Treks & Trails in India

Curated trail guides with distance, difficulty, permit info and best seasons.

Tungnath–Chandrashila Trek
Easy Mar Apr May

Tungnath–Chandrashila Trek

📍 Uttarakhand, Uttarakhand

A short but spectacular Himalayan trek to India's highest Shiva temple

8 km · 1d · 3679m max

Kedarkantha Summit Trek
Easy Dec Jan Feb

Kedarkantha Summit Trek

📍 Uttarakhand, Uttarakhand

India's most popular winter snow trek — a perfect first Himalayan summit

20 km · 4d · 3810m max

Valley of Flowers Trek
Moderate Jul Aug Sep

Valley of Flowers Trek

📍 Uttarakhand, Uttarakhand

A UNESCO World Heritage meadow that explodes into 500 species of wildflowers every monsoon

38 km · 5d · 3658m max

Sandakphu–Phalut Trek
Moderate Mar Apr May

Sandakphu–Phalut Trek

📍 Eastern Himalayas, West Bengal

The Singalila Ridge trail — the only place in India to see four 8000m peaks at once

55 km · 6d · 3636m max

Dzukou Valley Loop Trek
Moderate Jun Jul Aug

Dzukou Valley Loop Trek

📍 Northeast India, Nagaland

A remote highland circuit through Nagaland's most beautiful valley

24 km · 2d · 2452m max

Har Ki Dun Valley Trek
Easy Mar Apr May

Har Ki Dun Valley Trek

📍 Uttarakhand, Uttarakhand

The Valley of Gods — an ancient cradle-shaped valley with living Mahabharata heritage

50 km · 6d · 3566m max

Hampta Pass Trek
Moderate Jun Jul Aug

Hampta Pass Trek

📍 Himachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh

Cross from lush Kullu valley into the barren moonscape of Spiti in a single day

35 km · 4d · 4270m max

Kudremukh Peak Trek
Moderate Oct Nov Dec

Kudremukh Peak Trek

📍 Western Ghats, Karnataka

The horse-faced peak of the Western Ghats — a shola grassland traverse unlike anywhere else

22 km · 2d · 1894m max

Roopkund Skeleton Lake Trek
Hard May Jun Sep

Roopkund Skeleton Lake Trek

📍 Uttarakhand, Uttarakhand

The mystery lake at 5,029m where ancient skeletons emerge from the ice each summer

53 km · 8d · 5029m max

Markha Valley Trek
Hard Jun Jul Aug

Markha Valley Trek

📍 Ladakh, Ladakh

Cross two high passes through remote Ladakhi villages in the rain shadow of the Himalayas

70 km · 7d · 5260m max

Goecha La Trek
Hard April May October

Goecha La Trek

📍 Eastern Himalayas, Sikkim

Trek to the base of Kangchenjunga — the world's third highest peak — through rhododendron forests and glacial lakes

90 km · 8d · 4940m max

Pin Parvati Pass Trek
Hard July August September

Pin Parvati Pass Trek

📍 Kullu & Spiti, Himachal Pradesh

Cross between the lush Parvati Valley and the stark Spiti desert over a 5319m high-altitude pass

110 km · 10d · 5319m max