Buran Ghati Trek – Pabbar Valley Himachal

Buran Ghati Trek – Pabbar Valley Himachal

Day 1 (Pick-up Day): Drive from Rohru to Janglik Drive Duration: 3 hour drive | Drive Distance: 40 km Vehicles will be arranged from the pick-up point at Kanwar Villa and Homestay, Rohru at 9.30 am. Altitude: 9,415 ft (2,804 m) Highlights: You’ll love the drive to Janglik! It follows the old Hindustan road which has history written all over it. After Theog, the road slips to the other side of the hills. You would reach Rohru from here. The turquoise/teal Pabbar River would be gushing to the right through your drive. The beautiful green valleys start opening up. The high peaks start to be visible from this point onwards. Day 2: Trek from Janglik to Dayara Duration: 5 hours Altitude Gain: ⇗ 1,875 (9,415 ft to 11,115 ft) Difficulty: Moderate. The trek starts with an ascent followed by a gradual walk. The trek then takes you through the lovely pine section for about an hour before entering the meadows. Highlights: Trek from the beautiful Janglik village towards the pine forests. You get a treat through shady trees of the forest, and streams running across the trail. You get blown by the first sight of the Dayara campsite. Explore the campsite and look at the sheep, and horses grazing the lush meadows. Day 3: Trek from Dayara to Litham Duration: 3-4 hours Altitude Loss: 11,115 ft to 11,485 ft Difficulty: Easy. Gradual descent and ascent through forest section followed by a trek through the meadows section. Highlights: Watch out for the lovely silver birch section and the small forest section before you hit the meadows and approach the bigger mountains. Enjoy the sounds of the Pabbar River at the campsite. Day 4: Acclimatisation hike to Chandranahan lake Trek Duration: 5-6 hours Altitude Gain and Loss: 11,485 ft to 13,020 ft and back Difficulty: Moderate-Difficult. Steeper ascent to the snout of the waterfall and walking through the valley with a series of lakes. The steep descent on the way back to Litham. Highlights: Exciting day hike without your backpack to the snout of the waterfall and then towards a series of glacial lakes. Do not forget to turn back to see a change in scenery as you enter the alpine region. Day 5: Trek from Litham to Dhunda Duration: 4-5 hours Altitude Gain: 11,737 ft to 13,425 ft Difficulty: Moderate. Gradual ascent for about 1.5 hours followed by a steep ascent all the way to Dhunda. Highlights: Your day takes you from the meadow region towards the alpine zone. The view of the Buran Ghati Pass and Gunas Pass gives you butterflies in your tummy with nervous excitement for the big day. Day 6: Trek from Dhunda to River camp via Buran Ghati Duration: 9-10 hours Altitude Gain and Loss: 13,425 ft to 10,745 ft via 15,000 ft Difficulty: Difficult. Gentle ascent of about an hour to the base of the pass followed by an hour’s steep climb on snow. Sharp, steep descent on the other side for about 100 meters followed by a series of short descents for about 2 hours till the end of the snow line, easing off into a gradual descent. Highlights: The adventurous climb to the Buran Ghati. What’s more adventurous is the descent from the pass to the other side. In summer, it’s about 400 metres of rappelling down through a steep ice wall. In autumn, it’s a steep descent to through the boulders. Day 7: Trek from River Camp to Barua Duration: 6 hours Altitude Loss: 10,745 ft to 7,725 ft Difficulty: Easy-Moderate. Gradual descent for around 4 hours followed by a steeper descent to reach the village of Barua. Highlights: The trail is full of surprising changes in scenery that make it an absolute delight. It is difficult to find another trek that has so much diversity in forests while descending. Watch out for the maple, and walnut trees as you trek towards the apple orchards. Also, watch out for the houses built with stones and wood, a small waterfall, and while entering Barua village. Day 8: Buffer Day This depends completely on the weather conditions on the trek and the call will be taken by the trek leader. If the buffer day is used, you have to pay us Rs. 2,500 per day (INR) +5% GST. The money will be collected by the Trek Leader only if we use the buffer day.