Gaj Pass Lam Dal Trek
Description- Trek through a sparely used pilgrim route to Lam Dal, a 4000 m glacial lake and a host of other named and unnamed lakes in the Dhauladhars.
Look out for- Lam Dal, Kali Kund, other Dhauladhar lakes, Kangra valley from Gaj Pass.
Start Point – Dharamkot (N32 14.712 E76 19.557, 1897 mts), District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India
End Point – Kundi (N32 27.759 E76 17.166, 1890 mts), District Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, India
Highest Point - Gaj Pass (N32 20.182 E76 19.268, 4140 mts), District Kangra/Chamba, India
Lowest Point - Kundi, District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India
Difficulty Level – Moderate: Steep and long ascent to Gaj Pass, altitude gain of around 1700 mts in a little over 5 hours
No of days - 5-6
Sample Itinerary
| Day | Start Point | End Point | Stay Options |
| 1 | Dharamkot | Laka | Camp Site |
| 2 | Laka | Bagga | Camp Site, huts, temple rooms |
| 3 | Bagga | Kala Chho/Lam Dal | Camp Site |
| 4 | Kala Chho/Lam Dal | Duggi Goth | Rock Cave, Camp Site |
| 5 | Duggi Goth | Darkund | Village, Camp Site |
| 6 | Darkund | Chamba | Hotels |
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 Ghera, in which case the route involves a 1-2 hour road ride from Dharamshala to Ghera. In case you want to start the trek from Ghera, the trails join at Bagga. From Ghera to Bagga is a gentle incline. Refer to this link for the trail from Ghera to Bagga (Follow Ghera-Dhrakala-Rava-Dhradka-Raeel).
To read more about my experience on this trek, click here.
Combination Trek(s) - Over Indrahar Pass, Crossing Jalsu, Banni Mata Trek, Baleni Pass via Kareri Lake
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