Trekking Route
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
- McLeod Gang - Dharamkot - Galu Devi Temple - Triund
- 1900 mts - 2900 mts
- 9 km long trek
- Difficulty level: easy
- Takes 3-4 hours on an average
- Total 3 shops on the way. Water, cold drinks, energy drinks, snacks and light food like maggi noodles available in these shops
- Best time to start: 9-10 AM in morning after breakfast. It gets hot after noon
Day 2
- Triund - Illaka - Lahesh Cave
- 2900 mts - 3900 mts
- 10 km long trek
- Difficulty level: easy till Illaka, moderate till Lahesh Cave
- 2-3 hrs till Illaka. 2 hrs from Illaka to Lahesh
- One shop in between Triund and Illaka - Snow line cafe, which happens to be the last shop on this trail
- Best time to start: 9-10 AM in morning after breakfast
Day 3
- Lahesh Cave - Indrahara Pass - Illaka - Triund
- 3900 mts - 4300 mts - 2900 mts
- Approx 15 km
- Difficulty level: Moderate to hard till Indrahara pass. The descent is easy
- Takes about 4 hrs to reach pass top and an hour or so to climb down till Lahesh. The rest of the return trek takes about 2-3 hrs
- Best time to start: 6-7 Am in early morning with the first rays of sunlight. Its better to return back to Lahesh before noon as the weather gets bad after noon
Day 4
- Triund - McLeod Gang
- 2900 mts - 1900 mts
- 9 km long trek
- Difficulty level: Easy
- Takes about 2 hrs
- You can leave Triund by early morning if you are on a tight schedule or you can spend the whole day relaxing in the Triund grass and leave by late afternoon
(Above: Map of the trekking route)