Dhanaulti is a quiet

hill station A hill station is a touristic town located at a higher elevation than the nearby plain or valley. The English term was originally used mostly in Western imperialism in Asia, colonial Asia, but also in Africa (albeit rarely), for towns founded by ...

at an elevation of 2286 meters above sea level, it offers panoramic views of the lofty Himalayas. Situated in the foothills of the Garhwal

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located from New Tehri, the district headquarter, 30 km from the hill station of

Mussoorie Mussoorie () is a hill station and a municipal board, in Dehradun city in the Dehradun district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is about from the state capital of Dehradun and north of the national capital of New Delhi. The hil ...

. Dhanaulti is a

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in Tehri Garhwal district,

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. Dhanaulti is located on the important tourist circuit of

Landour Landour, a small cantonment town contiguous with Mussoorie, is about from the city of Dehradun in Dehradun district in the northern state of Uttarakhand in India. The twin towns of Mussoorie and Landour, together, are a well-known British Raj-e ...

, Kanatal, Chamba and New Tehri. The town is densely enveloped by the velvety rhododendrons, deodar, and tall oak forests. Heavy snowfall during winters, attracts many tourists here. Dhanaulti is still untouched by the maddening summer rush to hill stations, so it offers a holiday privacy that many seek. As

has become overcrowded, many tourists prefer Dhanaulti. Dhanaulti is also an up and coming

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destination.

Climate

The summer temperatures in the town, range from 20 °C to 25 °C, while winter temperatures remain between 7 °C and -1 °C.

Places of interest

Dhanaulti is a major tourist destination in Uttarakhand, major attractions are listed below *Dhanaulti includes an area with two eco-parks, "Amber" and "Dhara", about 200 m apart. They have been developed by the Forest Department of Uttarakhand. It houses a protected patch of small forest containing Deodar Trees. The adventure sports facility is available for visitors in the form of walking over the flying fox and burma bridges and riding horses. There is also a facility for visitors to plant a sapling of tree species in the memory of their beloved, which is called as memory sapling plantation. Mussoorie Forest Department is running eco-huts for tourists. * Surkanda Devi Temple – from Dhanaulti, on the road towards Chamba lies the Surkanda Devi Temple, famous for its Ganga Dussehra fair in autumn. It is part of the Devi Darshan triangle, which offers trekking opportunities around Dhanaulti - Surkanda Devi, Chandrabadni and Kunjapuri. *Sky Walk - walk at a height of 120ft from ground upon a 360ft long single wire rope. *Sky Bridging - At a height of 80 ft, walk the longest hanging bridge (300 ft. length) in India made by wire ropes and bamboos. *

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- You go down zipping on a wire rope and then from the middle you will swing high at 80ft. * Quad Biking - Ride an

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(ATV) (Quad bike) up and down the slopes of the Himalayas.

Transport

It is from

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, an 8-9 hrs drive away. The nearest airport is Jolly Grant Airport away, near

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, and nearest railway head is at

, away.

Gallery

File:Dhanaulti Eco park.JPG, Dhanaulti Eco park File:Dhanaulti snow fall.jpg, A road covered with snow in Dhanaulti File:Himalayan range visible from Dhanaulti.jpg, Himalayan range visible from Dehradun-Dhanaulti road.

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