Yamunotri Valley — Dehradun to Janki Chatti viaMussoorie.
Distance
170 km
Duration
1 day
Climb
2,600 m
Yamunotri Valley — Dehradun to Janki Chatti via Mussoorie.
The shortest of the four Char Dham roads, climbing from Dehradun over the Mussoorie ridge and down into the Yamuna valley. Beyond Barkot the road follows the young Yamuna to Janki Chatti, roadhead for the walk to the Yamunotri shrine below Bandarpunch.
Quick facts
SurfacePaved
Distance170 km
Days1
Total climb2,600 m
DifficultyModerate
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The route.
DehradunStart · Doon valley capital. Fuel up and climb the switchbacks toward Mussoorie.
MussoorieScenic Point · The Queen of the Hills, a colonial-era ridge town with sweeping Doon and Himalayan views.
BarkotRestaurant · Apple-and-apricot valley town on the Yamuna. Last big fuel and food stop before the shrine road.
Janki ChattiScenic Point · Roadhead in the upper Yamuna valley. Ponies and porters stage here for the shrine walk.
YamunotriEnd · Source shrine of the Yamuna at 3,290m, reached by a short trek or pony ride past thermal springs.
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