Ronty Saddle Cross Trek:

 Length: 10 days of trekking; Walking from Lohajung to Ronty Saddle via Roopkund and Homkund. Descend to Bhabisya Badri on the Dhauli Ganga valley (on Joshimath Malari road). Distance around 100Km. Kathgodam to Haridwar in 12 days.

 Access: Train from New Delhi/Kolkata to Kathgodam and then drive to Lohajung around 240 km via Almora, Kausani, Gwaldam, Tharali and Deval.

 Highest Point: Ronty Saddle ~ 5200m/17050ft ; Junargali Pass ~ 5000m/16400ft; Roopkund ~ 4850m/15900ft

 Grade: Difficult

 Prerequisite:  At least 2 Himalayan treks of which one must be high altitude one (~ 4500m) involving walking on snow and negotiating rough rocky terrain.

 Seasons: June & September

Further Option: An alternate descent from Ronty Saddle to Sutol via Silasmudra.

Access to Lohajung (The trek base): Depending upon the trek members we will arrange a pick up from Kathgodam to Lohajung and from Joshimath to Haridwar back. This will be shared equally by the team members on actual basis.

Otherwise if a trekker wants to reach Lohajung by public vehicle then there are two options:

1)Reach Rishikesh by night (23 Km from Haridwar) and board the bus for Mandoli/Lohajung which starts from Rishikesh at 5 am in the morning and takes around 12/14 hrs to reach Lohajung. This is a privately operated bus and may not operate during the high Chardham yatra season. The route is via Devprayag, Rudraprayag, Karanprayag, Tharali and Deval.
2)There is a regular Uttarakhand Parivahan state operated bus service from Delhi to Lohajung (named as Delhi Deval service) which starts from ISBT Anand Vihar ( In Delhi ) around 4 pm in the afternoon and reaches next day in the evening to Lohajung. The journey is a tedious and hectic as it takes around 24 hours. The route of this bus is from Delhi via Haldwani, Kathgodam, Alomora, Kaushani, Gwaldam, Tharali and Deval. Present days this bus runs till Tharali.
3) From Joshimath the bus for  Rishikesh/Haridwar start early in the morning by 6 am and reach by 7/8  pm respectively.

P.S. : The distances and altitudes are indicative and may not be exact.

photos are taken and shared by independent trekker Jyoti prakash Gupta.

For more pictures of the route please check the following link:

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CLICK HERE For List of Things to Carry in Ronty Pass (Saddle Cross) Trek OR DOWNLOAD PDF BROCHURE.

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Booking:

• We assume that you have read and understood the “Terms & Conditions” before any payment.
• To book for a Fixed Departure or Customised Trek you need to pay 25% of the Trek Cost as the initial “Booking Amount”. You can pay by Online Transfer/Draft. This will ensure your participation in the desired trek. You need to pay the remaining amount at a later stage.

 Cancellation:

• “Booking Amount” i.e. 25% of the Trek Cost is Non-Refundable at any stage.
• If you cancel a trek before 15 days, we will refund 75% of the Trek Cost.
• If you cancel a trek before 14 days to 7 days, we will refund 50% of the Trek Cost.
• If you cancel a trek before 6 to 1 days there will be NO REFUND.
• In case of any unforeseen incident including but not limited to natural calamities like flood, earthquake, landslide, forest fire or any political unrest, if we are compelled to cancel the trek/trip, you will be entitled to redeem the full amount for the same/similar kind of trek/trip within next one year.

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