Thanx for starting this thread Ken Da.... it 'll help many of us who have time constraints...

'm here after a long gap so 'll update from my side soon.....

Fantastic pics with Film....
One can also opt for trekking towards Tunganath. the trekking route starts from Chopta. But you will rarely get any traffic enroute...

some pics from my last year ride...
towards Chopta


@ Chopta


It's a very scenic route...
Some pics from my last year ride...

from joshimath to auli....


@Auli

@ Ken cool: I've formally studied photography and use a Nikon FM 10(a 35mm flm manual SLR) I've seen your work and it's brilliant. let's share and learn finer nuances of the art. That's what I believe in.

Okay the distances and day wise break Up.

Trip 1: Delhi- Ukhimath(Chopta and Deoria Tal)
Day 1 Delhi-haridwar-rishikesh- Devprayag: around 300kms.
Day 2 Devprayag-srinagar-rudraprayag-Ukhimath:around 105kms.
Day 3:One can do both chopta and deoria tal, if you get up early. Chopta is 20 kms from Ukhimat and for Deoria tal, go till sari village on the Ukhimat-chopta route. Then one has to trek for roughly 3-5 kms.
Day 4 Ukhimath-Delhi: 415kms.

GMVN guest houses are there in Devprayag, Srinagar, rudraprayag and ukhimath.

Petrol is available till srinagar for sure. Don't know about rudraprayag and Ukhimath.

Trip 2

Delhi- Uttarkashi (nachiketa tal and Dayara Bugyal)

Day 1 : Delhi-haridwar-rishikesh-narendranagar-chamba-uttarkashi:around 375kms.
Day 2: Uttarkashi- Nachileta Tal
ride till Chaurangi Khal which is around 30 kms away form the main town. Then one has to trek for 4kms to reach the tal.

Day 3: Dayara Bugyal
Located at a distance of 32 kms, this place is a meadow with a lake and an amazing view of the snow clad himalayas.

Day 4: Uttarkashi- delhi: 375 kms.


There is a GMVN rest house in Uttarkashi.

@Archi: Dude i couldn't go to tugnath, as in chopta not a single soul is to be seen in January. But, that trek is on my list.

@LP: Hope this will help you in planning your trip.

Thanks abhishek.

Am attaching a few more pics of the trip.

Here are the pics.

Absolutely wonderful stuff there Anshul; loved them all! Bring some more, please.

Hey Aryan, I shoot on film for my own personal use and i love it. There is this whole charm associated with it and i do my own B&W Printing. I simply love the fine detailing and the tones one gets on the film. But, I've shot on Nikon D3 and Canon EOS 5d professionally. And I am saving up for D3

Great initiative, Ken and thanks to all the guys sharing all that info!
This will help out a lot of touring noobs like me.

@Anshul - The plan & break up given is fantastic. But that has landed me in trouble, m greatly confused among all these plans.

Every hour my mind diverts like an uncontrolled horse..... anyways more the options, more trips in pipeline.
I'm still keen on doing Rohru but nothing sure unless I hit the road....

Thanks man. I am leaving for Binsar tomorrow, join in if you want. And with the beauty the place has to offer, you won't regret it.

Hey !! I wish I could..... office work is eating my head.
This is financial year closing you know......... so not possible.

Anyways, enjoy your ride & do post pics and log once u back. I'll leave on 9th. If u wish then come along.....

There is one more addition/update. Do have a look here:

@Anshul: Fabulous stuff ...ur first pic was like out of d world..!!!brilliant work buddy

Long time no updates here! Thought i'd add another one of my sojourns. Well this one's a 5 day trip from delhi but its well worth the leaves, if you working that is

Day1 Delhi-Sarahan..around 500 kms, 11-12 hrs
Day2 Sarahan-Sangla...4 hours
Day3 Sangla-Chitkul-Kalpa..by mid afternoon you should be in kalpa.
Day4 Kalpa-Narkanda
Day5 Narkanda-Delhi

The baspa valley is spectacular during blossom..Kinnaur, apple country..

You can do this in 4 days as well, but then u would have to ride all the way from kalpa the last day. If u have some experience in riding the himalays, then go for it. I did sangla chandigarh in a little over 9 hrs, for delhi it would be around 14.

kurtie bhai,

ispe toh aap jaise sach-e heroes ke liye pappi shame waali baat ho gayi ;-)

humne chanderjeet de naal, apni trusty 60k km done caliber pe 3 days mein chitkul lapeta thaa

Maharaj, ab aapke kya kehne... Ye toh meine apne aur apne jaise mortal bhai logo ke liye likha hai..

Vaise ye 3 din mein delhi-chitkul vaali baat ka koi likhit granth hamari nazar mein nai aaya..kripya thodi roshni daaliye ispe, kuch hum bhi seekhe..


Ps: Vaise mujhe do din aur ek raat lagi thi chandigarh-chitkul-chandigarh