Base City: 

Difficulty: 

Starting Point: 

Gaurikund

Ending Point: 

Gaurikund

Average Duration: 

1 to 3 days

Route Finding: 

Easy

Equipment Required: 

sleeping bag is useful but not really necessary, numerous lodges and ashrams at Kedarnath

Permits: 

none

Trek Overview

The setting of the temple at Kedarnath is the most impressive of any of the Char Dham temples.  Its backed by a white wall of rock and ice.  From the end of the road at Gaurikund, its a 14 km hike along a very wide and obvious pilgrim trail.  There is plenty accommodation available from pilgrim lodges at Kedarnath and food is available both at Kedarnath and from stalls along the trail.  Its possible to hike up to Kedarnath in a long day hike from Gaurikund but its much better to spend at least one night and use Kedarnath as a base to hike up further into the mountains.  There are two lakes within day hiking range, Gandhi Sarovar (a relatively short hike up to a glacial lake north of Kedarnath where some of Gandhi's ashes were scattered), and Vasuki Tal (a longer hike to hike to a lake over the eastern  ridge).

Its not a solitary wilderness experience but the throngs of pilgrims and spectacular peaks make Kedarnath a great place witness "India" and the great Himalayas.

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