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TREK DIFFICULTY
Easy
TREK DURATION
3 days
HIGHEST ALTITUDE
8,402 ft
A birder's trek in Rudraprayag
We have been hunting for a weekend trek in Uttarakhand for long — a trek that would match our Nag Tibba, Benog Tibba or Deoban.
Frankly, we have done quite a few explorations. But none of them sat very well with us. Something or the other was not ok with them. We eventually stopped taking people on these treks.
But sometimes, you stumble on a trek quite by accident. Then, with trepidation, you walk on it, hoping against hope that the trek will match up to its predecessors. You do the trek once. You think it is great. But perhaps it was an initial excitement. Then you do the trek again. You want to see if the trek wallops you as hard as it did the first time. And then it does. You cannot contain your excitement! You’ve hit a goldmine!
This is what happened to us on the Chirbatiya Weekend Trek.
It was a sheer coincidence that the Uttarakhand Forest Department invited us to explore the Chirbatiya region.
If the name is new to you, Chirbatiya is a range of hills north of Rudraprayag. It is tucked away in a corner where very few venture. Tourists have not seen this place. It is in the heart of this region that we are going to be trekking and camping.
‘Chir’ refers to pines, and ‘batiya’ means a path. Literally translated, it means a path through the pine trees. And sure enough, you walk through some of the loveliest forest trails on this trek. There’s not only pine but a good mix of oak and rhododendrons too. Hundreds of birds and the scent of the woods hang in the air. You will come across as many birds as you would on any week-long Himalayan trek, if not less. This is what makes Chirbatiya special among all the weekend treks.
We have been hunting for a weekend trek in Uttarakhand for long — a trek that would match our Nag Tibba, Benog Tibba or Deoban.
Frankly, we have done quite a few explorations. But none of them sat very well with us. Something or the other was not ok with them. We eventually stopped taking people on these treks.
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Chirbatiya Weekend Trek - Complete Trek Information
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Use this section to learn about the Chirbatiya Weekend trek. It has in-depth information about each day of the trek, what to expect, and how you need to prepare for it. Many years of expertise have gone into this content. Trekkers find that extremely useful.
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