Kundli Pass Kuvarasi
Description- A rarely used shepherd trail over one of the highest Dhauladhar passes, leading to the home of the Gaddi tribe in Bharmour
Look out for- Wilderness all over the Southern side, possible sighting of bears, bushy and rocky trails, breathtaking views of the Kangra valley from Bakluddu, hig Pir Panjals from Kundli Pass.
Start Point – Sidhbari (N32 11.097 E76 22.074, 1151 mts), District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India
End Point – Hilling (N32 21.668 E76 29.104, 1980 mts), District Chamba, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Highest Point - Kundli Pass (N32 16.734 E76 24.816, 4528 mts)
Lowest Point - Sidhbari, District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India
Difficulty Level – Hard: High pass with no trail, pass day mostly includes walking/jumping/climbing over huge boulders.
No of days - 5-6
Sample Itinerary
| Day | Start Point | End Point | Stay Options |
| 1 | Sidhbari | Chakke ka Nahar | Rock Overhang, Huts |
| 2 | Chakke ka Nahar | Haudi ki Goth | Camp Site, Rock Overhang |
| 3 | Haudi ki Goth | Bakluddu | Rock Overhang, Camp Site |
| 4 | Bakluddu | Galod Dhar | Camp Site |
| 5 | Galod Dhar | Kuvarasi | Camp site, village, temple rooms |
| 6 | Kuvarasi | Hilling | Chamba, Bharmour, Holi |
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.
To read more about my experience on this trek, click here.
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