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Garhwal Himalaya · Uttarakhand

Valley of Flowers

Easy~38 km trail4 trekking daysMax 4,329 mBest: Jul, Aug, Sep

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

1,828 m2,100 m2,400 m3,049 m3,300 m3,600 m4,329 m4,329 m0 km~17 km straight-line
Schematic profile between waypoints — not a surveyed GPS elevation track.

Day by day

  1. 1

    Day 1 — Govindghat · 1,828 m

    Roadhead town, verified Wikipedia

  2. 2

    Day 1 — Pulna · 2,100 m

    approx, motorable drop hamlet

  3. 3

    Day 1 — Bhyundar Village · 2,400 m

    approx, riverside hamlet

  4. 4

    Day 1 — Ghangaria · 3,049 m

    Base village, verified Wikipedia

  5. 5

    Day 2 — Valley of Flowers Gate · 3,300 m

    approx, park entry bridge

  6. 6

    Day 2 — Valley Centre · 3,600 m

    Alpine meadow heart, verified Wikipedia

  7. 7

    Day 3 — Hemkund Sahib · 4,329 m

    Glacial lake gurdwara, verified Wikipedia

Permits & reaching base

Valley of Flowers National Park entry ticket at Ghangaria plus Hemkund Sahib gurdwara registration at the forest posts.

Base: Govindghat. Take the train to Rishikesh or Haridwar, then drive to Joshimath and Govindghat in 9 to 11 hours. Walk from Govindghat via Pulna to Ghangaria, and return the same way after the valley and Hemkund day trips.

Read the student trek 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.