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Uttarakhand Char Dham: a seasonal four-shrine yatra
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The route we start from
These are the stages published for this trip. A stage can cover part of a day or several days; it is not a separate travel day.
- Stage 01
Arrive in Haridwar
Stay in Haridwar and check the agreed sequence, personal registration, opening notices and road advice before entering the hills.
- Stage 02
Haridwar to Barkot area
Travel towards the Yamunotri approach. Stay near Barkot; specify the actual night stop and road transfer in the quote.
- Stage 03
Yamunotri approach
Use the road approach towards Janki Chatti and, if the route and party allow, walk towards Yamunotri and back. Stay again near Barkot.
- Stage 04
Barkot area to Uttarkashi
Make the road transfer to Uttarkashi and stay two nights. Keep the arrival day free of long walks.
- Stage 05
Gangotri return
Visit the Gangotri approach by road subject to the day's controls; return to Uttarkashi rather than pressing on to a third shrine.
- Stage 06
On towards Guptkashi
Keep the day for the long road journey to the Guptkashi area. Rest here before the Kedarnath stages.
- Stage 07
Gaurikund to Kedarnath
Confirm current roadhead transfers before leaving Guptkashi. From Gaurikund the district describes a roughly 17 km uphill trek to Kedarnath. Start only with the route open and a confirmed night stop near the shrine; otherwise change the stages.
- Stage 08
Kedarnath descent
Descend to Gaurikund and return by the permitted transfer to the Guptkashi area for the night. This is a second substantial walking day, not an onward transfer to Badrinath.
- Stage 09
Spare mountain day
Keep a flexible night near Guptkashi for recovery or a road delay. It is not a guarantee that a closed route can be recovered.
- Stage 10
Break the drive at Pipalkoti
Travel east to the Pipalkoti area and stop overnight. Confirm road conditions before fixing the next day's Badrinath approach.
- Stage 11
Badrinath
Continue to Badrinath and keep an overnight in the area subject to accommodation and opening notices. Allow the party to abandon the visit if conditions change.
- Stage 12
Return towards Srinagar
Use the day to descend towards Srinagar in Garhwal, stopping there rather than attempting a same-day airport connection.
- Stage 13
Return to Haridwar
Continue to Haridwar and spend the night. Give the plains transfer its own day before the onward journey.
- Stage 14
Depart from Haridwar
Conclude at Haridwar station or arrange a separately timed airport transfer. Confirm any onward ticket independently of mountain road estimates.
What this trip lists
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- Flights and rail tickets to reach the route
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