Trek To Mayali Pass
October 1st -11th, 2011
Mayali Pass Trek is a high altitude trek famous for enjoying the glimpse of actual Himalayan life in Gangi & Reeh, dense Himalayan forest, Beautiful meadows, Himalayan peaks like Jogin Group, Meru, Thalay Sagar, a high altitude pass (Mayali 5500m), three high altitude lakes Masartal, Painya Tal & Vasukital and a famous pilgrim center Kedarnath. All these features are rare in one single trek.
This Trek begins from Ghuttu and Ends at Gorikund.
- 1st day the route is not steep and starts from the backside of the bus stand. Road construction is in process. At Reeh stay at GMVN dormitory for the night. Reeh is a small village surrounded by rhododendron & pine forest.
- 2nd day route begins with sleep slope for 5kms after crossing a water stream and then gradual ascent and decent. There are few shepherd huts on the way. Gangi is the last village on this way. After Gangi its 5 km to Kalyani through dense forest and a steep climb at the end. Kalyani has small but beautiful camping ground along with few Shephard huts.
- 3rd day is a long never ending walk. Kharsoli provides an excellent camping ground at its meadows.It is located at the confluence of the Bhilanganga and its tributary. There is a small hut (abandoned) where we can also stay or cook.
- 4th day trail starts along the bank of BhilanGanga. After covering 1 km we enter in a forest cover. More than one land slide zone on the way which is to be crossed carefully. Two kms before chowki we cross Bhilan Ganga over a temporary log bridge which is prone to get washed away each year.
- 5th day trek started with following a small stream fed from Masartal on our left. As we look back Khatling glacier can be seen. Camping ground is just 1 ridge prior to the lake. Today’s trek was easy but have considerable altitude gain. Patches of snows were there on the camping ground.
- 6th day of trek led us to Masartal, a beautiful lake on a high mountain with lot of camping spots. Way to Masar top is on the left side of the lake and it is quite strenuous, gradient is almost 60-65 degrees. This was the most challenging day of the trek. There is no defined path you could find.There were stunning views of frozen river and we were traversing through a bolder zone on a mountain adjacent to it. Mt. Thalaysagar, Kedardome, Bhartekuntha and many other peaks can be seen from here. Incredible views of frozen Paniya Tal (4km) and greenish blue Vasuki Tal (8km) in single look can be seen from the top. Start getting down to Vasukital and its knee breaking descent over boulders.
- This is last day of our trek. Start from Vasukital camping ground and reached Vasukital within 15 minutes. Nobody camps near this sacred lake. From Vasukital to Vasuki top is another steep climb of 2 kms. Once you climb the trail to the top, descend down to the Mandakini River to catch the pilgrim trail from Kedarnath and reach Gorikund.
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