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Manimahesh and Kamal Kund Glacier Trek

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Kamal Kund trek

Kamal Kund Glacier is situated at the base of Manimahesh Kailash. Kamal Kund glacier is 4km from Manimahesh lake.  Duration of the Trek: 04 Days / 03 Nights

Duration of the Trek: 04 Days / 03 Nights
Destinations: Bharmour – Bharmani Temple – Hadsar- Dhancho – Sundrashi – Gaurikund -Manimahesh Lake -Kamalkund-Bharmour
Highest Point of the Trek: 4602 mts.
Best Season: May to October
Class: Demanding

Kamal Kund Glacier is situated at the base of Manimahesh Kailash. Kamal Kund glacier is 4km from Manimahesh lake. Usually glacier melts after August hence its best to do this trek before that however there could be snowfall during this period too.

Day 1: Bharmour to Bharmani Mata temple and back to Bharmour
Bharmani Mata temple is 4 km away from Bharmour on the top of the ridge with the beautiful view of mountians. Legend says that Bharmour is named after Bharmani Devi. This trek will take you to Bharmani Temple through Village Malkauta. Visitors can take a dip in holy Bharmani Devi pool but the water is really cold. After taking the bath visitors will have lunch and start trekking to Bheem Godda and Ghararu from where visiters can enjoy beautiful view of Bharmour and snow clad mountains. After spending some time at these places visiters will move back to Bharmour.
Day 2 : Bharmour to Dhancho
Our day start with lovely drive of 13 km for Bharmaour to Hadsar, Hadsar is the road head & the startin point of Manimahesh trek. The trek to Mani Mahesh is a gradual ascent on well maintained trail Its a unique walk with hundereds of devotees as the y chants the name of Lord Shiva.at a distance of 6 mkms is Dhancho which open flat plateau with green meadows. Overnight camps.
Day 3: Dhancho to  manimahesh and back to Gaurikund
This day starts with stiff climbs on a well paved trek, we divert for the new trail to Bhandar Ghati , which the par t of original approach route to Holy Mani Mahesh. though the route is been improved but is still a tough climb to Bhairo Ghati where the trail leads though Boulders & is almost vertical climb. Before reaching Manimahesh we will pas through Gauri Kund ” the lake of Goddess Parvati ” . its a lake where ladies take dip in Ice cold water.

Day 4: Gaurikund to Kamal Kund and back to Dhancho

This day will start with trek to Shiva Kalotri Spring whoes water is considered to be coming from Manimahesh Kailash. Visitors may take holy bath in this spring. This trek is about half an hour trek from Gaurikund. After spending some time here we will start the trek to Kamal Kund glacier. This trek is steep but not one of toughest treks. However low amount of oxygen may make you feel more tired. After reaching Kamal kund visitors visiotrs would spend some time there and enjoy scenic beauty of glacier. After that vistors will move back to gaurikund and Dhancho.

Day 5: Dhancho to Bharmour
This day is simple day to walking down , at a places one has to be carefull , But almost whole deccent is quite easy. On reaching to Dhancho, we will take our Vehicals & drive to Bharmour