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Garhwal Himalaya · Uttarakhand

Roopkund

Moderate~53 km trail7 trekking daysMax 5,029 mBest: May, Jun, Sep

Schematic line through verified waypoints — carry your operator's GPS track on the trail. Map © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

2,357 m2,500 m2,720 m3,612 m3,354 m3,640 m4,150 m5,029 m5,029 m0 km~26 km straight-line
Schematic profile between waypoints — not a surveyed GPS elevation track.

Day by day

  1. 1

    Day 1 — Lohajung · 2,357 m

    approx, base village per operator sheet

  2. 2

    Day 1 — Wan Village · 2,500 m

    approx, roadhead hamlet

  3. 3

    Day 2 — Didna · 2,720 m

    approx, oak-forest village

  4. 4

    Day 3 — Ali Bugyal · 3,612 m

    approx, first great meadow

  5. 5

    Day 4 — Bedni Bugyal · 3,354 m

    Meadow and kund, verified Wikipedia

  6. 6

    Day 5 — Patal Nachauni · 3,640 m

    approx, rocky treeline camp

  7. 7

    Day 6 — Bhagwabasa · 4,150 m

    approx, last camp below lake

  8. 8

    Day 6 — Roopkund · 5,029 m

    Skeleton lake, verified Wikipedia

Permits & reaching base

Forest camping permit via a registered operator; Roopkund was effectively closed 2018 to 2026 by the bugyal camping ban, lifted by the Supreme Court on 20 July 2026, so confirm Bedni and Bhagwabasa camping is being permitted before booking.

Base: Lohajung. Take the train to Kathgodam or Rishikesh, then drive via Karnaprayag, Tharali and Deval to Lohajung in 9 to 11 hours. Walk from Lohajung through Didna and the bugyals to Roopkund and descend back to Lohajung via Wan.

Destination guide

Key waypoints are verified against published sources; remote camps are operator-reported positions. The line is schematic, not a surveyed GPS track. Trails shift with weather — carry your operator's current GPS track, a registered guide and all permits.