NOHRADHAR
Winter trek of Churdhar Peak @ Nohradhar, Himachal Pradesh - 2nd January 2022
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Jan 5, 2022
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Debabrata Deb
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I hiked up to Churdhar peak on 2nd January 2022. Started at 07:30AM from Nohradhar and reached the peak at 01:10PM. Had a couple of "cold parantha" and took a rest of 45 mins at the peak. Started the hike back at 02:00PM and reached Nohradhar by 06:30PM.
While going up to the peak, the last one and half hours were really hard for me because I felt severe headache, most likely because of slightly low oxygen level near the peak. Other than this, the hike was "moderately easy". There are a couple of sources of water, so just take one bottle with you when start the hike. However, the water sources are before the place called "tisri" and the hike after tisri is the hardest part. So before you cross tisri make sure you keep a water bottle full.
Total distance is about 16 to 18KM depending on where you start the trek. I did the trek on a single day, so back and forth around 32KM. I saw a few groups who did spend a night on the way and did the trek in two days.
I loved the trek and would definitely do it again in summer when the trek will be more green!
Finally, I would undoubtedly suggest you to hire a guide for the trek, especially if you are doing the trek in winter because in winter, the trek is mostly empty, and you will be all alone, so getting in some danger is more probable. Best of luck.
From Wikipedia [[Churdhar Sanctuary is located in Sirmaur district of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The total covered area of this sanctuary is 56.16 square kilometres as notified on 15 November 1985. Fauna includes Himalayan black bear, Barking deer, Musk deer, Langur and Leopards. The work of administration at Churdhar is taken care by Chureshwar Sewa Samiti.
The sanctuary is named after Churdhar Peak. Churdhar (elevation of 3,647 metres; 11,965 feet) is the highest peak in Sirmour district and is also the highest peak in the outer Himalayas. The peak has a great religious significance for the people of Sirmour, Shimla, Chaupal and Solan of Himachal Pradesh and Dehradun of Uttrakhand. Churdhar is a holy place related with Shri Shirgul Maharaj (Chureshwar Maharaj), a deity widely worshipped in Sirmour and Chaupal. The main routes for arrival are from Nohradhar to 18 Km, (Sirmour)and Sarahan, Chaupal of 8 km.[1]
The Churdhar Peak is mentioned in the book, The Great Arc, by John Keay but is referred to as The Chur. It is from this peak that George Everest made many astronomical readings and sightings of the Himalaya mountains around 1834. He was the Surveyor General of India and did the initial survey of the full length of India as well as some very accurate measurements of the earth's curvature.]]