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Kalatop is about 80000 m above G.P.O and is one of the wildlife reserve near Dalhousie. The only way to see Kalatop is on foot as most cars cannot go beyond a point. Kalatop still has lots to offer by way of a starkly beautiful landscape draped in white. You can walk here for hours, enjoying the stretches of silence, the gently sloping road and the sometimes five feet deep stretches of snow. Tea shops dot the sides of the road so you can take a break to sip on a warming cup of tea at any point in your trek. You can walk through the pine forests to Lakkarmandi. Here youll find the Tibetan Handicrafts centre and the Dalhousie Potato farm. Lakarmandi used to be populated by Dhogri families who made charcoal. But they were later driven away by the lack of need for charcoal in todays time. However, you can see the Dayankund peak where the army camp is based. Although the area is restricted, locals who want to visit the Bhulwani Mata temple are allowed through. Miss Kalatop and you miss an unforgettable experience!
The trek from Dainkund to Khijjiar is one of the least explored trek route in the entire State. A delightful walk along the upper ridges of the DhaulaDhar, at about 3000m with a background of the Pir Pinjal and Pangi Range ranges. While crossing through Dainkund to our south is an expansive view of the Ranjit Sagar Lake opening out in to the plains. Beyond lays the plains of Punjab, with the rivers Ravi, Chenab and Beas flowing through.
On a clear night once can also see the lights of Amritsar and through binoculars one can spot the lights of Lahore as well. The walk is lush green and the path manageable. Continuing through Gujjar territory, we trek further along the ridge before descending to a sheltered summer settlement of rough stone huts in the Nauri valley. Now heading into the realms of the Gaddi shepherd we start to traverse some of the more difficult nomad trails through the most spectacular landscape.
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