Nandi Kund - Ghiya Vinayak Pass Trekking Tour

Reach Ransi Village by evening and stay in one of the home stay. You can reach Ransi by Haridwar/Rishikesh by bus which mainly depart in the morning only. Otherwise you can hire cab to reach Ransi. You can also take bus to Ukhimatha and then take shared/private taxi from there.

Tip: You can also start this package from Chopta as well and trek to Tungnath as well by adding 2 more days to the package on pro-rata basis.

Today we will start our trekking expedition of Nandi Kund - Ghiya Vinayak Pass Trek from Ransi Village early in the morning. We will head Bantoli and will have our lunch over there. This part of the trek is very easy as compared to the whole trek. It passes through forests and villages in between.

Gaundhar is a point we come across on the route where the Madhyamaheshwar Ganga and Markanda Ganga meets, with a lovely looking small bridge over it. After crossing Nanu Bugyal we will reach Madmaheshwar. We can visit temple and see the evening aarti. Night stay in homestay/camps.

Tip: If you have one more extra day, you can stay at Madmaheshwar for 1 more day and explore the short of Budha Madhaheshwar. It will you in acclimatization as well.

We will start our trek early in the morning after breakfast. Trek will get tougher from here along with terrain as you will not pass through tree lines or forests. After steep climbing we will reach of Kanchni Khal. From here, the trail forks and one goes left towards Kedarnath, other to Panpatia and the route on the right goes towards Nandi Kund. The campsite will be on the rocky patch today with great views of Chaukhamba Peaks.

 Sandeep Bisht: enroute Kachni khal to Pandosera

*Note: Kanchani Dhar is also written as Kachni Dhar, Kachni Khal as well.

This part of trek to Pandavsera (Pandusera) is not steep but requires a trained guide due as one has to cross Madhmaheshwar Nala (stream) multiple times. You will see few waterfall as well during the trek. Pandav Sera is a meadow, where we will camp for the night.

 Sandeep Bisht: Pandusera Campsite

Note: It was believed that Pandavas stayed here and cooked meals for them.

We will start our trek early in the morning, as it is the most important day of the trek where will will cover Nandi Kund and GhiyaVinayak Pass as well and reach the other side of the mountain range.

From Pandu Sera there will be steep climb along some rough terrain in between. Once we reach Nandi Kund, you can see the breathtaking view of lake and might Chaukhambha peaks above it. On a clear day you can see reflection of Chaukhambha in Nandi Kund lake as well. After taking some rest well continue our journey.

 Sandeep Bisht: First Look of Chaukhamba Massif after reaching Nandi Kund

Again taking the steep route and continuous climb of 3 hours we will reach the top of Ghiya Vinayak Pass. From the Pass you can see peaks of Chaukhamba, Neelkantha and Nanda Devi. You can also see the glacier of the Panpatia as well.

 Sandeep Bisht: Nanda Devi Peak (center) and Dronagiri Peak (extreme left) as seen from Ghiya Vinayak Pass

After Ghiya Vinayak Pass there is a steep descend to reach Barmna Bugyal (meadow) on the other side. We will camp at Brahmi/Barmna meadows for night halt.

Today we will head for Bansi Narayan meadow where there is a small temple. The trek is long but easy and passes through green meadows and forests. The view are good during the trek.

 Sandeep Bisht : near Bansinarayan

The trail is easy to the Manpai Bugiyal, after that there is steep descend through dense forest till the stream which joins Kalpa Ganga. From here there is a steep climb to reach Bansi Narayan dham. We will camp there for the night.

From Bansi Narayan it is the down hill trail to reach Urgam Village. We can either visit Kalpeshwar Dham first and the trek to Urgam or we can reach Urgam first and then later in the evening we can pay visit to the last of the Panch Kedar Temples: Kapeshwar.

Night stay in Urgam Village in a hotel/homestay.

Our trek services will end at Urgam Village. Departure after breakfast.

*You can extend your trip for 2 more days and visit Chopta Hill Station and also cover third Kedar : Tungnath Temple