Sar Pass Trek

The Sar Pass is in Parvati Valley of Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh, a state of India.

Sar, in the local dialect, means a lake. While trekking across the path from Tila Lotni to Biskeri Ridge, one has to pass by a small, usually frozen lake (Sar) and hence the name Sar Pass Trek.

How To Reach

Air

The nearest airport Bhuntar Airport (IATA code KUU) is at Bhuntar town, situated on NH21 about south of Rumsu and south of Kullu town. The airport is also known as Kullu-Manali airport and has more than a kilometre long runway. Air India and some private airlines have regular flights to the airport. Recently Himalayan Bulls in collaboration with Deccan Charters have started flights on Kullu-Chandigarh-Kullu sector three times a day. Daily flight service (except Tuesday) has been started by 15 May 2013 at Bhunter airport by Air India from Delhi to Bhuntar and vice versa.
Chandigarh Airport is the nearest international airport.

Road

Kasol is 30 km from Bhunter, and Bhunter can be reached from Delhi by National Highway 1 (India), national highway NH 1 up to Ambala and from there NH 22 to Chandigarh and from there by National Highway 21 (India), national highway NH21 that passes through Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, Bilaspur, Sundernagar, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India, Mandi and Kullu towns. The road distance from Chandigarh to Manali is , and the total distance from Delhi to Manali is . Buses (including Volvo and Mercedes Benz) on this route are available from all major Bus Terminal, bus terminals.

Rail

Kasol is not easily approachable by rail. The nearest broad gauge railheads are at Chandigarh (), Pathankot () and Kalka (). The nearest narrow gauge railway, narrow gauge railhead is at Joginder Nagar ().

See Bhanupli–Leh line for the proposed railway line through this area.

Gallery

camp-kasol.jpg, Kasol-Base Camp
camp-grahan.jpg, Grahan-Camp 2
camp-padri.jpg, Padri-Camp 3
camp-minh-thatch.jpg, Minh Thatch-Camp 4
camp-nagaru.jpg, Nagaru-Camp 5
camp-biskeri.jpg, Biskeri-Camp 6
camp-bandak-thatch.jpg, Bhandak Thatch-Camp 7
File:On the descent from Sar Pass top to Biskeri Thach.jpg, The descent from Sar Pass to Biskeri Thach
File:Biskeri Thach Camp.jpg, Camp at Biskeri Thach

View from Nagaru Camp (12,500ft)

External links

Base Camp at Kasol To Grahan Trek

Birds of Sar Pass Trek & Saurkundi Pass Trek

Butterflies of Sar Pass Trek & Saurkundi Pass Trek

Landscapes of Sar Pass Trek

See also

* Saurkundi Pass Trek

References

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Kullu
Hiking trails in Himachal Pradesh