Indrahar Pass Trek is a mountain pass in the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas. Located at an altitude of 4,342 metres (14,245 ft) above sea level, near the tourist town of Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh, Indrahar pass forms the border between Kangra and Chamba districts. It is part of a very popular trekking route from Dharamshala. It attracts substantial tourist traffic during the trekking season between May–Mid November.
DIFFICULTY: EASY – MODERATE .
MAX ALLTITUDE: 14,350 FT.
BASE CAMP: LAKA GOT .
DURATION: 4 DAYS 3 NIGHTS.
BEST SEASON: JUNE-MID NOVEMBER
Brief Indrahar Pass Trek Itinerary:
Day 1: Drive from Mcleodganj (6,800 ft) to Dharamkot (6,890 ft) and Trek from Dharamkot to Triund (9,270 ft ) (9 Km, 6 Hr)
Day 2: Trek from Triund (9,270 ft) to Laka Got (10,800 ft)/Lahesh Cave (11,450 ft) (6-7 Km, 4-5 Hr)
Day 3: Trek from Laka Got (10,800 ft)/Lahesh Cave (11,450 ft) to Indrahar Pass (14,350 ft) and back to Laka Got (10,800 ft) ( (10-11 km, 7 Hr)
Day 4: Trek from Laka Got (10,800 ft) to Mcleodganj (14 Km, 4-5 Hr)
Mcleodganj offers great environment to connect with nature and a chance to imbibe the Tibetan culture. Have your breakfast and we will start our drive towards Dharamkot. From Dharamkot, we start our trek to Triund following a well laid gradual trail upto Triund and it takes around 4-5 hours of trekking through dense forest of oak, pine, rhododendron and deodar trees. We will have our packed lunch at a beautiful spot. Arrive at Triund and set up our camp. You can see beautiful views of Dhauladhar range and Kangra valley from Triund meadow.
After breakfast, we trek from Triund to Laka Got crossing SnowLine Cafe. It is steep climb on a well laid rocky trail. We reach Laka Got and have our lunch, rest for sometime and continue our trek to Lahesh Caves, where trekkers can stay inside the caves if they are vacant otherwise we descend back to Laka Got.
After an early breakfast we start the Indrahar Pass Trek. If we start early then we get enough time to enjoy the stunning views from the Indrahar Pass. From the Indrahar Pass you can have the amazing views of majestic peaks of Pir Panjal range of central Himalayas. If you want to enjoy snow trekking then till June you will be trekking through snow glaciers. After spending sometime at the pass, we descend back to Laka Got.
After few kilometers of downhill trek through the thick forest and marked trail we descend to Dharamkot and our trek comes to end with mosaic of beautiful memories.
