Know everything about Urgam village/valley trek
Urgam village located in Urgam valley near Joshimath in Uttarakhand is surrounded by snow-capped peaks of Garhwal Himalaya. Urgam village is located at sea level 2100 meters beautiful, delectable garden spread in dense forests, farm, and apple orchards. Urgam village is stationed in the Urgam valley which is very far away from the modern lifestyle and takes you to the natural world. Urgam village is famous for Kalpeshwer temple which one of the ancient Shiva temples and the Panch Kedar and famous Kalpeshwar Dham has situated only 2 km from the Urgam village. Urgam valley is also known for its natural and spiritual beauty. This valley is located between the mountains of V shape. Urgam valley is also known for its local natural wavy greenery, chandeliers greenery farmland, yields like wheat, pear millet beans, and potatoes. The local people of this village/valley a great significance on environmental talk and their efforts could be seen from well-made gardening and the surrounding areas can be seen by the cleanliness.
The Main Highlight of Urgam village/valley
- State- Uttarakhand
- District- Chamoli
- Sea level- 2100 meters
- Latitude & longitude- 30.5648* N & 79.3916* E
- Nearest railway station- Haridwar
- Nearest airport- Jolly grant airport
- Weather- winter, summer, cloudy, rainy
- Nearest visit places – Joshimath, Chamoli, Gopeshwer, Karanprayag, Kalpeswar,
- Main food- all Garhwali dishes
- Pin code– 246472
Weather
Summer season
In Urgam village/valley summer season start from April to June and the atmosphere here is at about 15* C in summer. June month is slightly hotter than the month and in summer season at morning time the sun emerges from behind the mountains looks very beautiful and attract tourist to own side.
Winter season
Urgam village/valley is located in the middle of mountains that why the atmosphere here is colder & winter start October to February and the maximum atmosphere here is at about 5* C and the minimum atmosphere is 0* C and while surrounded from the fog all around it makes it look even more beautiful.
Monsoon & Rainy season
The monsoon season begins between July and September in the Urgam village, valley. The month of August is more rainy season than those the month. The waterfall falling from mountains in rainy season creates very picturesque sight in view and attract tourist own side.
How to reach Urgam
By air
If you want to go Urgam by airplane so jolly grant in Dehradun is the nearest airport at a distance of 133 km from Urgam village and you will take easily a vehicle for Urgam village/valley trek.
By train
If you are fond of traveling by train so Haridwar is the nearest railway station at a distance of 136 km from Urgam village/valley trek.
By road
Urgam village/valley is well connected by road so you will take the bus and get easily any vehicle from Joshimath and Chamoli and Karanprayag bus station and can enjoy hilly paths as well.
Distance chart to Urgam from different cities
- Delhi to Urgam- 303 km
- Lucknow to Urgam- 440 km
- Agra to Urgam- 400 km
- Dehradun to Urgam- 133 km
- Haridwar to Urgam- 136 km
- Joshimath to Urgam- 16 km
Top 5 to 10 best hotel/resort in Urgam
- Hotel Vivek palace
- The Sanatan
- Sai Dham hotel
- Hotel Anna
- Blackberry cottage
- New Siddharth hotel
- Hotel Shail Shikhar
Top 5 things to do in Urgam
Trekking
Urgam village for trekking is a good and ideal village. You can have the fun of walking on the high mountains of Urgam valley for quite a long distance and can enjoy the cool environment out there in Urgam valley. Sundarvan and Bansi Narayan such as 7 – 8 km smooth paths can be started from here for trekking. Both of these treks make one of the best views of the snow-clad mountains of the Himalayas.
Best Trekking from Urgam
- Urgam – Kalpeswer – Sona Shikhar
- Urgam – Bansinarayan – Nandikund – Pandavsera – Madhyamaheshwar
- Urgam – Panch Kedar trek
- Urgam – Dumak – Panar – Rudranath – Sagar
- Urgam – Fulanarayan – Dharamsheela
Mountain biking
If you have fond of riding bikes in the mountains so Urgam valley is a good place for it. Urgam as a hill mountains valley situated at a height of 2100 meters you can have the enjoyment of driving a bike and here the paved-unmetalled roads and winding tiled-rams way bike mountainside biking enhance the fun.
Hiking
Urgam valley is the ideal place for Hiking. Hereby crossing the fields along the rivers one can travel a long distance on the mountains. Hiking in the quiet and clean environment here also gives us mental peace and the vivid beauty of nature enthralls the mind. you can enjoy the beauty full of nature by traveling here and in the Urgam valley.
Camping
The calm and shiny atmosphere in Urgam attracts tourists to camping too. It is situated at a height and surrounded by hill rocks to increase the fun of camping as being and natural greenery and chilled environment presenting beautiful, delightful view.
Pilgrimage
Urgam valley is too full of temples. You can make a tour of the pilgrimage and explore the holy, spiritual temples here. There are many holy and historical temples like – Kalpeswer temple, Banshinarayan temple, Fulnarayana temple, Kedar-Dyul, Nandi-Nagkotha, Vishwakarma temple, Banga-Pani, Amrit-Kund, Dhyan-Badri temple, Urva-Rishi temple, Kalp-Vriksha, etc.
Fairs and Festival in Urgam
Urgam village is also known for its cultural music, dance, and local fairs like Folk arts, Folk dance. Here are some important fairs are eleven days Shive-Parvati Vivah, Bansinarayan Mela, Shivratri Mela, Fulnarayan Mela, Nandastmi Mela, and Mukhota dance. In these fairs and festival times, men and women together sing their songs with traditional dances like Chanchdi, Dakudi, and Jhumelo.
