal treks & pilgrimages
The Char Dham Yatra, the Panch Kedar circuit, the UNESCO Valley of Flowers, and the Kedarkantha & Har Ki Dun classics.
Easy2–3 daysGangotri Dham Yatra
A focused pilgrimage to the origin shrine of the Ganga, where the Bhagirathi roars past a white temple amid deodar forest — with the option to extend to the glacier source at Gaumukh, 18 km further up.
- Base
- Uttarkashi / Gangotri
- Max altitude
- 3,100 m
Easy2–3 daysBadrinath Dham Yatra
Vishnu's holy abode below the Neelkanth peak, its brightly painted facade rising above the Alaknanda and the steaming Tapt Kund hot springs — with India's last village, Mana, just beyond the shrine.
- Base
- Joshimath / Badrinath
- Max altitude
- 3,300 m
Easy2 daysKalpeshwar Trek
The fifth Panch Kedar, where Shiva's matted locks are worshipped — and the only Kedar shrine open all year. A short, gentle trek up the green Urgam valley past apple orchards and waterfalls.
- Base
- Helang / Urgam valley
- Max altitude
- 2,200 m
Moderate10–12 daysChar Dham Yatra
The great Garhwal pilgrimage circuit linking the four sacred sources — Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath — combining short Himalayan treks, river shrines and hot springs over an unforgettable journey.
- Base
- Haridwar / Rishikesh
- Max altitude
- 3,583 m (Kedarnath)
Moderate2–3 daysYamunotri Dham Yatra
The first of the Char Dham on its own — drive to Janki Chatti and trek 6 km to the source shrine of the Yamuna, where pilgrims cook rice in the boiling Surya Kund as an offering to the goddess.
- Base
- Barkot / Janki Chatti
- Max altitude
- 3,293 m
Moderate4–5 daysMadhyamaheshwar Trek
The second Panch Kedar, where Shiva's navel is worshipped — a beautiful forest-and-meadow trek from Ransi village to a stone temple framed by the Chaukhamba peaks, far from the crowds.
- Base
- Ransi village
- Max altitude
- 3,490 m
Moderate2–3 daysTungnath Temple Trek
The third Panch Kedar and the highest Shiva temple on earth — a short, scenic climb from the meadows of Chopta, with the option to continue to the Chandrashila summit and its 360° Himalaya view.
- Base
- Chopta
- Max altitude
- 3,680 m
Moderate5–6 daysValley of Flowers & Hemkund
A monsoon classic into a UNESCO World Heritage valley ablaze with wildflowers, paired with the steep, soul-stirring climb to the glacial lake and gurudwara of Hemkund Sahib.
- Base
- Govindghat / Ghangaria
- Max altitude
- 4,329 m (Hemkund)
Moderate5–6 daysKedarkantha Trek
India's most loved winter summit trek — pine forests, frozen meadows and the famous campsites of Juda-ka-Talab, crowned by a sunrise summit with a 360° wall of Garhwal and Himachal peaks.
- Base
- Sankri
- Max altitude
- 3,810 m (summit)
Moderate6–7 daysHar Ki Dun Trek
The cradle-shaped 'Valley of Gods' beneath the twin Swargarohini peaks — ancient wooden Garhwali villages, terraced fields and glacier meadows on one of the region's most scenic walks.
- Base
- Sankri / Taluka
- Max altitude
- 3,566 m
Moderate3–4 daysChandrashila Summit Trek
A short, spectacular climb above Chopta's 'Mini Switzerland' meadows — past the mirror lake of Deoria Tal and Tungnath, the highest Shiva temple on earth — to the Chandrashila summit and its sweeping 360° wall of Nanda Devi, Trishul and Chaukhamba.
- Base
- Chopta / Sari (Deoria Tal)
- Max altitude
- 4,000 m (summit)
Moderate–Difficult3–4 daysKedarnath Dham Yatra
The holiest of the twelve Jyotirlingas — both a Char Dham and the first Panch Kedar — standing alone beneath snow walls at the head of the Mandakini valley. Reached by a 16 km Himalayan trek (or helicopter) from Gaurikund.
- Base
- Guptkashi / Gaurikund
- Max altitude
- 3,583 m
Moderate–Difficult4–5 daysRudranath Trek
The fourth and most remote Panch Kedar, where Shiva's face is worshipped — a demanding trek through dense rhododendron forest and rolling bugyals to a rock shrine with sweeping Himalayan views.
- Base
- Sagar village (Gopeshwar)
- Max altitude
- 3,600 m
Difficult12–14 daysPanch Kedar Trek
A demanding spiritual circuit to the five Shiva shrines where the Pandavas sought Lord Shiva — Kedarnath, Tungnath, Rudranath, Madhyamaheshwar and Kalpeshwar — across remote high ridges and bugyals.
- Base
- Rishikesh / Guptkashi
- Max altitude
- 3,680 m (Tungnath)
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