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    Sunderdhunga-Kafani Glacier

    This is an interesting Tri-Glacier Treks for Sunderdhunga , Kafani and Pindari . These treks starts from same base in the sacred town of Bageshwar and take you to the roadhead Loharkhet .From there 11 kms. trek to Dhakuri and further 11 kms. to Khati . Khati is a large village lying at the confluence of the Pindari and Sundar Dhunga Rivers.

    The left trail here leads 8 kms. to Jaitoli and 22 kms. further through thick forests and alpine meadows to the Sunder Dunga valley which starts at a height 3,260 meters . Sunder Dhunga means the valley of beautiful stones, possibly because of the ice-crafted boulders left by great glaciers in the past. The valley still has two glaciers : Maktoli and Sukhram and you should be able to see the peaks of Tharkot (6,100 meters), Mrigthuni (6,856 meters) and Pwalidwar (6,663 meters).

    Contact Details

    Address: Sunderdhunga Glacier

    track map of Pindari Glacier

    How to Reach

    By Air

    PantNagar Airport (259 kms.).

    By Train

    Nearest Rail head is Kathgodam (219kms.).

    By Road

    From Kathgodam, hire a taxi or take a bus to Loharkhet, the starting point of the Sunderdhunga trek.