Gidara Bugyal is a Bugyal (Himalayan Alpine Meadows) in the Uttarkashi district of

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand (, ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2007), is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. The state is bordered by Himachal Pradesh to the n ...

. Gidara Bugyal is a

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and

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destination. The Bugyal has an average elevation of 4309m. The bugyal has a great expanse of lush green meadows and Himalayan peaks such as

Bandarpunch Bandarpunch (lit. Hindi: ''Monkey's tail'') is a mountain massif in the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand, India. The massif has 3 peaks: White Peak (6102 m), also called Banderpunch II, to the west above Yamunotri; almost 5 km east is Banda ...

Gangotri Gangotri is a town and a ''Nagar Panchayat'' (municipality) in Uttarkashi district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is 99 km from Uttarkashi, the main district headquarter. It is a Hindu pilgrim town on the banks of the river Bha ...

can be seen clearly from here. The trek to this Bugyal is of around 20 km and starts from Gangnani, which is about 48 km from

Uttarkashi Uttarkashi is a town and the headquarters of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand, India. Geography Uttarkashi is located at . It has an average elevation of . Demographics India census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is t ...

. The Bugyal can also reached from Dayara Bugyal and is 20 km ahead of Dayara Bugyal. Gidara Bugyal is a lesser known trek due to its altitude and difficulty. The best time to visit Gidara Bugyal is either in the month of June, when some patches of the land are covered with snow or in the month of September, when the snow has melted. The region remains unapproachable during the Winters due to the trek route which remains covered with snow. It is one of the highest and largest high altitude meadows and larger than the twin meadows of Ali and Bedni Bugyal as well. Bamsaru Tal, situated at an elevation of 4812m is also place to visit and is located 10 km ahead of Gidara Bugyal.

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