Places to Visit – Treks and Roads less travelled in and around Bir Billing.
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Roads approach to Bir Billing from Other Destination :-
Route from Manali to Bir:- 175 km and 5-6 hrs.
Manali —-3 hrs/ 110 km—- Mandi —– 2-3 hrs/ 65 km —— Bir.
Route from Chandigarh to Bir :- 230 km and 5-6 hrs.
Chandigarh —-3 hrs/ 165 km—- Mandi —– 2-3 hrs/ 65 km —— Bir.
Route from Dharamshala / Macleodganj to Bir Billing :- 70 km and 2-3 hrs.
Dharamshala —-1 hrs 30 mins / 40 km—- Palampur —– 1 hrs/ 30 km —— Bir.
Route from Chandigarh enroute Temple (Shakti peeths) to Bir :- 350 km and 7-8 hrs.
Chandigarh —- 105 km / 2 hrs 15 mins—— Naina Devi —–110 km / 2 hrs 30 mins—– Chintpurni Devi Temple —–35 km / 1 hr——— Jawala ji Devi Temple ——35 km/ 50 mins—— Brejeshwari Devi Temple Kangra ——-20 km / 30 mins—– Chamunda Devi Temple ——35 km/ 1 hr—– Baijnath Shiva Temple —– 12 km/ 20 mins—- Bir..
Route from Vaishno Devi (Katra) to Bir:- 295 km and 7 hrs.
Vaisnu Devi (Katra) —- 155 km / 3 hrs 30 mins—— Pathankot —–110 km / 3 hrs —– Palampur —–30 km/ 1 hr—– Bir.
Roads Around Bir Billing.
Internal Roads to explore in Bir Billing and distances and suggestions.
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Full day Drive by own Car or Taxi or Bike or Scooty as below:-
Drive 1 :- 81 Km (Full day drive)
Bir —- 12 Km —– Baijnath 9th Century Old Shiva Temple —–7 km —–Mahakal Temple —-15 km—-Andreta (Pottery and Sobha Singh Art Gallery) —–5 km —– Wah tea Estate for Tea Tour —–7 km—— Palampur —–5 km —– Sourabh Ban Bihar —–30 km—- Bir.
Drive 2 :- 32 Km ( 2-3 hrs trek and drive).
Bir —– 7 km — waterfall (3 hrs trek also) —–15 km —- Palpung Sherabling Monastery —– 3 km —– Mukut Nath Temple (1st Tuli Plant) —–7 km—- Bir.
Drive 3 :- 50 km drive and 12 km trek.
Bir —–25 km drive—– Deyol Village (Tatwani Hydroproject)——–6 km Trek/2-3 hrs ——Tatwani Hot water Spring ——- 6 km Trek/2 hrs ——- Hydroprject ——-25 km drive—–Bir.
Drive 4 :- 93 km and full daye drive.
Bir —–18 km/45 min——Billing (altitude 8000 feet) —–6 km/1 hr—–Channa Pass (altitude 8900 feet) starting point of Hanuman Garh Trek (5 hrs trek) —— 5 Km/ 45 min —- Raj Gundha Village ——- Kukar Gundha Village —– 2 km/15 mins ——Kukur Gundha Village ——5 km— Badagran Village —-17 km /45 mins——-Barot —–50 km/ 2 hrs—– Bir.
Drive 5 :- 205 km drive and Full day.
Bir —–105 km/ 3 hrs—– Prashar Lake —— 105 km/ 3 hrs ——- Bir.
Treks Around Bir Billing.
Treks near around area and drive involved in all treks here.
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Trek 1 :- Hanuman Garh Trek ;- 50 km drive and 5-6 hrs trek (Full day drive)
Bir ——— drive for 25 km —— Channa Pass point ——3 hrs trek —– Hanuman Garh (10500 feet)—— 2 hrs —- Channa Point —— drive for 25 km —– Bir.
Trek 2 :- Waterfall Trek ;- 14 km drive and 2-3 hrs trek (Half day drive)
Bir ——— drive for 7 km —— Slabag Village at Gunnaid ——1 hr 30 min trek —– Waterfall Trek —–30 mins trek ——Slabag Village ———-7 km —– Bir.
Trek 3 :- Raj Gundha Trek ;- 25 km drive and 2 days trek (2 days trek and drive on day 1)
Bir ——— drive for 25 km —— Channa Point —- 3 hrs trek —- Hanuman Garh —–2 hrs trek —- Raj Gundha (Nights stay here) —— Thathi village —- 5 hrs trek ——– 2 hrs Trek ——- Camp Oak View —- 4 km drive —- Bir.
Trek 4 :- Garh Mata Temple ;- 5 km drive and 2 hrs trek (Half day drive)
Bir ——— drive for 4 km —— Mohan Ghati ——- 1 hrs trek ——- Maheshwari Garh Temple —- 30 min trek ——- Mohan Ghatti —– drive 4 km —— Bir.
Trek 5 :- Thathi Village Trek ;- 12 km /5-7 hrs trek (Full day Trek)
Bir ——— drive for 4 km —— Camp Oak View——- 2-3 hrs —— Thathi Village —— 2 hrs Trek —– Sansal Village ——- 8 km drive —– Bir.
Trek 6 :- Sunset Point Trek ;- 4 km /2-3 hrs trek
Bir (Check sunset point and start 2 hrs before that) ——–45 min—— Trek to Bari Village —– 45 min —– Donadi Village —– 15 min—— Camp Oak View——- 20 min —— Sunset point —- trek for 15 min —— Camp Oak View —– 4 km drive —– Bir.
Trek 7 :- Bir Billing to Bara Bhangal to Manali Trek ;- 12 days trek (June to October)
Bir —- 30 Km drive / 2 hrs —- Raj Gundha —– 5 days trek —- Bara Bhangal Village —–7 days Trek —— Manali.
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