About mayali pass
Mayali pass is a place situated behind kedarnath, at height of 5000 meters above the sea level. It’s a hidden treasure in uttarakhand Himalayas, with a peerless natural beauty, simple hill lifestyle. Mayali pass is famous for people interested in adventure, high altitude mountain. Mayali pass trek is the toughest trek of garhwal uttarakhand.
Mayali pass trek
Mayali pass trek is the toughest trek of garhwal uttarakhand. There are two routes for mayali pass (i) mala village (ii) ghuttu villages, right away uttarkashi.
MAIN HIGHLIGHTS OF MAYALI PASS
- LONGITUDE- 79.002805
- LATITUDE- 743826
- ALTITUDE RANGE- 1524-5300
- SEA LEVEL 5000 METERS
- Best time to visit – MAY TO JUNE AND SEPTERMTER TO MID OCTOBER.
- From ghuttu takes 8-9 days to reach mayali pass.
- From mala takes 2 weeks to reach mayali pass.
- Route ghuttu carry some photogenic villages –
REEH, GANGI, KHARSOLI, CHAWKI.
- Full route covers some historical resources including Mahabharata
History of Mayali Pass
Mayali pass is a holy place where Mata Parvati fought battle to protect her son Kartikeya, from Mahishasura.
How to reach Mayali pass
By road- take a bus or a cab from your place to rishikesh. From rishikesh take a bus or a cab to ghuttu.
By train- take a train from your railway station to rishikesh railway station.take a cab or bus from rishikesh to ghuttu.
By air- take a flight from your place to jollygrant airport. Take a cab to rishikesh. From rishieksh take another cab or bus to ghuttu.
By own vehicle- one can go by his/her own vehicle. Roads are well constructed from rishikish to ghuttu.
By trek- from ghuttu to mayali pass there is only a trek route.
- YOUR PLACE – RISHIKESH–
By bus (rishikesh bus stand)
train
flight (jollygrant airport)
Or by your vehicle.
- RISHIKESH – GHUTTU–
138 kilometes from rishikesh to ghuttu.
8-9 hours by bus or cab or vehicle.
- GHUTTU – REEH–
10 kilometers uphill trek.
4-5 hours
- REEH – GANGI (12kms)-
4-5 hours
1 hour ascend to buranschauri.
From there, takes 2-3 hours.
at the height of 2500m.
- GANGI – KHARSOLI (15kms)
Path towards kharsoli passes through deogiri chowki (winter settlement of dwellers of Gangi village.)
- KHARSOLI – CHAWKI
located at the hight 4000m.
Distance– 10-12 kms
Takes 4-5 hours
- CHAWKI – MASARTAL
located at the hight 3000m.
Distance – 18km.
Takes 6-7 hours.
- MASARTAL – VASUKITAL VIA MAYALI PASS
Vasuki tal at the hight 4800m.
Distance – 12km
Time to reach – 6-7 hours.
Ascent of about 3kms.
(*you may return from the older route or from kedarnath – gaurikund – rishikesh.)
Hotels/Guesthouse
- Ghuttu- Guesthouse or hotel.
- REEH- GMVN rest house or tent
- Gangi to mayali pass- tent
- Kedarnath- hotel or guesthouse/Dharamshala
- Gaurikund- hotel
Necessary Items to carry
Trekking shoes, Torch, Tent, First aid kit, Dryfruit / energy bars, Trousers, powerbank.
