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Sachche Pass also known wrongly as sach pass is a mountain pass in
. ''Himachal Tourism''. Accessed 6 December 2019. It is from the District Headquarters. It connects the Chamba valley with the Pangi valleys of
Report of pass opening 11 July in 2012
/ref> to mid October. The road is narrow and unmetalled. It is the gateway to the Pangi Valley. It is the shortest and toughest route from Chamba to the
File:Snow wall on the way to saach pass.jpg, Snow walls on side of road
File:Glaciers at Satrundi.jpg, A glacier at Satrundi
File:Snow at saach pass.jpg, Road clearing machinery at the top of Saach Pass
File:Mata mandir.jpg, A temple at the Saach Pass
File:Snow caped mountains at dalhousie.jpg, View from Saach Pass
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{{Mountain passes of India Mountain passes of the Himalayas Mountain passes of Himachal Pradesh Geography of Chamba district
Sachche Pass also known wrongly as sach pass is a mountain pass in Chamba District
Chamba district is the northwestern district of Himachal Pradesh, in India, with its headquarters in Chamba town. The towns of Dalhousie, Khajjhiar and Churah Valley are popular hill stations and vacation spots for the people from the plains ...
, Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh (; Sanskrit: ''himācāl prādes;'' "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a States and union territories of India, state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen Indian Himalayan ...
, India on the Pir Panjal
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range of the Himalayas
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. Himachal Touris. ''Himachal Tourism''. Accessed 6 December 2019. It is from the District Headquarters. It connects the Chamba valley with the Pangi valleys of
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh (; Sanskrit: ''himācāl prādes;'' "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a States and union territories of India, state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen Indian Himalayan ...
, India. There is a helipad
A helipad is the landing area of a heliport, in use by helicopters, powered lift, and vertical lift aircraft to land on surface.
While helicopters and powered lift aircraft are able to operate on a variety of relatively flat surfaces, a fa ...
on the ascent towards Sach pass from Bairagarh of Himachal Pradesh.
Overview
The pass is open from June or early July/ref> to mid October. The road is narrow and unmetalled. It is the gateway to the Pangi Valley. It is the shortest and toughest route from Chamba to the
Killar
Killar or Kilar is a town in Himachal Pradesh, India. It is the headquarters of Pangi Tehsil in Chamba district
Chamba district is the northwestern district of Himachal Pradesh, in India, with its headquarters in Chamba town. The towns of ...
(170 km) and was newly constructed. Pangi is also accessible all the year round from Paddar
Paddar, also spelled Padar (), is a Sub-District and remote valley in the Kishtwar district of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir, India. It falls in the Jammu division, Jammu division. It consists of ...
valley (Jammu & Kashmir) but it is a longer route as one has to take the Chamba to Baderwah or Udhampur road in Jammu &Kashmir.
History
1998 Chamba massacre also took place at Satrundi & Kalaban when 35 Hindus and some buddhist, mostly labourers, were shot down by terrorists, and 11 were injured. They were working on the Saach Pass road. There was a lack of security but now whole area is under surveillance and is now getting more popular among trekkers and tourists.Importance
It is the shortest route to Killar. With the completion of this road (Sach Pass) the distance fromPathankot
Pathankot () is a city and the district headquarters of the Pathankot district in Punjab, India. Pathankot is the sixth most populous city of Punjab, after Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Patiala and Bathinda. Its local government is a municipal ...
to Leh via Saach pass has been reduced to 670 km while the distance from Pathankot to Leh via Manali is . So this road can be used by Indian Army.
Distances
Sach pass can be reached from three directions, via Pathankot-Dalhousie road, Manali-Udaipur road, and Udhampur/Anantnag-Kishtwar-Paddar
Paddar, also spelled Padar (), is a Sub-District and remote valley in the Kishtwar district of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir, India. It falls in the Jammu division, Jammu division. It consists of ...
- Pangi road. The first is the shortest, more treacherous, and most popular route, given that the other routes are very long in comparison.
The distance of Sach Pass from a few major places on all three routes are below.
Gallery
See also
* Takling La (Pass), on border of Himachal and Ladakh * Borasu pass, on border of Himachal and Uttarakhand near Tibet border * Rupin Pass, in Uttarakhand near the Tibet border *Pin Parvati Pass
The Pin Parbati Pass (also written Pin Parvati Pass) is a mountain pass in Himachal Pradesh, India, at . Records show it was first crossed in August 1884 by Sir Louis Dane in search of an alternate route to the Spiti valley, but the shepherds f ...
, in Uttarakhand further south of Rupin pass
References
External links
Sach Pass Scooter Ride travelogue
Free Souls Rider Sach Pass Ride
Best time to visit Sach Pass
{{Mountain passes of India Mountain passes of the Himalayas Mountain passes of Himachal Pradesh Geography of Chamba district