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

8km and one day to the highest Shiva temple in the world. The easiest big-view trek in Uttarakhand.

8 km · 1d · 3679m max

Kedarkantha Summit Trek
Easy Dec Jan Feb

Kedarkantha Summit Trek

📍 Uttarakhand, Uttarakhand

India's most popular winter snow trek. 20km, 4 days, rated easy - a solid first Himalayan summit.

20 km · 4d · 3810m max

Valley of Flowers Trek
Moderate Jul Aug Sep

Valley of Flowers Trek

📍 Uttarakhand, Uttarakhand

500+ wildflower species in bloom July-August. A UNESCO World Heritage meadow at 3,658m.

38 km · 5d · 3658m max

Sandakphu–Phalut Trek
Moderate Mar Apr May

Sandakphu–Phalut Trek

📍 Eastern Himalayas, West Bengal

The only place in India where you can see four 8000m peaks at once. Everest, Kanchenjunga, Lhotse, Makalu, one horizon.

55 km · 6d · 3636m max

Dzukou Valley Loop Trek
Moderate Jun Jul Aug

Dzukou Valley Loop Trek

📍 Northeast India, Nagaland

A remote two-day highland circuit in Nagaland. Endemic Dzukou lilies carpet the valley in July.

24 km · 2d · 2452m max

Har Ki Dun Valley Trek
Easy Mar Apr May

Har Ki Dun Valley Trek

📍 Uttarakhand, Uttarakhand

50km through a cradle-shaped valley with Mahabharata-era village temples. Rated easy. The villages are as much the point as the mountains.

50 km · 6d · 3566m max

Hampta Pass Trek
Moderate Jun Jul Aug

Hampta Pass Trek

📍 Himachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh

Green Kullu on one side, barren Spiti on the other. The crossing takes a single day, and the contrast is the whole point.

35 km · 4d · 4270m max

Kudremukh Peak Trek
Moderate Oct Nov Dec

Kudremukh Peak Trek

📍 Western Ghats, Karnataka

A 22km traverse over the horse-faced peak. Rolling shola grasslands you won't find outside the Western Ghats.

22 km · 2d · 1894m max

Roopkund Skeleton Lake Trek
Hard May Jun Sep

Roopkund Skeleton Lake Trek

📍 Uttarakhand, Uttarakhand

A lake at 5,029m full of 500-year-old human skeletons, visible when the ice melts. An 8-day hard trek, and it earns the rating.

53 km · 8d · 5029m max

Markha Valley Trek
Hard Jun Jul Aug

Markha Valley Trek

📍 Ladakh, Ladakh

70km and two high passes through Ladakhi villages, topping out at 5,260m. June gives you the best odds of a snow leopard.

70 km · 7d · 5260m max

Goecha La Trek
Hard April May October

Goecha La Trek

📍 Eastern Himalayas, Sikkim

90km to the closest public viewpoint of Kangchenjunga, the world's third-highest peak. Rhododendrons in full bloom if you go in April.

90 km · 8d · 4940m max

Pin Parvati Pass Trek
Hard July August September

Pin Parvati Pass Trek

📍 Kullu & Spiti, Himachal Pradesh

110km and 10 days over a 5,319m pass, green Parvati on one side, Spiti desert on the other. One of the hardest crossings in Himachal.

110 km · 10d · 5319m max