Hampta Pass Trek: A Gateway to Alpine Bliss

Overview of the trek

Stretched in the lush greenery and abundant of natural sights to capture, captivated amidst the Chandra Valley in Lahaul and Kullu Valley in Himachal Pradesh. Hampta Pass is a corridor in the Himalayas that get its name from Hamta village. The bliss of cold-barren glaciers and moonlit waterfalls, adds a star to this exotic trek. Have you heard of black forest cake, you must have tasted it, but you can walk on the black forest cake, the pinewoods, the rhododendron forests, standing tall on the snow-covered lands, the brash of cold and chromatic dark brown and white enriches the trails. The trek challenges one to level up their love for trekking. Hampta Pass trek starts from Jobra, where streams of Rani Nallah accompany with you. The curvy roads, Rocky Mountains, after completing many ascends and descends finally the trek comes to an end with a view of turquoise blue sly and pristine Chandra Tal Lake situated at an altitude of 4,200 meters. The Hampta Pass trek is a popular trekking route located in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, specifically in the Kullu Valley. This trek is known for its diverse landscapes, ranging from lush forests and meadows to barren landscapes and snow-covered passes. Here's some information about the Hampta Pass trek

Nature Park in Manali

Beside the pristine Beas River, Nature Park is situated where we can witness the dense forest of Alpine, deodar, maple, oak trees. The vast flora and fauna of the hilly region of Manali. From the forest enjoy the expanded view of white mountains, the hue of chromatic green forests and fresh white mountain is an absolute delicacy, oops! not to eat but to treat your eyes.

The itinerary

The itinerary of the trip follows like, the trip starts from Manali from there take a drive to Jobra through Prini, the incomplete roads and sharp turns takes you to the significant river of Northern India, the Beas River along with it enjoy the apple tress and pine trees covering the road sides. Manali unfolds itself from the cloudy envelop, after an hour we will reach at Jobra, which is also famous for Allian Duhangan Hydropower plant. Energize yourself with some refreshments because the actual trek starts from here to Hampta Pass. Walk through the dense and chromatic forests of maple, deaodar and oak trees, which is a rare sight to witness. The moonlit stream of Rani Nallah flowing under the rustic and old wooden bridge will come on your path. Then trek for another 2 hours inside the pristine sky, sunlight chasing through the forests and soggy roads at the end the forest the trail opens up to the valley of Chikka. You have reached to your first campsite. Enjoy the cozy nights and bonfires under the clear sky and chilled weather with hot and delicious food. Buck up yourself with a good sleep because next day is going to be even more adventurous, we will be reaching more heights. While trekking, after few kilometres, rocky streams will be accompanying us, the hue of herbs and shrubs with evergreen forests and streams flowing is a treat to the eyes. The spectrum of vast flowers and radiant nature in the Jwara is worth every drop of sweat. In this package of chromatic forests, sprinkling streams, green meadows, explore the beauty of orchids. After rejuvenating yourself in the nature, ascend few more kilometres to Balu Ka Ghera. Where you will be spending the rest of the night, with your fellow company, enjoy this night routine for few more days. Well, the toughest trek is about to start the next day, get a good sleep, and wake up fresh and start early as much as possible. Trek through the steep slopes and ascend to higher altitudes, the river and roads runs together and you too just follow the path with it. After a long trail, the rivers narrows down and snow appears, the path of snow and rocky ravine starts.

Conclusion

The dry and zigzag trails end up at the Hampta pass, which is stretched to Lahaul Pass. The challenging part of this trek is descending the steep slopes which is muddy and big boulders on the loose soil. After the challenging yet thrilling trail takes us to Shea Goru, the third campsite of the trip. Next day we embark to final descend of the trip that is Chandra Tal Lake, the road to Chandra Tal Lake is a bit dangerous as due to bad weather the roads are prone to landslides so kindly check the weather before leaving. One may end the trek here at Chandra Tal Lake and leave for Chhatru and from there to Manali, or may take a day off at the Chandra Tal Lake. And get back to their places next day. Here comes an end to your memorable and adventurous trip.