Panch Kedar Trek

Panch Kedar Trek

🗓️ 12–14 days⛰️ 3,680 m (Tungnath)🥾 Rishikesh / Guptkashi

About the 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.

Trek highlights

  1. All five Kedar shrines

  2. Tungnath & Chandrashila

  3. Remote Rudranath meadows

  4. Madhyamaheshwar valley

📋 Fully supported: certified guides, porters, permits, camping or huts and all meals on the trek are included, plus pickup from the Rishikesh, Dehradun or Haridwar railway stations.

The shrines on this yatra — visit one, or all

This circuit covers the five Panch Kedar shrines. You're free to choose: make the pilgrimage to a single shrine on its own, or join them all into one complete Panch Kedar Trek. Tell us which, and we'll plan it around you.

KedarnathKedarnath

Kedarnath

3,583 m

The first Kedar, where Shiva's hump is worshipped — a 16 km trek from Gaurikund.

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MadhyamaheshwarMadhyamaheshwar

Madhyamaheshwar

3,490 m

The second Kedar (Shiva's navel), reached by a forest-and-meadow trek from Ransi.

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TungnathTungnath

Tungnath

3,680 m

The third Kedar and the highest Shiva temple on earth, above Chopta.

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RudranathRudranath

Rudranath

3,600 m

The fourth Kedar (Shiva's face), a wild bugyal trek — the toughest leg.

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KalpeshwarKalpeshwar

Kalpeshwar

2,200 m

The fifth Kedar (Shiva's matted hair), the only shrine open all year, in the Urgam valley.

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🙏 Prefer the full yatra? We'll cover all of the five Panch Kedar shrines together in one guided journey — enquire about the complete Panch Kedar Trek.

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Tell us your fitness and experience and we'll confirm the right Kumaon or Garhwal trek — and handle every permit and porter.

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