Indrahar Pass is a mountain pass in the Dhauladhar

Dhauladhar

The Dhauladhar range is a southern branch of the main Outer Himalayan chain of mountains. It rises spectacularly from the Indian plains to the north of Kangra and Mandi...

 range of the Himalayas

Himalayas

The Himalaya Range or Himalaya Mountains Sanskrit: Devanagari: हिमालय, literally "abode of snow"), usually called the Himalayas or Himalaya for short, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau...

. Located at 32°17.852′N 76°22.872′E and an altitude of 4342 metres (14,245.4 ft) above mean sea level, near the tourist town of Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India. It is spread over , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the south, Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east...

, Indrahar pass forms the border between Kangra and Chamba

Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Chamba is an ancient town in the Chamba district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, in northern India. According to the 2001 Indian census, Chamba has a population of 20,312 people...

districts. It is part of a very popular trekking route from Dharamshala. It attracts substantial tourist traffic during the trekking season between April-October.

Indrahar Pass Trail

The trekking trail to Indrahar pass starts from Galu temple near Dharamsala and passes through the popular camping ground of Triund, the Laka Got, and the Lahesh Cave. Popular camping stops are Triund at 2842 metres and Lahesh Caves at 3475 metres.

On the other side of the pass, the camping sites include Chhata caves at 3242 metres and Kuvarasi village in Chamba at 2260 metres.

The trek starts from McLeod Ganj and goes like this:

• McLeod Ganj main market (1750m) to Upper Dharamkot (2100m) | 2 km | 1-2 hour walk OR a 30 minute cab ride
  
• Upper Dharamkot (Gallu Devi, 2100m) to Triund (2825m) | 3-4 hrs walk
  
  
• Triund's main camping ground to Snowline Cafe | 1 hour easy walk
  
  
• Snowline Cafe to Ilaqua Got (grazing grounds) | 1 hour easy walk
  
• Ilaqua Got to Lahesh Cave | 2 hours of gradual climb
  
  
• Lahesh Cave to Indrahar Pass | 2-6 hours (depending on fitness and acclimation) of very steep climb
  
  

External links

• http://www.trekkinginindia.com/trekking-in-himachal/indrahar-pass-trek.html
• http://wikimapia.org/9720400/Indrahar-Pass-Crossing-over-to-Chamba
• http://www.indiatrekkings.com/indrapasstrek.html
• http://www.trekhimachal.com/newsite/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=71&Itemid=75