Beas Kund Trek- Best Ever Guide

Beas Kund

Trek through the valley of staunch mountains to the source of Beas River

Difficulty

Easy

Duration

4 days

Max Altitude

12772 ft

Starting Point

Manali

End Point

Manali

Distance

66 KM

Best Time to Visit

July – September

Camping sites

The giant mountain ranges

The Beas kund trek is a spectacular trek to the lake from where the Beas river originates. Beas Kund trek provides all shades of Himalayan adventures. Initially you pass through alpine forests and the trail snakes through deep inside the forest cover. Then you will have many instance where the trail passes near or through the green meadows.

The Beas Kund Valley in March

Out of the world mountains projecting in the sky

With multiple stream crossing in the way, this journey is bound to give you the adrenaline rush you have been looking for all while walking in the green space of nature. The same route is used to travel up to the famous peaks of Mt. Friendship and Mt. Hanuman Tibba. The final leg will involve some steep incline to the lake along the ridgelines leading to it. The journey is great for ones about to trek their first steps in to the world of trekking in Himalayas or otherwise.

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Views on the way to Lohali campsite of Beas Kund trek

Short Itinerary

Hikesdaddy Itinerary

Trek from:

Manali to Dhundi

Today you will reach Manali.Manali is a Himalayan town which is the basecamp for a lot of treks in the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh. After roaming around a bit in Manali you will have to set out on the road towards the Solang Valley.So there is this bridge called the Dhundi Bridge (which is leading towards the Atal/Rohtang Tunnel) at 2900 meters near which lies the trailhead of the Beas Kund trek. The trail lies ahead of the bridge and gradually goes down to rise up again. You will walk on the trail with the river to your right. You will have to do a stream crossing over a wooden bridge, the crossing is relatively easy. Within 10 minutes of this crossing, lies the campsite of Dhundi.The Dhundi Campsite is used by ABVIMAS on their training route. You will camp here for your first day. However if you want to walk a further 3-4 hours you might as well reach the 2nd camp.

The views on the way to Lohali campsite

Trek from:

Dhundi to Lohali

Today you will have to start early in the morning and push for the Beas Kund Basecamp.This is 3-4 hours away from the Dhundi Campsite and the incline is gradual through the forest and meadows. You will find that the views today are full of cedar and birch trees throughout the journey. Which offcourse go away after a specific altitude. In this case they vanish at 3600 meters, just before the campsite of Lohali which is at an altitude of 3800 meters. The trail to the Lohali campsite passes through sub alpine terrain, and is well marked with arrows painted on rocks.In the final leg of the trek today you will reach a log but you will not cross it.The bridge leads upto the Bakarthach Campsite used by ABVIMAS for mountaineering training courses. Just keep walking straight and you will reach the Lohali Campsite. The Bakarthach route is used for Mt.Hanuman Tibba and for ingress into the Beas Kund Valley. The lohali Campsite is a very beautiful place to be. You will be able to see icewalls up on the peaks near the campsite and various streams trickling down from the glacial meltwater. The area is usually full of flora and fauna in the summer months.

Mt.Hanuman Tibba as seen from the Beas Kund valley.Picture credit: Jeet Majumdar

Trek from:

Lohali to Beas Kund to Lohali

Today you will start your journey to the Beas Kund.The route gets steep today as you will have to face a steep acent from 3400 meter to 3600 meter to get on a ridgeline,which is one among the two between which the lake is situated. Once at 3600 meter the trail bends right and the acent now is steep till the lake and you will have to get up to the ridgeline which is at an altitude of 3700 meters. This entire activity from Lohali Campsite to the Bhirgu Lake should take you around 3.5 hours. after spending time on the Lake You will return to the Lohali campsite and retire for the day.

Lohali Campsite in March

Trek from:

Lohali to Manali

Today you will come and retrace the same path to the Dhundi Bridge.And from there you will have to reach the Solang Valley.Buses to Manali are readily available from the Solang Valley Area.