Best route to Chakrata

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dear dehli wala,

with my two kids (3+ 5 years) and wife plan to go to chakrata
i wish to take route of delhi bypass-karnal -pipli-jaghadri-dakpathar-chakrata.kindly tell how many kilometer i have to travel.and how good are hill road after dakpathar.vehicle is maruti-800.

and can i have some photos of ram botinical garden near chakrata.

are forest rest houses advisable/aprochable/comfortable and how to confirm booking there.

are kalsi and dak pathar same place.

also is hill road slopes are comparable to mussori road, i mean if hill drive is comfortable comparabel to other famous hill stations.

food wise are there resturants in contonment.

kindly suggest any other route via haryana.

Dear cityMONK,

You may take following route:

Delhi-Karnal- take right just after karnal byepass - Indri -Ladwa-Yamuna Nagar-Jagadhri-Kalesar- cross Yamuna at barrage and take a left to towards Herbetpur-Vikasnagar-Kalsi-Sahiya-Chakrata.

Indri - Ladwa stretch is little rough.....

And if your Maruti 800 is fit, no issues ! Please get a thorough checkup. The route after Kalsi demands some respect !

Kalsi and Dakpathar are not same. Dakpathar is a small detour from Vikasnagar.

I have no pics of Ram garden, in fact I don't know where is it ?

We went for relaxation and stayed at Hotel Himalayan Paradise, which is some 8 KMs ahead of Chakrata on Kwasi road.

Cantonment area is a prohibited place, as it houses a special jungle warfare and commando training centre.

No good eateries in town either. We ate at Shere Punjab, a tiny dhaba in the main bazar. Dinner and all meals next day were at our hotel Himalayan Paradise....

thanks dilliwala for your prompt reply.

my car 800, 1998 has done only 52000 km has travelled to most of hills stations around delhi and also to dharamshalla. battery/tyres are new and axle would be replaced before trip.

just was bit axious about type of slope gradient and curves on hill road.

is chakrata same as contonment town lansdowne.

ram garden is actualy RAM-TAL-HOTRICULTURE -GARDEN i suppose on mussurie road from chakrata.one picture attached.

ALSO IS WATER SUPPLY COMFORTABLE HERE.
was your hotel comfortable for stay for family for 4 to 5 days.

CAN SOME BODY TELL NO OF FOREST REST HOUSE AND Way of booking there.

I am Delhiwala

That'll do !

Nothing challenging ! You'll enjoy !

No ! They are different towns ! Lansdowne is near Kotdwar on Pauri route. Lansdowne is at 1700 M and Chakrata is a little higher at 1900 M above sea level.

We didn't visit it. Hotel told us that, there is a park on mussorie road, may be that's it.......

yes no issues !

Oh yes ! I'm giving a small pic below.

You may checkup with District Forest Officer,Kalsi at 01360-275078

dear delhiwala,
thanks for the phone no of forest banglow, have u been there
some body has mentioned here that kachha road of 6 km leads to it
rain and kachha road i hope are not problem.

i had been to lansdowne last june 2008.stayed at fairydales.i was just wondering if landowne and chakrata have similar geography ,both being in shivalik hills. incidently last june lansdowne was preety cold we wore wollens throughout.it rained cat and dogs on last day of our trip and driving out was challenge due to fog.

also delhiwala have u been to khirsu ( near pauri town )also.
due to rain we had to drop idiea of visiting khirsu on our lansdowne visit.

is khirsu a good hillstation can u throw some light on this.
regards

No ! As I told, we stayed at another hotel.

Almost ! But Lansdowne has better approach roads.

Yes ! It's a small place, but, has excellent Himalaya views....

delhiwala
do u have khirsu photographs, did u stayed there, how was climate
compared to lansedowne.

Alas ! No pics...I had gone to meet one of my friend at Pauri Engineering college and then we went to this place, it's very close to Pauri.

We didn't stay also ! but there is one GMVN-TRH and one more small hotel.

If you google for Khirsu, you should get some pics to have an idea of the place......

dear delhi wala

MY CA SIR HAD GONE TO CHAKRATA WAY BACK 18 YEARS AGO. THEY, GROUP OF FOUR BOYS, STAYED IN FRH WHICH WAS WITHOUT ELECTRICITY.

THAT TIME THERE WAS SOME GATE SYSTEM FOR HILL ROAD.AS IT ALLOWS TRAFFIC TO MOVE IN ONE DIRECTION ON TWO HOURS ALTERNATIVE BASIS.

ARE ROADS WIDE NOW OR THAT GATE SYSTEM IS STILL FOLLOWED.
IF YES HOW MUCH TIME IS REQUIRED TO WAIT.

Gate system abolished ! Road wide enough for two way traffic.

I do not know about FRH ! Probably it'll have electricity now !

And No all Caps, please !!

Hi all,

I am planning for a weekend trip to Chakrata.I will be travelling by new Indica Vista and will be taking the Moussoorie route.Here are my questions

a)How are the roads.Are they pucca tar roads or jeepable roads.This is very important for me as my car is new and whole trip is dependent on that

b) Do we have any chance of Skiing in Mandoli in Chakrata.

c) How about photography .I was told that this is not allowed in the whole of chakrata.How much of it is true(prob not allowed in the cantonement area)

Thanks
hdi.

Welcome to IM hdi_pro !

Mussorie - Chakrata road is fit for car driving. No issues....

Except in Cantt. area, there are no restrictions on photography anywhere in Chakrata.

No idea about Mandoli sking !!

Sarkar,

So that red indica vista goes place. Congrats.

Mussoorie route is good. I met someone who had taken that. I took yamunanagar route. reached in 8.5 hours incl 1 hours spent floundering around Jagadhri - 20km of no roads.

If chakrata only you want, take NH1, kala amb via ambala, and then paonta chakrata.

Snow view is the place to go. Book early.

Skiing at mundali is impossible. Its a horrible gravely track (what locals told me) and you can instead do kanasar there.

deoban is doable too, but if it rains (HAIL!) like in our case, you're better off at kanasar. else a nice chilled out place.

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...m-driving.html

We took pics everywhere - but we didnt go INSIDE cantonment area.

FRH is cheap and best - but book in advance. And at the Y turn, take left, enter the cantonment section its atop the hill.

For Deoban a 4WD is better suited ! IMO, do not try with your new car.

Kanasar is no doubt good...

We stayed at Himalayan Paradise, little ahead of Snow View on Kwasi road. A nice hotel with a resident dog, who walked with us on a small trek......