Tourism Trekking |
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| This trek is along Chokhang nullah into a dry and desolate valley. | ||||||||||||
| Name of Trek | CHOKHANG VALLEY TREK |
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| Period | July-September | |||||||||||
| Duration | 8 days | |||||||||||
| Day-1 | Keylong-Kamring, 31 kms By bus Camp outside the village. A dhaba is available at Kamring. One may like to halt for the night at Jahlman just 5 kms short of this village. At Jahlman there is a Forest rest house and several dhabas. |
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| Day-2 | Kamring-Chokhang, 8 kms On foot Just ahead of the village a bifurcation on the right hand leads to Forebay. From this place follow a narrow track along the left bank of Thirot or Chokhang nullah. Climb to Chokhang is stiff. Good potato fields and fruit bearing trees can be seen in the village. |
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| Day-3 | Chokhang-Naingahr, 12 kms On foot Cross nullah on a bridge consisting of two wooden beams. Follow right bank. The valley opens up after Chokhang village. Naingahr is the last village in this valley, Good patches of birch trees can be seen around. |
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| Day-4 | Naingahr-Alias, 14 kms On foot The trek is relatively easy along the right bank. One may see yaks and ibex in plenty. Cattle herds can also be seen grazing on the nutritious meadows. One may like to see two natural caves upstream a side nullah short of Alias, the outwash plain. |
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| Day-5 | Alias-Neelkanth, 8 kms On foot Climb is stiff. Ford the nullah to trek on the medial moraine that is the only track to reach the tarn, called Neelkanth. This place is visited by those men who have failed to father a son. Women are prohibited by local people to visit this lake. There is a small temple of lord Shiva near the lake. Explore around the lake. |
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| Day-6 | Neelkanth-Naingahr, 22 kms On foot |
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| Day-7 | Naingahr-Chokhang, 12 kms On foot |
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| Day-8 | Chokhang-Mooring, 10 kms On foot From Chokhang
follow the unmetalled road to Mooring. On way is a perennial water spring called Chadhmurti.
There is a small temple of Lord Neelkanth nearby. Water of this source is refreshing. |
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