- Maximum Altitude: 10,499 ft
- Duration: 4 hours
- Trek gradient: Moderate.
Today’s trek to Kheerganga is a steady descent to the gorge below the Parvati River. The trail meanders through pasture lands full of silver birch trees.
The trek starts with crossing the bridge over a tributary of the Parvati River. The trail unwinds downhill, out of the expanses of Parvati Valley to open pasture land.
Watch your step as it can get slippery with all the mud. After some time, you will enter pastures again. On your right, you will see local shepherds.
Ahead is a bridge that we will cross. After about 25 minutes of hiking from here, the trail curves towards the left. This is the first of many dhabas you will find near Kheerganga.
From the pasture land, there is a meandering descent down to the forest for 30 minutes that exits into another small open pasture land. From here, you descend down to the stream and crossover the last tributary over a makeshift bridge. The trail ascends from the stream for about 45-50 minutes followed by a series of gradual inclines and declines towards Kheerganga.
You will reach Kheerganga by afternoon and this is, frankly, one of the shorter days of the trek.
Kheerganga is your last campsite and it feels like the end of the trek. There are many cafes in Kheerganga and we will pitch our tents here. You can also take a bath in the hot springs of Kheerganga, which is a five-star sauna experience at the end of a long, tough trek. It is quite a luxury after a strenuous and a double-passing trek like Bhabha Pass and Pin Parvati Pass!