Kalpa is a little known town situated in the lap of the mighty
19965 feet
Kinner Kailash peak, around 240kms from
Shimla.
Situated at an altitude of 9711 feet, Kalpa is surrounded by snowy peak for almost
the whole year. One gets a clear view of the sacred Kinner Kailash peak as well
as its sister peaks. You can get a chance to bike to this place, band in the middle
of winters!
Kalpa used be to a favourite haunt of Lord
Dalhousie,
who used to visit this place by travelling next to the
Sutluj
River in those d
+ more about Kalpa Kalpa is a little known town situated in the lap of the mighty
19965 feet
Kinner Kailash peak, around 240kms from
Shimla.
Situated at an altitude of 9711 feet, Kalpa is surrounded by snowy peak for almost
the whole year. One gets a clear view of the sacred Kinner Kailash peak as well
as its sister peaks. You can get a chance to bike to this place, band in the middle
of winters!
Kalpa used be to a favourite haunt of Lord
Dalhousie,
who used to visit this place by travelling next to the
Sutluj
River in those days.. But nowadays you can easily drive down, although the
road is quite tough! From
Delhi,
Shimla is a comfortable 9hour drive (355kms via Ambala and then NH22). From
Shimla, things get interesting. Carry on the NH22 to
Narkanda
(64kms, an easy 2hr drive), then
Rampur (another 73kms, 2 hours). From here
on, for a while roads are good but mostly, turn into a bad shape with work going
on (the hydro electric power station). But the views make up for it. From Rampur,
you pass thru Jeori (23kms), Wangtu (37kms) and finally Karcham (20kms). The
road from Wangtu to Karcham is in a bad state and occasionally the road is blocked
for a couple of hours due to landslide.
At
Karcham, a right goes to Sangla valley, take a left towards
Recong Peo/Kalpa (35kms). At Recong Peo, there are two options, a longer 13kms
or a shorter steeper 7km route. You can take another shorter 7km route, riding
between apple orchads, narrow roads, in complete isolation. And if you are here
between Dec and Feb, you will be greeted with atleast 5-6 frozen waterfalls
by the road between Peo and Kalpa. If you are driving youself, taking a nights
stop at
Narkanda, around 420kms, 11 hours from delhi. Stay at
Himachal Tourism's hotel , Hotel Hattu. 180 degree view of the 18000-20000 feet peaks from Kalpa
will keep you occupied for days. If you are into trekking, discover places around
Kalpa by asking the locals around.
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