Kedarkantha Trek - Itinerary

Day 1

Drive from Dehradun to Sankri

Drive from Dehradun to Sankri (220kms/ 8 - 9hrs)

Reach Dehradun railway station by 06.30am and assemble at the pickup point. We start the drive from Dehradun railway station by 7 am with a halt for breakfast on the way and lunch at Purola by 1.30pm.

We should reach Sankri by 4.30pm and check into the homestay / guesthouse / campsite.

At around 7pm we have a team briefing with soup & snacks in which we get to know each other better. We will share the plan of the trek routes, evacuation strategies, picture moments and more.

Day 2

Sankri to Janyola

Sankri to Janyola (2.9kms/ 4-5hours) (6,400 feet - 8,000 feet)

Today, we start at 8.00am from Sankri. We walk along the road for 15 mins and take the trail starting from the right.

We cross a cement bridge after an hour of the trek and rest for bit. Another hour of ascend and we reach a clearing where we will have hot lunch at campsite. After lunch we will have acclimatization walk for about an hour and reach a second clearing from here, we will be back. We do some cool down session and enjoy the rest of the day.

Day 3

Janyola - Jadu ka Talab to Kedarkantha base/ Taalkhetra

Janyola - Jadu ka Talab to Kedarkantha base/ Taalkhetra (5kms/ 4-5hours) (8,000 - 11,060 feet)

We start at about 7am from Janyola. Right after crossing the lake towards our left, we take the trail above it. This trail leads us straight to the Kedarkantha base. This is going to be an ascend through dense forests and clearings.

From here, we can see the Kedarkantha summit right in front of us. We will have an early dinner and sleep.

Day 4

Kedarkantha Base to Kedarkantha Summit and Back to Kedarkantha Base to Janyola

Kedarkantha base to Kedarkantha Summit and back to Kedarkantha base (5kms/ 4-5hours) to Janyola (5kms/ 2hours) (11,060 feet - 12,500 feet - 8,890 feet)

Today we start early. We aim at starting the trek by 5 am to get a complete view from the top with the sunrise.

We reach the Kedarkantha Summit by sunrise. After spending 20 mins and enjoying the breath taking 360 degrees Himalayan views, we start to descend. On reaching the base, have lunch by noon and start packing. Post lunch, we start our descend to Janyola and reach by 5pm. We enjoy a hot serving of soup with an early dinner and sleep.

Day 5

Janyola to Sankri & Sankri to Dehradun

Janyola to Sankri (1.5 - 2 hours) & Sankri to Dehradun (220kms 8 - 9hours)

We start the day with light refreshment as early as possible to make it to Sankri by before 8 AM. We start to descend to Sankri by 6am. We trek through the forests once again to get down to the cement bridge we had crossed on our trek from Sankri to Janyola. From this cemented bridge, we follow the same trail that gets down to Sankri. We will have breakfast here and have lunch on the way to Dehradun. We can then to proceed to the bus stand or the railway station.

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