A demanding high-altitude trek from Gangotri to a glacial lake beneath Thalay Sagar, through boulder fields, birch forest, and severe beauty.
About the place
Kedartal is a remote glacial lake above Gangotri, reached by a steep and technically demanding trail through Bhoj Kharak and Kedar Kharak. The final basin sits beneath dramatic peaks including Thalay Sagar, offering experienced and well-prepared trekkers a stark landscape of rock, ice and high Himalayan silence.
How to reach
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15 km on foot
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