Maximum altitude: 9700 feet (2956 meters)
Grade: Easy to moderate
Duration: 3 Days and 2 Nights
Trekking distance: The approximate Kheerganga trek distance is around 26 kilometers that includes ascent and descent.
Trail type: Not a round trail as there are three trek routes but a smooth one
Rail head: Joginder Nagar Railway station
Airport: Bhuntar Airport
Snow Season: Between November to February, Kheerganga is blanketed in snow.
Service from: Delhi to Kasol
Kheerganga Trek Starting Point: Kasol Base Camp
Kheerganga Trek Best Time: March to June
Region: Kullu, Himachal Pradesh
Who can participate: Anyone above the age of 7 years can participate in the Kheerganga trek
Kasol to Chalal excursion
Altitude: 5180 feet
Distance: 300 meters
Duration: 30 minutes
When you get to Bhuntar/Kasol, take a deep breath of the clean air and enjoy the sights of the magnificent hills before making your way to the campsite in Kasol using the local transportation system at your own expense.Before reaching Chalal, take some time to wander Kasol's "Little Amsterdam," a collection of streets filled with tourist traps and Israeli cafes.Spend an amazing day in Chalal, and then retire to your tent for the night.Relish a delicious meal while dancing merrily in the glow of the fire.Stay the night in Kasol.
Legend has it that Goddess Parvati used the hot water from this spring to prepare kheer for her son Kartikeya. According to legend, Kartikeya spent a considerable amount of time in meditation at this location. Ganesha and Kartikeya were asked to circumnavigate the globe by Shiv and Parvati, according to another mythology.
The elephant-headed god Ganesha made a circle with his parents Shiva and Parvati, insisting that they were his whole world. Kartikeya, on the other hand, set off on a global tour. After some time had passed, he returned to find Lord Ganesha basking in the perks of his status as the favourite child. Kartikeya was outraged and felt betrayed by this. He came to Kheerganga to escape his rage and has been living there ever since.
Deity Parvati visited, bringing kheer to feed to her displeased son. There's also the myth that kheer just magically materialised one day. So the name "Kheer ki Ganga" came to be. In Kalyug, both Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati saw it for what it would become: a cause of conflict. Thus, they prayed to Lord Parshuram, requesting that he drain the kheer. When Lord Parshuram was finished, there was nothing but hot, boiling water and no kheer left. According to legend, the Kheerganga waters also contain healing elements and powers. It is stated that a dip in these waters can help treat a variety of medical conditions.