Baleni Pass via Kareri Lake
Description- Trek through a popular shepherd trail in the western Dhauladhars to the Bharmour area in Chamba crossing Kareri Lake on the way.
Look out for- Kareri Lake, Baleni rivulet basin at Charkhotu, higher Dhauladhar view east from Baleni Pass, dense jungles across the pass.
Start Point – Naddi (N32 15.151 E76 18.160, 1921 mts), District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India
End Point – Barehi (N32 26.572 E76 18.007, 1611 mts), District Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, India
Highest Point - Baleni Pass (N32 21.620 E76 17.134, 3738 mts), District Kangra/Chamba, India
Lowest Point - Rava (N32 16.620 E76 17.931, 1432 mts), District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India
Difficulty Level – Moderate: Steep ascent to Kareri Lake and long pass day.
No of days - 5-6
Sample Itinerary
| Day | Start Point | End Point | Stay Options |
| 1 | Naddi | Raeel | Camp Site |
| 2 | Raeel | Kareri Lake | Camp Site/Huts |
| 3 | Kareri Lake | Charkhotu | Camp Site/Huts |
| 4 | Charkhotu | Duggi Goth | Cave/Huts |
| 5 | Duggi Goth | Darkund | Forest Rest House, Camp Site, Village |
| 6 | Darkund | Barehi/Chamba | Chamba |
Trek Profile
Attached aside is an elevation profile of this trek. The X Axis of the graph shows the horizontal distance while the Y Axis shows the elevation. All the major waypoints on the trek have been plotted on this graph along with their elevations. The distance between waypoints along with the approximate 'moving time' between each waypoint has also been provided. This assumes a moderate walking pace with no stops at all.
The graph has been created using the GPX file of the track data for this trek and manually inserting the waypoints at the relevant places. Click on the image beside to get a larger image. To save or print the image, right click-->save as once the large image opens.
This trek can also be started from Salli, in which case the route does not pass through Kareri Lake and involves a 2-3 hour road ride from Dharamshala to Salli. In case you want to start the trek from Salli, the trails join at Dhaledh. For the trek profile from Salli to Dhaledh (which is quite a flat trail with beautiful camp sites along the Baleni rivulet), refer to this link. The profile from Salli to Dhaledh is somewhere in the middle of this image.
To read more about my experience on this trek, click here.
Combination Trek(s) - Over Indrahar Pass, Crossing Jalsu, Banni Mata Trek
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