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HEMKUND TREKKING
Location: Garhwal (Uttranchal )
Base: Govindghat
Altitude: 4329m above Sea Level
The
trek starts from Govindghat (19 kms.), on the way to
Badrinath,
having two major gradients, one initially from Alakhnanda suspension
bridge of Govindghat to Pulna village, for 3 kms. and the other from
Bhyundhar to Ghangharia. After trekking 1 kms from Ghangharia, a
bifurcation point is reached, where one route leads to
Hemkund Saheb
and the other goes to the
Valley of Flowers.
The routes are well marked here.
| Place |
Altitude(in m.) |
Distance(in kms.) |
Accomodation |
| Joshimath |
1875 |
Km |
TB.DS.HSD.T. |
| Govindghat |
1828 |
20 (motor) |
DS.T |
| Pulna |
1920 |
3 (trek) |
|
| Bhyundhar |
2239 |
7 (trek) |
|
| Ghangharia |
3048 |
5 (trek) |
TB.D.S.F. |
| Valley
of Flowers |
3658 |
5 (trek) |
No Camping |
| Hemkund |
4329 |
6 (trek) |
DS |
