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Title : Siladooni Overnight Trek
Category : Trek
Duration : 4 Days
Location : Uttaranchal
Season : Summer (mar - june)
Autumn (sep - nov)
Winter (dec - feb)
Grade : Easy
Siladoooni is used mainly as pastoral ground by the local
villagers for gazing. The campsite is surrounded with thick
forest and is home to barbets, thrushes, woodpeckers and a
variety of Himalayan bird species. The water holes made by the
villagers for their cattle are favorite with the wild animals
and chances to catch them unawares is high for the early risers.
Day 00: Delhi to Hardwar
Board the overnight Mussorrie Express leaving Delhi at 10:15pm.
Day 01: Arrive Kuflon (1550m)
Board the waiting vehicles at the Haridwar railway station and
drive 6 hrs to reach Kuflon for lunch. Camp briefing, and check
in tents. A familiarization walk (1 hr) after tea. Campfire
followed with dinner. Overnight in Kuflon.
Day 02: Kuflon to Siladooni (2100m)
Post breakfast depart for the trek with packed lunch. The trek
is a 2-3 hrs ascent to a highland meadow at Siladooni, to
approximately 7000 ft. The climb is through a mixed pine, oak,
rhododendron forest. Overnight in tents.
Day 03: Siladooni to Kuflon (1550m)
After breakfast return to kuflon for lunch. Refresh yourself wit
a hot bath or take a dip in the nearby natural pool. Overnight
in Kuflon basics.
Day 04: Kuflon to Delhi
After breakfast, drive 6 hrs to Haridwar to board the evening
Shatabdi to reach Delhi by 10:45pm.
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