Brahmatal Trek
Brahmatal Trek is one of the best trek in winter.
Trek Details:
- Altitude: 12,150 ft
- Best Time to Visit: Winter Trek
- Difficulty: medium
- Duration: 8 - 10 Hours
- Place: Almora
- Travel Type: Moderate
- Duration: 8 - 10 Hours
Day 1. Haridwar - Devprayag - Lohajang
- Reach very early morning at Haridwar/Rishikesh.
- You can choose the Haldwani almora road. This is a short distance.
- You can visit from Haridwar and can return from Haldwani.
- Some buses or shared cars started their journey around 5-6 am from Rishikesh to Lohajang.
- Or rent a car and start Journey at 5-6 am.
- The total distance is around 280km, it takes around 10 hour to reach.
- Reached Devprayag at 9am.
- Devprayag is the meeting point of Badrinath and Alokananda river, which is around 95km from Haridwar.
- Dhara devi temple is situated into the Alokananda river. you can visit there.
- Next point is Rudrapryag, is the meeting point of Alokananda and Mandakini River, which is around 70km From Devprayag.
- After that the next point is Karnaprayag. This is the meeting point of Alokananda and Pindar river, which is 33km.
- Another 85 km needs to drive to reach Lohajaung.
- Reach Lohajang around 4pm.
- Hotels are available to stay. And also there is an option to stay into tent, is very low price.
- If you have a camping arrangement, then find a place to camp.
- From next morning start trekking so buy necessary things from here. This is the last point to get shops.
Day 2. Lohajung - Behkaltal 8km
- Start trekking around 9am.
- After the 50 meter trekking, the starting point on the right side has a temple.
- After 2km have a rest point, where there are shops, where you get maggi and snax, tea etc.
- After this point starts dense forest, like oac.
- After 1km you will get a small bridge, under the bridge will get small waterfalls.
- You get one more shop after another 2km.
- Around 2-3 pm reach Behakaltal.
- People used to camp here.
- After another 500m the Behakaltal situated.
Day 3. Behakaltal - brahmatal
- Today you have to trek around 7km, take around 5-6 hour.
- Start trekking around 9am.
- In winter the behkaltal becomes a frozen lake.
- First 2km you will get dense forest.
- At winter session you will get snow from Behakaltal.
- The brahmatal base camp is another 500m after the brahmatal.
- This is a very beautiful place, just sit beside the lake and enjoy.
- If you reached 12-1pm, then go to the top of this hill to view 360 degree view.
- Nandadevi, Trishul should be near to you.
Day 4. Brahmatal -Lohajaung
- There are two options to return.
- One is the same route. Second is after some times don’t take right turn towards Behakaltal.
- Reach Behakaltal and rent a hotel or camping.
- If the returning car is still not rented, then ask local people how you can return.
- If you feel public transport is not possible then rent a car for Haldwani. Haldwani is nearest than Haridwar.
Day 5. Lohajung - Haldwani
- Started returning around 6am.
- Around 8-8:30 am I reached Kausani and take breakfast.
- Around 10:30 crossed Almora.
- Around 12:30-1pm reached Haldwani.
- Take a bus or train to return to your destination.
- For Train go to Kathgodam, which is 7 km before Haldwani.