Easy yet thrilling trail, the Kedarkantha trek and the Sham Valley Trek

 Trekking has become very popular these days and quite affordable for everyone. Due to the affordable rates and short journey with promising results, everybody is trekking. If you are afraid of heights or about trying something new and adventurous, like trekking, then I have two easy trek recommendations for you to begin with, if you are a beginner. The Kedarkantha Trek and the Sham valley trek.

Kedarkantha trek

The Kedarkantha trek is one of the most popular treks in the Himalayas. Not just popular but a very easy trek for beginners to begin with. The Kedarkantha trek is located in Uttarakhand also known as the Devbhoomi (land of the Gods), a place that connects lots of spiritual locations and holds a significant spiritual prominence in India. The base camp is Sankari, Uttarakhand. The Kedarkantha trek is a 6-day trek with an elevation of 12,500 feet. As I said before, it is quite an easy trek, to begin with, anyone above the age of 10 is eligible to do this trek. The cherry on top is that this trek can be done from October to April, meaning you can utilise and plan your Diwali or Christmas vacation, by trekking.

Overview -

Location — Uttarakhand

Best time — October to April

Minimum age — 10 years of age

Difficulty level — Easy

The weather of this trek is a bit cold with the temperature ranging between 6 degrees centigrade to 20 degrees centigrade from April to June and it slightly reduces from May to March from 8 degrees centigrade to minus 10 degrees centigrade and during the monsoon the temperature is somewhere between 5 to 17 degrees celsius. The reason why the Kedarkantha trek is easy is because of its smooth terrain and plane topography as compared to the other mountains which have an uneven land surface. The Kedarkantha is also one of the very few high mountain treks which are least prone to acute mountain sickness or altitude sickness.

The Kedarkantha trek will offer you the most aesthetic campsite in the Himalayas. Surrounded by forests and huts that are a shelter to no one, the sun-rises and sunsets from the campsites are worth everything in the world, and I am not exaggerating. The view from the top of the summit is divine, the climb will magically extract all the stress and worries of your life. The other views of this trek include the Black Peak, Bandarpoonch ranges, and Swargarohini peak.

The trek begins from Dehradun, in order to reach Kedarkantha we must first reach Dehradun — the capital of Uttarakhand. Dehradun can be reached via roadways, railways, and Airways. As it is well linked to all major transport provisions. We can reach the base camp in Sankri by driving.

Sham Valley Trek -

Sham Valley Trek is located in Ladakh. It only takes 6 days to complete a trek covering 37 km. The Sham Valley Trek is elevated at a height of 12,715 ft. The best time to do this trek is the entire year, you can take this trek any time of the year without having to wait for vacations or holidays, quickly take a week’s break and go for this trek.

The next short and easy trek is the Sham valley trek fused with the tradition of Ladakhi villages and blessed with nature’s touch. The Sham valley trek is known as the ‘baby trek’ of Ladakh for its duration which is just 6 days.

This trek will let you see the Ladakhi and Tibetan culture along with the beautiful mix of Indian culture. One can also take this trek during the winters, for thrill and adventure.

One more piece of trivia — the Sham valley is also known as Apricot valley as an entire array of apricot flowers are seen in this region. The highlight of this place would be the old Tibetan settlements which will let you witness the Tibetan culture while you trek to the beautiful mountains, passes, forests, and fields.

The trek begins after arriving at Leh, Ladakh, and from there on a drive to Likir and a trek to Phobe La. You can reach Leh, via air rail and Road. Kushak Bakula Rimpoonchi airport in Leh. You can get flights from most of the cities in India. The nearest railway station is the Jammu Tawi railway station and it is connected to major cities of India like Delhi Mumbai Chennai Bangalore Kolkata etc. If you consider traveling by road, then there are two routes one is the Manali-Leh highway or the Srinagar-Leh highway.

Plan your trek to the Sham valley now!

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