Nainital To Hemkund

Hemkund Sahib-Valley of Flowers

Post by Amit | Bangalore | Apr 28, 2006

Train to Haridwar. Long road journey to Govind ghat, 22 kms from Joshimath. One day trek to Gangharia. Hemkund is a 3-5 hour trek from Ghangaria. A fairly steep one. Valley of flowers is a 2-4 hour easy trek from Ghangaria. There are plenty of hotels and camping sites at Ghangaria. Season for this trek is from April-Sept. Porters can be hired at Govindghat, Ghangaria or enroute to help you carry your bags or even you!! People can be transported by a horse/mule, on the back of a porter or even a palaquin kind of structure! The route is fairly well marked, there are plenty of hikers and devotees taking on the same journey and several small shops selling snacks/food/water/etc.

The Valley of Flowers and Hemkund Sahib

Post by Rajan

access through roads from dehi and dehradun closest airport- jollygrant , dehradun closest railway station- rishikesh trek of 18-20km from base camp(Govindghat)