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| Duration | 8 days / 7 nights |
|---|---|
| Maximum altitude | 4,800 m |
| Difficulty | Difficult |
| Best season | May - Jun, Sep - Oct |
| Departures | 1st & 15th |
| Starts from | Kathgodam |
| Group size | Max 15 |
Roopkund is a small glacial lake at 4,800 m, best known for the human remains found at its edge. Getting there means eight days through oak and rhododendron forest, then out onto Ali and Bedni Bugyal - two of the largest high-altitude meadows in the Himalaya - with Trishul and Nanda Ghunti standing over them the whole way. This is a genuinely hard trek: long days, real altitude, and snow on the final stretch well into June.
Long drive through Almora and Gwaldam to the trailhead village of Lohajung (2,300 m).
Drive to Kulling, cross the Neel Ganga and climb through forest to Didna village.
Steep climb out of the treeline into the first of the meadows. Camp with Trishul directly ahead.
A gentle traverse across Bedni Bugyal, past the Nanda Devi temple, to camp at 3,800 m.
Short but steep day over Kalu Vinayak pass to the last camp at 4,100 m. Deliberately short - this is the acclimatisation that makes the summit day possible.
Pre-dawn start for the lake at 4,800 m, then a long descent all the way back to Patar Nachauni.
Down through the meadows and forest to Lohajung.
Drive out, reaching Kathgodam by evening.
It is the hardest trek we run. Expect six to eight hours of walking a day for a week, a summit day that starts before dawn and covers 1,000 m of climbing and descent, and camping above 4,000 m. You should be able to jog 5 km in under 35 minutes before you come.
Yes. We ask for at least one Himalayan trek above 3,500 m beforehand. Roopkund is a poor choice for a first high-altitude trek, and we would rather put you on Chopta or Har Ki Dun first and have you come back for this one.
May to June and September to October. The monsoon makes the meadows dangerous and the winter buries the route. Snow on the final stretch is normal even in late May.
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