Toral Pass," A mountain Pass connecting Kangra with Chamba in Himachal Pradesh ."

 Toral Pass :- 

View of Kangra valley  gives way to Ravi Valley through Toral Pass.

A mountain pass situated at an elevation of 4350 metres above mean sea level between Kangra and Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. 

View of Chamba mountains 

The trek to the Toral Pass is very difficult and passes forests , steep climb and cliffs . The trek starts from Kangra valley and traverses to Ravi Valley in district Chamba in Dhauladhar mountains .

Makori jot :-  

Makori jot is a mountain pass in Kangra situated East of Dhaola Dhar and Northwest of Shankarpal at an altitude of 4187 metres above mean sea level .

Dhankall pass :- 

The Dhankall pass is one another mountain pass situated in district Kangra . 

Kayon Pass , " A mountain Pass in district Chamba , Himachal Pradesh. "

 Kayon Pass  In Chamba :- 

Mountains of Chamba 

Kayon Pass is situated at an altitude of 4728 metres above mean sea level in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh .

Snow capped peaks of Chamba

Kayon Pass is situated near to Kunt -Ka-Matha mountain which having altitude about 4473 metres above mean sea level .

View of Mountains , Chamba 

The Kayon Pass is situated towards Northeast of Sathsaca Got .

Kundli Pass , "" A mountain pass in Chamba connecting Kangra with Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh ."

 Kundli Pass :-  

View of snowy mountains of Chamba .

The Kundli Pass is situated at an altitude of 4550 metres above mean sea level in Chamba district connecting Chamba with Dharamshala in Kangra , Himachal Pradesh . 

View of mountains in Kundli Pass Trek.

The pass lies between Moon peak having altitude of 4650 metres and Toral Pass altitude 4375 metres above mean sea level . 

View of Kundli Pass Trek 

The trail to Kundli Pass is very tough and used by shepherds with their Live stock. The trek is very steep from Kangra side and moderate  towards Kawarsi in Chamba side . 

View of mountains in Trek 

View of Dhauladhar Kangra 

The trek starts from Khaniyara and traverses through Thatharna , Kundli Pass Bakhalodu  , Chulethar then Kawarsi in Chamba district. The trek passes through forests and beautiful meadows .

Kankot Pass , A mountain pass situated in Chamba district connecting Chamba With Dharmshala Kangra in Himachal Pradesh."

 Kankot Pass :-  

View of Chamba Town .

It the mountain pass in Kankot Dhaar situated at an elevation of 3800 metres above mean sea level in Chamba and connects Dharmshala in district Kangra  through Kankot Pass . 

View of Kankot Pass

The Kankot Dhaar is having beautiful view from Chamba. From Chamba to Suniyara Kundi  road connectivity is available which is about 31Km from Chamba . 

Chaugaan ground Chamba 

The trail starts from this village . There is an ancient temple of Lord Vishnu at this place . 

View of Kankot Dhaar .

The trail traverses through Kundi village , the beautiful forests of Deodar on both sides of trail  welcome the trekking teams with panoramic views . The voice of chirping birds attracts the attention of trekkers  . The trek to Kankot pass  is also traverses from Tur Village .

View of Kankot Dhaar 

The panoramic views of Lam Dal lake can be captured from Gadiyara village  which is on the trail . The views of snow capped mountains look very charming . 

View of Kankot Dhaar Trail 

The panoramic views of Manimahesh and Kailash can be feast to the eyes from the trail . The local people of this area get shifted  to the high meadows  with their Live stock for grazing them in these meadows in summer for six months . 

Kankot Pass 

The trek further traverses through Hatiyali dhar and Iktham Dhaar further climbing uphill  reach Draman dhaar and finally Kankot pass . On the Other side the trail traverses descends  to Dharmshala thus connects Chamba with Kangra district .

View of Dharamshala hills 

Kangra .

Barla Jot ," A mountain Pass in district Kangra Himachal Pradesh."

 Barla Jot :- 

The Village Bara Bhangal is a very remote village of Kangra and till today has no road connectivity. It takes about two days to reach this village on a on foot trail .

Barla Jot 

The essential commodities to the people of this area are provided through the trails or by helicopter .

Barla Jot Map

There are mountain passes in the region which are largely used by local people and also by Mountaineering trekkers when  trekking from Manali to Dharmshala .

Thamsar Pass 

The Barla Jot is also falls in this region of Kangra district. The Barla Jot is situated at an elevation of 4678 metres above mean sea level and located in South of Thamsar Glacier and East of Thamsar Pass in district Kangra Himachal Pradesh. The Barla Jot is about 11Km from Thamsar Pass .

Khidala Galu , " A mountain pass situated in Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh."

 Khidala Galu :- 

Khidala Galu is a mountain pass situated in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh .It is located near by Chhobu Got  and in southeast of  Chhobu Pass .

View of Chamba Town 

The Khidala Galu pass is situated at an altitude of 4750 metres above mean sea level .

The present Chamba district headquarter was the capital of Chamba state since 1920. The the then Raja , Raja Sahil Verman has shifted the capital of Chamba from   Bharmour in 1920 on the special request of his daughter  Champavati . The name of the  name Chamba is kept on her name .

Chamba is rich in art , craft and culture. The Pahari painting of Chamba is very famous . The Chamba Rumaal , Chamba Chapal and wood craft is also famous .

The famous Minjar mela and Mata Suhi mela is celebrated for several days . Minjar mela is a state fair .

View of Chamba 

Chamba has many beautiful places which are important from tourism point of view . The boundary of Chamba touches Kangra , J &K  and Lahaul Spiti and lies between Dhauladhar, Pir- Panjal and Zaskar mountain ranges .  Chamba has numbers of passes along its boundaries wit other districts and Jamu -,Kasmir and with in Chamba being hilly terrain .

Khidala Galu is one mountain pass with in Chamba .

Chuwari jot , " Chuwari jot connecting Chamba with Kangra ."

 Chuwari Jot :- 

Chamba district is quite hilly and the other districts sharing boundaries with Chamba are connected through numbers of passes also there are several passes with in Chamba .

View of Dalhousie in Chamba 

Chuwari jot is a mountain pass situated with in Chamba and connects Chamba with adjoining districts Kangra in Himachal Pradesh . 

The  Chuwari jot is situated at an altitude of 2880 metres above mean sea level and is about 20 to 22 km from Chamba on Chamba Dalhousie road ..

View of Mini Switzerland

Khajjiar Chamba 

During winters the Chuwari jot remains covered with snow and a all weather connectivity is not available .

The pass has a beautiful picnic spot but needs to be developed from tourism point of view because there is a lot of tourism potential in this area.

View of Dhauladhar range Kangra Himachal Pradesh 

You can have the opportunity to enjoy the panoramic views of  Pir - Panjal , Dhauladhar and Zaskar mountain ranges from Chuwari jot .   

Beautiful view of Kangra valley Himachal Pradesh 

The small beautiful villages along the road ads to the scenic beauty of the hills . Kangra is about 102 km from Chuwari via Shahpur  state highway 43.

Chhobu Pass ," A mountain Pass connecting Bharmour with Lahaul valley in Himachal Pradesh ."

 Chhobu Pass :-  

View of Narsing temple at Chaurasi temple Bharmour.

Another view of Narsing temple .

Chhobu Pass is a mountain pass in district Chamba connecting Bharmour area of district Chamba with Lahaul valley .  

View of Bharmour Twon 

There is one another Pass named as Chhobia Pass which connects Bharmour area of Chamba with Lahaul valley at an altitude of 4966 metres above mean sea level  between two peaks Tent peak and Barakanda peak . 

View of  Himalayas landscapes 

The Chhobu Pass is  situated in the same region at an lesser altitude .  It is at an elevation of 4725 metres above mean sea level . It is located in the South of Kailash and Manimahesh  and Northwest of  Khidala Galu pass   

View of Lahaul Valley 

Chhobia Pass , " The 2 nd highest pass across Pir -Panjal mountains connecting Bharmour with Lahaul valley in Himachal Pradesh ."

 The Chhobia Pass :-  

View of Bharmour Twon

The Chhobia Pass is situated between Bharmour area of Chamba district with Lahaul valley of district Lahaul Spiti in Himachal Pradesh at an altitude of 4966 metres above mean sea level. 

View of Chhobia Pass 

It is situated between two peaks Tent peak have elevation of 6133 metres and another peak named Barakanda altitude 5877 metres above mean sea level . 

View of Chhobia Pass 

The  Bharmour is the base from where the trail to  Chhobia Pass starts . From Bharmour there are numbers if trails connecting different passes .

Bharmour is a small town in Chamba district which is famous for its ancient temples and monuments . Trek to Manimahesh starts from Bharmour .It is the administrative headquarter of Bharmour tehsil .

View of stream in the trail 

The Chamba is also famous for its rich culture and folk dance and songs . From Bharmour through vehicle reach Chhobia valley , after road connectivity trek to Katheru temple  located near the Chhobia stream .  

View of Lahaul Valley 

Then from Katheru temple the trail traverses to Baggi got . It a beautiful meadows , it is a good camping site  for trekking teams . Then from here trek traverses to Alyas camping site then to Chhobia Pass . 

From Chhobia Pass the panoramic views of Manimahesh , Kailash and Lahaul valley look amazing to the every trekker .

Gaddis used to cross over the Chhobia Pass with their  sheep and goats  from Bharmour to Lahaul valley every year .

View of Lahaul Valley 

From Chhobia Pass the trek traverses down and after Alyas camping reach Bhayali  village in Lahaul valley  Th the village is located near  Chandrabhaga river . The trekking teams  also enjoy the beauty of nature in Lahaul Spiti region .

Kalichho Pass connecting Bharmour with Lahaul in Himachal Pradesh.

 Kalichho Pass :- 

 View of Banni Mata temple 

Kalichho Pass is a mountain pass at an altitude of 4950 metres above mean sea level which connects Bharmour area of Chamba district with Lahaul area of district Lahaul Spiti in Himachal Pradesh .  

View of Kalichho Pass 

The trek to the Kalichho Pass comes under the difficult treks and without the help of guides one should not take risk because there is every possibility of losing the trek .

The trek is accessible from Bharmour as well as from Chamba Bharmour highway .

Some trekking teams start their trek from village Tundah which is about 37 Km from Chamba and 11Km from Bharmour . 

View around Bharmour 

And  some trekking teams start their journey from Banni Mata temple , where they take permission as only 3three batches are allowed to cross the pass in a scheduled period  every batch may constitute 2to 3 groups . 

The road to Tuadah and Banni Mata bifurcates from Dakohg village on Chamba Bharmour highway and reach Tundah ,it is also a famous Tundah wild life wildlife century and may grab the opportunity to see wild life . 

View of Chhatrari village 

The Kalichho Pass is considered to be the abode of Adishakti Mata Bhagvati Bharakali and there is a small temple of Adishakti on the top . The area has the protection of Adishakti Mata Bhagvati Bharakali .

The local people the Gadis even do not cross the pass alone . After worship of Banni Mata the trekking teams start their journey from Banni village . The trek traverses through  the small streams and forests and reach Leundi . 

Leundi is a beautiful meadow and is also used as camping site . Further the trail passes through beautiful forests and some difficult stretches  reach Bansar Goth . 

The trek further traverses from Bansar Goth to Alyas and then to Kalichho Pass . The camping grounds on both sides of the pass are called Alyas and these grounds are also called Lahesh . 

Beautiful view of Lahaul 

From the other side of Pass reach Lahesh and then the colourful Lahaul valley with yallow mountains and snow capped peaks welcomes the incumbents thus reach Hinsa village. Thus  the Chamba is connected with Lahaul valley. 

View of Lahaul Valley 

The Gaddis with their live stock cross over the Kalichho Pass every year when they travel from Chamba to Lahaul and back to Chamba from Lahaul .

Kandi Pass between Mandi and Kullu. In Himachal Pradesh.

 Kandi Pass , Connecting Mandi and Kullu Via Kamand Kataula  :- 

Trilok Nath temple in Mandi  

  Scenic View of Mandi Town 

At very olden times when Mandi Kullu road via Pandoh was not constructed the only route to Kullu from Mandi  was via Katindi Kataula Kandi Pass Bajaura Kullu was in use .

Kali Mata temple in Mandi.

Thus Kandi Pass is situated in district Mandi and connects Mandi and Kullu- via Bajaura .

Kandi pass photograph captured by :- 

"Timothy A. Gonsalves "

The route starts from Khaliyar in Mandi town and passes through Kamand where IIT Mandi is situated and have a beautiful complex and panoramic views  further comes Kataula town from this station Prasher Lake is about 25Km and Mandi is also 25km from here . 

View of IIT Mandi at Kamand 

After this beautiful town we reach a very big village Tihri  which is famous for temple of shri" Aadi Dev Brahma ."  From this point you can have panoramic views of Prasher and Mandi .As we further ascend we reach Chowki village after this village we reach Kandi pass at an altitude of 2225 metres above mean sea level . Kandi pass gives apportunity to capture hypnotic scenes of nature in Mandi and Kullu . Here is a another beautiful village named Kanoj  both Kandi and Kanoj have beautiful scenic beauty In winter these locations experience heavy snow .

The further traversing towards Kullu we enter in Rahla village village then Ropa. Ropa village comes under district Mandi . 

View of Kullu & Beas river  

View of Raja Rupi Palace Kullu

Then the road further traverses through Bajaura ,Shadabai , Piradi , Tikkra Boudi and then finally reach Kullu .  

     View of Rafting in river 

Shadabai and Piradi both are famous for Rafting points adventure activities.  The Tikkra Boudi have a famous Baba Balak Nath temple . Both Mandi and Kullu are historical towns  ,Kullu is known as" Land of God's " where as Mandi is known as " Town of Temples , Chhoti Kaashi ." 

View of Rafting point 

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The road now has lot of improvement and there is a heavy rush on this route . The tourists from Chandigarh , Haryana , Punjab and all over India and abroad come to witness the name and beautiful landscapes of Mandi and Kullu -Manali .