Trek to Panwali Kantha

tarungoel · Apr 10th, 2008, 11:46

Is it possible to cover Panwali Kantha trekk in April/May ?. Has any one done this before?. Please let me know, if someone is planning for this year?

Sadanand Kamath · Apr 10th, 2008, 13:35

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Originally Posted by VAIBHAV KAUL

By the way, have you ever climbed Bajranga (southeast of Maggu)?
If you have, is its accessible face too steep?

No, I have not done that.

Sadanand

tasuray · Apr 11th, 2008, 11:12

I've crossed Panwali Kanta in May.I had no problem.

tasuray · Apr 11th, 2008, 11:18

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Originally Posted by VAIBHAV KAUL

Hullow!
I'm new to the forum.
The articles on this site are very informative.
Thank you.

Is it possible do the Triyuginarayan-Maggu Chatti-Panwali-Ghuttu trek without a local guide?

Take one experienced porter for this route.It is easy one and no need of an expensive guide. Off course this is my personal opinion.

VAIBHAV KAUL · Apr 14th, 2008, 12:17

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Originally Posted by tarungoel

Is it possible to cover Panwali Kantha trekk in April/May ?. Has any one done this before?. Please let me know, if someone is planning for this year?

I am planning to go there on April 30. There should not be any major weather-related problem on the Ghuttu-Panwali-Trijugi Narayan route in the period Apr 15 - June 5.

VAIBHAV KAUL · Apr 14th, 2008, 12:25

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Originally Posted by Sadanand Kamath

The two peaks, I guess, are Thalya Sagar and Kedar Dome.

Sadanand

I always thought that one of the two peaks was Meru. But perhaps it is elsewhere. Do you know the exact location of Meru? From where in the Bhilangana area can it be seen?

Sadanand Kamath · Apr 18th, 2008, 22:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by VAIBHAV KAUL

I always thought that one of the two peaks was Meru. But perhaps it is elsewhere. Do you know the exact location of Meru? From where in the Bhilangana area can it be seen?

I relooked at my pictures taken at around Panwali but I am not in a position to say that one of the peaks is Meru. See the peaks on the left of the picture below.

West Garhwal map shows that Meru is located north-east of Thalay Sagar. May be that there are some vintage points somewhere in Panwali to view Meru peak.

Sadanand

Tweety08 · Aug 11th, 2008, 18:00

Hello,

Finally we have changed our plan and decided to visit Panwali Kantha instead of VoF/Hemkund Sahib. Realised that there is no point in going to VoF/HS in Oct!!

Our plan now looks like this:
Day 1 - Delhi->Rishikesh
Day 2 - Rishikesh->Son Prayag
Day 3 - Son Prayag->Triyuginarayan->Kinkhola Khal(/Maggu Chatti)
Day 4 - Kinkhola Khal->Panwali Kantha
Day 5 - Panwali Kantha->Kinkhola Khal
Day 6 - Kinkhola Khal->Triyuginarayan->Chopta
Day 7 - Chopta->Tunganath
Day 8 - Tunganath->Chandrashila->Chopta->Khirsu
Day 9 - Khirsu->Rishikesh->Delhi->Train@7:40 pm to Kolkata

To be frank all 5 of us are novice, and this would be our first trek for for that one day!!!

Would be grateful to have valuable inputs from you for the following queries:

Where from do I rent the tents and other trekkings gears? Please provide the contact nos.
Where should we hire a porter/pony (@ Delhi/Rishikesh/Triyuginaraan???) and what wud be the approx rates?
How is the availability of local transport? Would we get one as and when reqd.? Or should we hire a cab from Rishikesh?

Your quich response would be highly appreciated.

Thanks

somnath · Aug 12th, 2008, 00:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tweety08

[*]Where from do I rent the tents and other trekkings gears? Please provide the contact nos.

Kolkata:
Places & Telephone nos.

-

Cheers.

Tweety08 · Aug 12th, 2008, 12:45

Thanks a lot Somnath!
The contact details look really helpful... I'm highly obliged

Could anyone plzzzzzzz reply to my 2nd and 3rd question? Especially the 3rd query regarding local transportation, as our monitory preparation highly depends on this!!

Somnath,
According to our latest plan on Day 9 we will start early from Khirsu and have to reach Delhi Stn via Rishikesh by 6PM (as train to Kolkata is @ 7:40PM). Does it look feasible?

Please guide me to plan in a better way.

Thanks in advance

Dilliwala · Aug 13th, 2008, 01:03

OK, Sadanand Kamath will be along soon with all the trekking info, but I just want to quickly add - it makes NO sense to go from Khirsu to Rishikesh. You'll be much closer to Kotdwara from where you will get a direct train to Cal, so that's where you shud be heading.

P.S. if no availability from Kotdwara, check for Najibabad - it's only 25 km ahead.

Sadanand Kamath · Aug 13th, 2008, 07:02

Tweety08,

Why don't you consider doing the trek from Malla as per schedule given in post#1?

The advantage of this schedule is :

1. Better acclimatisation as you gain altitude gradually.
2. No need to take tents, provisions etc. So you save money.
3. No repeatation of trekking route.
4. You get to see many bugyals from Belak onwards.

Sadanand

hill_man · Aug 13th, 2008, 15:28

I was there in Panwali Kantha last week. Because of the rain, the visiblity was poor. We really could not see the snow peaks. Yes, on the way from Maggu Chatti to Panwali, we saw lots of flowers, probably more than I have seen in VOF.

By the way, the locals does not pronounce the 'n' in the place name.. they refer it as Pawali.

Thx

nyraghu · Sep 25th, 2008, 10:07

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Originally Posted by Sadanand Kamath

June 18th and Oct 14th are full moon nights

Due to time and other constraints, I have had to postpone this trek, and hope to do it next summer. Instead, I am going to Kush Kalyani next month, and have posted some queries in another thread. Any information there would be much appreciated. Meanwhile, thank you for the help.

Raghu.

Sadanand Kamath · Sep 25th, 2008, 11:51

Raghu,

My best wishes for your Kush Kalyan trek. So it is going to be one bugyal to another one

.

I have tentatively planned for Dayara Bugyal and Dodital treks for 2009. To this, I may add Kush Kalyan based on your feed back and pictures too.

Sadanand

Aug 11th, 2008, 18:00	#38
Tweety08 Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Kolkata Posts: 22	Trek to Panwali Kantha Hello, Finally we have changed our plan and decided to visit Panwali Kantha instead of VoF/Hemkund Sahib. Realised that there is no point in going to VoF/HS in Oct!! Our plan now looks like this: Day 1 - Delhi->Rishikesh Day 2 - Rishikesh->Son Prayag Day 3 - Son Prayag->Triyuginarayan->Kinkhola Khal(/Maggu Chatti) Day 4 - Kinkhola Khal->Panwali Kantha Day 5 - Panwali Kantha->Kinkhola Khal Day 6 - Kinkhola Khal->Triyuginarayan->Chopta Day 7 - Chopta->Tunganath Day 8 - Tunganath->Chandrashila->Chopta->Khirsu Day 9 - Khirsu->Rishikesh->Delhi->Train@7:40 pm to Kolkata To be frank all 5 of us are novice, and this would be our first trek for for that one day!!! Would be grateful to have valuable inputs from you for the following queries: Where from do I rent the tents and other trekkings gears? Please provide the contact nos. Where should we hire a porter/pony (@ Delhi/Rishikesh/Triyuginaraan???) and what wud be the approx rates? How is the availability of local transport? Would we get one as and when reqd.? Or should we hire a cab from Rishikesh? Your quich response would be highly appreciated. Thanks

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Apr 10th, 2008, 11:46	#31
tarungoel Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ghaziabad Posts: 20	Is it possible to cover Panwali Kantha trekk in April/May ?. Has any one done this before?. Please let me know, if someone is planning for this year?

Apr 11th, 2008, 11:12	#33
tasuray Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kolkata Posts: 310	I've crossed Panwali Kanta in May.I had no problem.

Aug 12th, 2008, 12:45	#40
Tweety08 Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Kolkata Posts: 22	Thanks a lot Somnath! The contact details look really helpful... I'm highly obliged Could anyone plzzzzzzz reply to my 2nd and 3rd question? Especially the 3rd query regarding local transportation, as our monitory preparation highly depends on this!! Somnath, According to our latest plan on Day 9 we will start early from Khirsu and have to reach Delhi Stn via Rishikesh by 6PM (as train to Kolkata is @ 7:40PM). Does it look feasible? Please guide me to plan in a better way. Thanks in advance

Aug 13th, 2008, 01:03	#41
Dilliwala Funky flunky Join Date: May 2007 Location: Dilli Posts: 3,601	OK, Sadanand Kamath will be along soon with all the trekking info, but I just want to quickly add - it makes NO sense to go from Khirsu to Rishikesh. You'll be much closer to Kotdwara from where you will get a direct train to Cal, so that's where you shud be heading. P.S. if no availability from Kotdwara, check for Najibabad - it's only 25 km ahead.

Aug 13th, 2008, 07:02	#42
Sadanand Kamath Maha Guru Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 853	Tweety08, Why don't you consider doing the trek from Malla as per schedule given in post#1? The advantage of this schedule is : 1. Better acclimatisation as you gain altitude gradually. 2. No need to take tents, provisions etc. So you save money. 3. No repeatation of trekking route. 4. You get to see many bugyals from Belak onwards. Sadanand

Aug 13th, 2008, 15:28	#43
hill_man Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 16	I was there in Panwali Kantha last week. Because of the rain, the visiblity was poor. We really could not see the snow peaks. Yes, on the way from Maggu Chatti to Panwali, we saw lots of flowers, probably more than I have seen in VOF. By the way, the locals does not pronounce the 'n' in the place name.. they refer it as Pawali. Thx

Sep 25th, 2008, 11:51	#45
Sadanand Kamath Maha Guru Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 853	Raghu, My best wishes for your Kush Kalyan trek. So it is going to be one bugyal to another one . I have tentatively planned for Dayara Bugyal and Dodital treks for 2009. To this, I may add Kush Kalyan based on your feed back and pictures too. Sadanand

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