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Kumaon Hi-Altitude Villages Trek - from Loharkhet to Birthi-Falls
A 10-day, 100+KM trek to some high-altitude Villages of eastern Kumaon. The route we took was: Loharkhet - Dhakuri - Khati - Mikila - Kimu - Namik - Thal-Kharik - Chupoo-Pass and finally the trail ending on the road to Munsiary between Bala & Birthi Falls
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High-Altitude Villages and amazing Peaks & People of Kumaon
Great Trek! Great Views of Snow-peaks!! including Namik & Hiramani Glaciers and good "cold" weather (7*C to 17*C min-max)! Ideal for trekking; most nights pretty cold, but daytime with balmy sun (except one day of drizzle and snow threat between Kimu & Namik).
There were three river crossings (Pindari, Sarayu, Ramganga); and consequently 3-4 up-down climbs of 1000m each! (reminding me of the Jiri to Lukla Classic Trek, in Nepal). Fantastic remote villages with happy people and playful children at all these villages. Would highly recommend this trek route to all trekking enthusiasts!
Panwali Dwar from Dhakuri-top (2905M)
Morning sunrays on Maikatoli
Google-Image showing our trail route (yellow-line):
You can download myTrek Placemark KMZ file (for Google Earth) from "D/L Files" page
Look for "KMZ file for Kumaon High-Alt Villages Trek (#32)" and download the file.
Day-wise Summary:
Day-1 13th Dec - Bageshwar to Loharkhet (by jeeps)
Day-2 14th Dec - Loharkhet 1975m to Dhakuri 2905M - 9KM
Day-3 15th Dec - Dhakuri to Khati 2275M - 8KM
Day-4 16th Dec - Khati - Ridge top 2925M - Jhuni 2400M - 12KM
Day-5 17th Dec - Jhuni - R. Sarayu 1980M - Mikila 2300M - 8KM
Day-6 18th Dec - Rest Day at Mikila
Day-7 19th Dec - Mikila - Madari Top 3020M - Kimu 2265M - 18KM
Day-8 20th Dec - Kimu - R. Ramganga 1850M - Namik 2150M - 8KM
Day-9 21st Dec - Namik - Thal Kharik top 3150M - 12KM
Day-10 22nd Dec - Thal Kharik - Chupoo Pass 3500M - Thal Kharik - 6KM
Day-10 (contd) - Thal Kharik - Bala/Birthi-Falls 1850M - 18KM
Totals > Distance = 100Kms UPs=4400M DNs=4400M
Day-wise details see sub-pages listed in left margin column
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