BEST TREKKING ROUTES NEAR KAZA

TREKKING ROUTES NEAR KAZA

 Some of the trekking routes

 langza – hikkim – comic

These three villages situated at heights between 13,500 ft and 14,400 ft above m.s.l

Favourite route for those looking for fossils. Near comic village is famous thangyud monastery. The older structure was near hikkim village. But this dilapidated structure was brought down in an earthquake in 1975. Some ruins still remain . one can go by road small vehicles only from  kaza to langza 8.5kms ; then walk to hikkim – thangyud gompa – comic 8kms and finaly walk down to kaza from comic  6kms . alternatively  one can walk upto comic from kaza 6kms ; then walk to  thangyud gompa  - hikkim and back to kaza  9kms

Those wanting to make a make a night halt should carry tents etc. medical worker is available at hikkim village.

 kaza – pin parvati trek

It is a strenuous trek of 8 to 9 days through the barren and desolate region of the pin parbati valleys. There is no habitation along the trail for many days. Porters should be hired at manali.

Best period ;- august 1 to September 20

 

The bus  from kaza crosses the spiti river near attargo , 12kms  from kaza and just before lingti. From there it is a 13kms rough and dusty journey to guling along the pin river 3kms up stream from guling , a foot trail reaches the parahio nala;  this river is crossed with the aid of pulleys and the path continues to sangam 3753mts where a pwd rest house is located. The trail from sangam to mud is again very rough and strenuous, mud is a small village of about 30 houses situated approximately 13kms from sangam . the following days walk leads through beautiful grazing grounds in the upper pin valley. After crossing the larang nala by a boulder – stream track, the trail reaches ghurguru camping ground. From there the trail becomes strenuous and leads over loose stony ground and , after crossing many turbulent