Chakrata, Uttaranchal

Multiple trips in 2007

[About Chakrata] [Getting There] [Where to stay] [Hotel Snow View] [What to do] [Photo Gallery]
[Jagatgram] [Deo Van] [Koti Kanasar] [Daragadh] [Hanol] [Kathiyan] [Lakhamandal] [Sahia to Kwano]

Kathiyan, Chakrata

Kathiyan is a beautiful village about 36kms from Hanol, at a height of 7000feet. 5kms from Hanol on the way to Tuni is the village of Darmigad and after another kilometer, just before the village of Mandrath, the road climbs up the mountain on the left. The road is fairly decent, with occassional bad patchs, very scenic and beautiful. It takes about 2 hrs to reach the village and another hour to descend back.
For a road map, see here.

Road to Kathiyan	Kathiyan village

It is best to take a day trip to Kathiyan, unless you want to trek to nearby villages, in which case you can try for accomodation in the Public Works Department, Guest House in Kathiyan. It is a small basic 2 room unit. There is a small hotel or "dhaba" in the village where you can get decent food.

PWD Guest House		Villagers	View of Mundali from village

The village is beautiful and set in thick jungles. It has a panaromic view including that of the Mundali Peak. The road proceeds for another 13kms beyond Kathiyan and if you are adventerous, you can trek from the road head to Mundali, which is 8kms away.
Airtel Mobile works in the village, catching signal from an Airtel tower in Himachal Pradesh.

[About Chakrata] [Getting There] [Where to stay] [Hotel Snow View] [What to do] [Photo Gallery]
[Jagatgram] [Deo Van] [Koti Kanasar] [Daragadh] [Hanol] [Kathiyan] [Lakhamandal] [Sahia to Kwano]