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Hill stations, treks, temples and yatras, with checked facts for every month.
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PeakDayara Bugyal Trek
UttarkashiUttarakhand's gentlest snow meadow
Updated 23 Oct 2026
PeakBrahmatal Trek
ChamoliFrozen lakes and a front-row view of Trishul
Updated 23 Oct 2026Jageshwar Dham
AlmoraA valley of ancient stone temples in deodar forest
Updated 17 Oct 2026
TempleTungnath and Chandrashila
RudraprayagThe world's highest Shiva temple, above Chopta
Updated 17 Oct 2026
PeakNag Tibba Trek
Tehri GarhwalThe weekend summit of the Jaunpur hills
Updated 17 Oct 2026
PeakKedarkantha Trek
UttarkashiIndia's favourite winter snow summit
Updated 17 Oct 2026Plan your trip
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Explore Uttarakhand by district
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ChamoliGarhwal
A high Himalayan district of Garhwal with Badrinath, the Valley of Flowers, Hemkund Sahib, Auli and the Nanda Devi sanctuary.
DehradunGarhwal
Uttarakhand's winter capital in the Doon valley, between the Shivalik hills and the Himalaya. The district also takes in Mussoorie, Rishikesh and the Chakrata hills.
HaridwarGarhwal
Where the Ganga leaves the hills: Har Ki Pauri, the evening Ganga aarti and the Kumbh Mela.
Pauri GarhwalGarhwal
Ridge towns such as Pauri and Lansdowne, and part of Jim Corbett National Park.
RudraprayagGarhwal
Named after the meeting of the Alaknanda and Mandakini rivers. The district holds Kedarnath, Tungnath and Chopta.
Tehri GarhwalGarhwal
Hills around the Tehri dam lake, with Dhanaulti, Kanatal and the Surkanda Devi temple.
UttarkashiGarhwal
The upper Bhagirathi and Yamuna valleys, with Gangotri, Yamunotri, Harsil and treks such as Kedarkantha and Dayara Bugyal.
AlmoraKumaon
An old Kumaon hill town, with Ranikhet, the Jageshwar temples and Binsar nearby.
NainitalKumaon
Kumaon's lake district: Nainital, Bhimtal, Sattal, Mukteshwar and the Ramnagar side of Jim Corbett National Park.
Treks
All treks ›PeakDayara Bugyal Trek
UttarkashiUttarakhand's gentlest snow meadow
Updated 23 Oct 2026PeakBrahmatal Trek
ChamoliFrozen lakes and a front-row view of Trishul
Updated 23 Oct 2026PeakNag Tibba Trek
Tehri GarhwalThe weekend summit of the Jaunpur hills
Updated 17 Oct 2026PeakKedarkantha Trek
UttarkashiIndia's favourite winter snow summit
Updated 17 Oct 2026Uttarakhand at a glance
A Himalayan state in north India, formed in 2000. Its two regions, Garhwal and Kumaon, hold the sources of the Ganga and Yamuna, the Char Dham shrines and some of India's best-known treks.
- Formed
- 9 November 2000
- Capital
- Dehradun (winter), Gairsain (summer)
- Districts
- 13, in Garhwal and Kumaon
- Highest peak
- Nanda Devi, 7,816 m
- Char Dham
- Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, Badrinath
- UNESCO site
- Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
- Languages
- Hindi, Sanskrit, Garhwali, Kumaoni
- Main airports
- Jolly Grant (Dehradun), Pantnagar
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