KEDARKANTHA TREK

• Most popular trek during winters, with lot of snow
• Easily available, not very expensive, easy to reach, local vendors available
• Fully motorable road till the base village od Sankri
• Good if prior trekking experience is there, our guide says if you can walk 3km in an hour you can do it
• Public transport is easily available
• Not a technical trek, easy gradient (steep near the summit), lesser chances of mountain sickness if done with proper acclimatization
• One can easily drive upto base village
• Great snow view

Kedarkantha trek mainly starts from Sankri, but you can also do it from Kotgaon, Devjani and other neighbouring villages. You can also start from any of these villages and end you trek at any village. Sankri is the most popular starting point and has maximum facilities in terms of operational requirement.

Maximum number of vendors are located here, it is 8-10 hour drive from Dehradun and option for public transport is available. Three buses leave Dehradun for Sankri every day. Buses leave at 5:30am (near Prince chowk), 7:30am (near Prince Chowk) and 8:00am (Mussorie bus stand)

Alternatively, one can also take a bus or shared taxi to Purola or Mori and from there take a shared taxi to Sankri. Buses and shared taxis are easily available for Sankri, Purola and Mori between 5:30am in the morning to 10:00am in the morning

• Kedarkantha trek starts from INR 3,000 but comes with bare minimum facilities. Average packages offering at INR 4,000-4,500 are best as they cover basic gears, washroom facilities, camping, guide and others.
• Price may add up depending on facilities added up such as gear quality, type of tent facilites, tent sharing options, washroom quality, food options, and multiple other additionals.
• A complete package at the cost of INR 6,000 (Sankri to Sankri) covers every requirement including snow pikes, gaiters, decathlon snow boots, decathlon snow jackets (rated minus 10 or lower), trekpole, and headlamp.

Kedarkantha trek is 20km long from Sankri village.

Trekkers generally do 5km uphill trek on day 2 and another 3km uphill trek on day 3 and 2km uphill trek and 10km downhill trek on day4.

• Weather during Kedarkantha trek depends on the time of the year and location of the camp and where trekkers are during trek. It is generally pleasant cold in summers at Sankri and base camps, but chilly at the top. During winters it is super cold in Sankri and base camp during day and icy-cold during nights; summit is super cold all the time during the winters and one can expect high speed winds which will create a chill effect further loweriing the temperature (in range of minus 15 to 20 degree celsius)
  • January (Snow): Cold and freezing both during day and night. Must wear 4-5 layers of clothes, warmer in legs, cap/muffler and double layered water proof gloves
  • February (Snow): Cold and freezing both during day and night. Must wear 4-5 layers of clothes, warmer in legs, cap/muffler and double layered water proof gloves
  • March (Snow): Cold and freezing both during day and night. Must wear 4-5 layers of clothes, warmer in legs, cap/muffler and double layered water proof gloves
  • April: Cold during the day, Cold and freezing night. Must wear 4 layers of clothes, cap/muffler and double layered water proof gloves
  • May: Days are cozy in Sankri and cold beyond Juda ka Talaab, but under sun may feel warm; a sweatshirt will be more than sufficient during the day. Nights are cold and one may need 3-4 layer of clothes at night.
  • June: Days are cozy in Sankri and cold beyond Juda ka Talaab, but under sun may feel warm; a sweatshirt will be more than sufficient during the day. Nights are cold and one may need 3-4 layer of clothes at night.
  • July: Likely to rain, please carry a raincoat. Days are cozy in Sankri and cold beyond Juda ka Talaab, but under sun may feel warm; a sweatshirt will be more than sufficient during the day. Nights are cold and one may need 3-4 layer of clothes at night
  • August: Definitely going to rain, please carry a raincoat. Days are cozy in Sankri and cold beyond Juda ka Talaab, but under sun may feel warm; a sweatshirt will be more than sufficient during the day. Nights are cold and one may need 3-4 layer of clothes at night
  • September: Likely to rain, please carry a raincoat. Days are cozy in Sankri and cold beyond Juda ka Talaab, but under sun may feel warm; a sweatshirt will be more than sufficient during the day. Nights are cold and one may need 3-4 layer of clothes at night
  • October: Cold during the day, Cold and freezing night. Must wear 4 layers of clothes, cap/muffler and gloves
  • November: Cold during the day, Cold and freezing night. Must wear 4 layers of clothes, cap/muffler and gloves
  • December (Likely Snow): Cold and freezing both during day and night. Must wear 4-5 layers of clothes, warmer in legs, cap/muffler and double layered water proof gloves

• View during the Kedarkantha trek is depended on the route selected. If we start from Sankri, we will pass through the local farms. It will offer a green forest view and peaks of the mountain. There will be mix of greenery, trees, and grassy lands
  • January (Snow): Very clear view of the sky and distant view of Himalayan range is visible from base camp, Kedarkantha temple and summit. Snow covered paths on day 2,3 &4, greenery is minimal beyond Juda ka talaab.
  • February (Snow): Very clear view of the sky and distant view of Himalayan range is visible from base camp, Kedarkantha temple and summit. Snow covered paths on day 2,3 &4, greenery is minimal beyond Juda ka talaab.
  • March ( Snow): Very clear view of the sky and distant view of Himalayan range is visible from base camp, Kedarkantha temple and summit. Snow covered paths on day 2,3 &4, greenery is minimal beyond Juda ka talaab.
  • April: Very clear view of the sky and distant view of Himalayan range is visible from base camp, Kedarkantha temple and summit. Patches of snow can be seen at some areas near summit.
  • May: Dry weather with very clear view of the sky and distant view of Himalayan range is visible from base camps and summit
  • June: Dry weather with very clear view of the sky and distant view of Himalayan range is visible from base camps and summit
  • July: Rainy weather, clouds during rainy days chances of clear sky is amost zero. Flower will be blooming, lot of grasses and shrubs will be there. Panoramic view will be mostly green
  • August: Rainy weather, clouds during rainy days chances of clear sky is amost zero. Flower will be blooming, lot of grasses and shrubs will be there. Panoramic view will be mostly green
  • September: Mostly dry weather with some mild showers, clear view of the sky and distant view of Himalayan range is visible from base camp and summit on clear days. One can expect clouds during rainy days chances of clear sky is 50-50. Flower will be blooming, lot of grasses and shrubs will be there. Panoramic view will be mostly green.
  • October: Dry weather with grasses starting to dry, very clear view of the sky and distant view of Himalayan range is visible from base camp and summit
  • November: Dry weather with brown dry grasses, very clear view of the sky and distant view of Himalayan range is visible from base camp and summit
  • December (Likely Snow): Dry weather with brown dry grasses, very clear view of the sky and distant view of Himalayan range is visible from base camp and summit. Snow can be seen in patches.

• Kedarkantha peak is approximately ~12,500 feet above sea level.

• Kedarkantha starts receiving snow at the start to mid of December and one can expect to see snow till the end of March to mid of April
• Maximum volume of snow is available from last week of December to end of February.

• Sankri is approximately 200 km from Dehradun and it takes 8 to 10 hours to reach Sankri from Dehradun depending on mode of transport selected.

• Only JIO and BSNL mobile networks are operations at the base village of ankri.
• During the trek one can find broken signal from JIO
• At summit all networks work fine

• During the trek all of the operators provide tent facilities for stay
• At Sankri, hotels, dormitories, and camps are available for stay

• It depends on the weather condition
• Generally it is recommended for people in the age group of 15-60 years. But if you are physically active anybody can try during summers. Not recommended for yYoung kids below 15 years and people older than 55-60 years during snow time in winters
• We generally don’t recommend to hurry in case of small children and elderly grandparents and recommend to do the trek in 6 days 5 nights. It do adds to the cost of the trek, but they and supporting guardians/caretakers will also feel relieved.

• Yes, kids above 15 years can easily do the trek. Kids lower than 15 years can try during summers (May, June, September, October, and mid November)
• We recommend to do it in 6days 5 nights
• We don’t recommend to do the trek on ponies

• We recommend all trekkers to carry water bottles and refill at every available mountain water filling point. Remaining hydrated is key to stay healthy and safe during trek and in general

• No, It is not recommended if you are not a local. If you are planning to do it alone please take proper permissions from the forest department.

• It depends on the time of trek
  • Tent (please make sure your tent is double layered), sleeping bag, sleeping mat, headlamp or battery operated light source, raincoat, cooking gears, trek pole/stick is always required

In winters you need to add good waterproof shoes, spikes for snow, snow jackets, wind suits as special gears

Dehradun railway station is at approximately 200km from base village of Sankrii

Dehradun airport is at approximately 230 km from base village of Sankri

• Government clinic is available inSankri providing very basic medical facilities. Primary healthcare facility is available in Mori and Purola.
• Few private dispensaries are also available providing basic health chekup and medicine. Ambulance facility is vailabe at Mori PHC

• Nearest ATM (SBI, PNB and others) is available at Purola.

All vendors provide digital payment facility. We recommend all trekkers to carry cash in case of any emergency

As per trek analysts, Kedarkantha is moderate trek. However, in snowy winters it may get tricky and check your endurance

• No, there is no electricity facility available at base camp. However, few vendors have solar panel facility to provide basic lightning facility.
• It is recommended to carry power banks for charging ones mobile or other electronics devices

• If you can walk 3km in one hour or 20km in day, you can do Kedarkantha trek

No, currently paid parking is not available at Sankri, however you can park near the offices of the most of the local vendors.