Bir Billing & Barot Valley — Palampur ParaglidingLoop.
Distance
95 km
Duration
1 day
Climb
2,000 m
Bir Billing & Barot Valley — Palampur Paragliding Loop.
A Kangra-to-Mandi loop linking the paragliding mecca of Bir-Billing with the hidden trout valley of Barot. From the tea gardens of Palampur the road passes the ancient Baijnath temple and Bir, then crosses to Jogindernagar and drops into the Uhl river valley at Barot.
Quick facts
SurfaceMixed
Distance95 km
Days1
Total climb2,000 m
Fuel stops1 along route
DifficultyModerate
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The route.
PalampurStart · Tea-garden town under the Dhauladhar wall. Start among the plantations and head east.
BaijnathScenic Point · Home to a 13th-century Shiva temple, one of the oldest in Himachal, above the Binwa river.
BirScenic Point · Landing ground of Bir-Billing, one of the world's top paragliding sites; the launch meadow at Billing sits 14km above at 2,400m.
JogindernagarFuel Stop · Hydro-power town and last major fuel before the narrow Uhl valley road to Barot.
BarotEnd · Trout-fishing village on the Uhl, built for the 1920s Shanan hydro project. A rough final stretch, worth every bend.
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