Not
much people had done this trek due to it's high pass
and then descending in totally wild and untouched
area where a experienced guide can tell us the way/where
to croos the streams etc.
Day 1:
Reaching Manikaran From Chandigarh/Delhi
Day 2:
Manikaran-Pulga: Walking Time 3-4 hrs.> Manikaran
at 1700m is very popular religious place where people
of all faiths comes to wish. Pulga 2100m is very famous
among trekkers but mostly returns back. Small tea
stalls and hotels are settled in apple orchards and
are usually crowded with foreigners.
Day 3:
Pulga-Kheer Ganga: Walking Time 4-5 hrs.> Trail
gradually ascends to Kheer Ganga which is a scenic
place and now supported by a " shelter"
which is usually heavily crowded by foreigners. Kheer
Ganga2850m is a open meadow.
Day 4: Rest
Day
Day 5:
Kheer Ganga-Bhojtunda: Walking Time 5 hrs.> Steay
ascend to the gorge. Valley then widens and trail
crosses several beautiful pasturs supporting many
types of wildflowers. There are some Gujjar/Gaddi
shepherd emcampments and this will be last human settlement
you will be watching. Bhojtunda is 3200m high pastur.
Day 6:
Bhojtunda-Thakur Khan: Walkgint Time 4-5 hrs.>
Crossing through rocks and dense vegitation. You will
see remains of Indian Army helicopter which crashes
in high winds when trying to land-just toppled due
to velocity of wind. Thakur Khan 3400m is above the
cliffs.
Day 7: Thakur
Khan-Mantakal Lake: Walking Time 6-7 hrs.> You
will be lucky if you could see any shepherd encampment.
There is a natural bridge and is known as Pandu Bridge.Trail
makes some ups and downs and then goes through flowered
meadows. To reach Mantakal Lake 4070m, it is 200m
of steep ascending over boulders which may not be
tough for people who had some expereince but first
timer may find learning lessons.
Day 8:
Rest Day
Day 9:
Manatak Lake-High Camp: Walking Time 7 hrs.> Crossing
terminal moraine and walking by cairns through boulders
is high altitude ritual and expereinced trekkers will
find it easy and first timers will be able to learn
how to find route among boulders and scree of terminal
moraine. In bigger climbing expeditions-even expereinced
climbers had been seen loosing their 'way through'.
So, this type of walking in high altitude is must
to learn for people who love Himalayan trekks.
Day 10:
High Camp-Pin Parbati Pass-Pin valley: Walking Time
5 hrs.> From high camp, steep 300m climb to a snoefield
and then a small col is way to cross this legendary
pass.Pin Parbati Pass 4810m is marked by cairns and
prayer flags. Descending is gradual.
Day 11:
Pin valley-Mud: Walking Time 8hrs.> Gradual desceding
towards valley floor to village Mud 3600m.
Day 12:
Mud-Sangam: Walking Time 4-5 hrs.> A gradual walk
though Spiti valley which is a landscape of it's own
type. Sangam is a road head and you can catch bus
for manali or Shimla.
Day 13:
Traveling To Manali/ Shimla: Long mountain travel
for 24 hrs.