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The
nearest airport is Jolly Grant, 24 km from
Dehradun city. |
Rail : |
It is connected
among other places, to Amritsar, Howrah, Bombay,
Delhi, Lucknow, Varanasi and other major cities.
4309/4310 Ujjain-Dehradun.
2019/2020 Bombay-Dehradun.
4041/4042 Delhi-Dehradun.
4265/4266 Varanasi-Dehradun.
3009/3010 Howrah-Dehradun.
2017/2018 Delhi-Dehradun. |
| Road : |
Dehradun is connected
to other parts of India with a wide network
of road route. |
| Local Transport Services: |
Private Bus Services,
tempos (vikrams), auto Rickshaws, tongas,
cycle-rickshaws and taxis. |
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| Accommodation |
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| Info
Centre |
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Tourist
Office, Dehradun.
Tel.: 2653217.
Dehradun (Head Office),
GM (Tourism),
Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam Ltd., 74/1, Rajpur
Rd., Dehradun-248001.
Tel.: 0135-2740896, 2746817, 2749308, 2748478.
Fax: 0135-2746847.
Email:gmvn@gmvnl.com, gmvn@sancharnet.in .
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| Mussoorie Trek |
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Often
called the 'Queen of hill stations', Mussoorie is
a popular tourist destination from Delhi, and is
therefore also a fovourite base for trekkers. Accommodation
here includes several privately run hotels, and
a tourist bungalow.
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Route One
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Mussoorie
(2,001 m)-Dhanaulti (2,600 m, 26
km)-(Bheetsi, 6km)-Sahastradhara (14
km)-Dehradun (14 km). Dhanaulti,
in beautiful forests, has a tourist bungalow and a
forest rest house. Bheetsi is a small village. Sahastradhara
has a tourist rest house and a PWD inspection house,
as well as sulphur springs and a beautiful waterfall.
At Dehradun, on conclusion of the trek, stay in any
of a choice of private hotels, or at the tourist bungalow. |
Route Two |
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Mussoorie
(2,001 m)-Dhanaulti (2,600 m, 26
km)-Gopichand ka Mahal (12 km) -Anand
Chowk (10 km)-Ringal Garh
(13 km)-Rangar Gaon (15 km)-Guttu
(6 km)- Maldevta (18 km). In the
beautiful forested settlement of Dhanaulti, trekkers
can stay at a tourist bungalow or forest rest house.
Use your own tented accommodation at Gopichand ka
Mahal and at the village bazar of Anand Chownk. There
is a forest rest house at Ringal Garh. The trek from
here to Rangar Gaon is considered dangerous. There
are sulphur springs at Guttu, and a camping site.
From Maldevta village, buses are available for the
12 km journey to Dehradun.
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From Ringal Garh
to Hatwal Gaon (6 km, camping site)
- Haldwari (6 km, camping site) -
Guttu (10 km) and from here on the
regular route to Dehradun via Maldevta.
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Route Three |
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Mussoorie
(2,001 m)-Purola (1,524 m, 100 km)-Naitwar
(1,401 m, 48 km)-Saur (1,400 m, 12
km)-Taluka (1,900 m, 12 km)-Osla
(2,559 m, 12 km)-Har-ki-Dun (3,506
m, 14 km). Situated in the interiors of the district
of Uttarkashi, Har-ki-Dun is one of the most picturesque
spots in the Garhwal hills and is frequently visited
by trekkers. Buses ply up to Saur-Sankri, from where
the trek starts. The beautiful valley of Purola has
hotels, a tourist bungalow and a PWD inspection house.
Naitwar is located at the confluence of two rivers
and has a forest rest house. There is a tourist bungalow
under construction at trekking base point, Saur. From
here on, till the end of the route at Har-ki-Dun,
there are tourist bungalows under construction, and
forest rest houses for accommodation. The forest rest
houses are under control of the Divisonal Forest Officer,
Tons Divison, Purola, District Uttarkashi. |
Route Four |
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Mussoorie
(2,001 m)-Thatyur (1,200 m, 21 km)-Devalsari
(1,800 m, 8 km)- Nagtibba (3,048
m, 14 km)-Pantwari (1,250 m, 10 km).
Thatyur is a village, bus terminus and trekkers can
stay in a school building here at the start of their
trek. Devalsari has a forest rest house under the
control of the Divisional Forest Officer, Yamuna Division,
Mussoorie. Nagtibba has a very picturesque location,
overlooking the surrounding hills, and Mussoorie,
and a camping site. At Pantwari once again trekkers
will have to accommodate themselves in the school
building. From here, trekkers can go back by bus the
56 km to Mussoorie. |
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