The Best Trail Running Routes in Uttarakhand

This is a fairly busy trekking route to the basin below Thalay Sagar and the Gangotri Peaks going from the village up to over 4600m. A forest permit is required here but rangers were nowhere to be found, even in high tourist season....

The trek from Gangotri to the Gaumukh ice caves and Tapovan Meadows is very popular with many groups doing over one or several days. A permit is required to pass the forest ranger station just up valley of Gangotri....