Chopta Uttarakhand

Chopta

Acknowledged as “Mini Switzerland” deluged between Pine, Deodar, Rhododendron forests and the great Himalayas of the north settle the meadows Chopta. Thus making it a Nobel destination for Camping, Trekking, Bird watching or just to spend a night away from all the hardship of the daily life in natures lap. Nourished by nature and shielded by the great Himalayas the valley of Chopta lies 2,680 meters (8,790 ft) above sea level. Untouched by the hooligans Chopta cultivates a placid habitat formulating it convenient for the timid state bird of Uttrakhand the “Himalayan Monal”, Cheer Pheasant, Khaleej Pheasant, Koklass Pheasant and many others.

Chopta Acknowledged for

Chopta being nurtured in natures lap is widely framed for its trekking sites. Chandrashila trek and Tunganath trek are eminent trekking sites. Tunganath being one of the Panch Kedar and the holiest of all makes this trek available for pilgrimage also. Being in the bosom of the great Himalayas Chopta furnishes us with an immense view of Nanda Devi, Trishul, and Chaukhamba snow wrapped peaks.

An isolated environment in Chopta entices many trekkers to spend a night or many in solitude. Accredit brisk and crisp breeze gushing in these pasture have ingenuity to detoxify. Snow covered peaks have their own enchantment they glare like yellow gold with the glimmer of the rising sun. Valley of flower is alongside many attractions in Chopta lingers to get explored.

Course toward Chopta

Covered by aisle of Himalayas, enthroned with a wide range of flora and fauna Chopta meadows sets its course through the exquisite valley of Rishikesh via Rudraprayag, Kund, Ukhimath or via Rudraprayag Karnprayag, Chamoli , Gopeshwar.  It is 450kms from Delhi regular buses are available from all the major cities as it lies between the route connecting Gopeshwar and Guptkashi.

Visiting Seasons

Chopta is endorsed with alluring snow filled mountain peaks, widespread meadows, and it is far from city howls. Chopta is Unexplored making it a must visit destination for the trekkers and eventually it attracts the snow trekkers and snow sport adventurers as the temperature here falls to  minimum to −15 °C in the month of November till March . Temperature from March to May remains between 10 °C and 30 °C. Monsoon here starts from the month of July and end in October.  Visitors in the month of November experience 4 to 7 foot thick deep layer of snowfall.

Trekking and Hiking in Chopta

Chopta is griddles between the enthralling views of snow capped Himalayas and wildlife is protected under Kedarnath century. Dense forest and beguiling perception of northern Himalayas give rise to many great trekking sites.

Some renowned trekking sites are titled as

Deoria Tal trek

4 to 5 hours long stretch starting from Kund to Deoriatal starting from Sari village to Deoriatal. Deoria Tal is renowned from the times of Mahabharat it is told that Yaksha living in Deoriatal asked questions to the Pandavas and the one not able to answer it correctly died until Dharamraj Yudhister gave the  all the answers correctly and resurrected the other four.

Chandrashila trek and Tungnath trek

Chandrashila peak is positioned at a height of 4090 meters above sea level this peak is snow covered from November till March. 7 to 8 feet’s of snow lying in these peaks makes it ideal for snow trekking and skiing. Tungnath temple located at 3680 meters is a signature destination of this trek this temple belongs to Panch Kedar group of shrines making it an important Hindu pilgrimage.

Rohini Bugyal

A full day trek to the meadows of Rohini named as Rohini Bugyal. This meadow is covered with rhododendron forest and the view of snow cuffed peaks of Kala Parvat gives a panorama view. Melodic chirping of birds and the tress adds flavor to the trekking adventure. Rohini provides perfect habitat for birds making it an ideal destination for bird watching. Monal and other rarest birds can be spotted here.

Madmaheshwar

Positioned at an altitude of 3497m lies a Madmaheshwar temple. This temple is dedicated to lord Shiva one of the prominent Hindu pilgrimage as it belongs to one of the Panch  Kedar. It is said that it was built by the Pandavas. Route to Madmaheshwar is escorted by a dazzling view of Kedarnath, Chaukhamba and Neelkantha peak making it an exquisite trekking destination.