A superb snow trek to Nag Tibba summit organized by the very professional TrailHikers team. I went to the Nag Tibba trek along with my wife and three children on the 16th December just after the first snowfall in the region. The camping experience at the Nag Tibba base camp was surreal courtesy the freshly fallen snow. The trail from the base to the Nag Tibba peak was covered with almost one feet snow which came as challenging as well as adventurous. Our trek guides & leaders were very insightful & alert regarding the safety of all trekkers. I must say that it was the most memorable experience for me & my family in India. Thanks to team TrailHikers !
I started focusing on my fitness and health way back in 2016. After 3 months of good training and reducing 16 kg, I thought it's the best time to challenge myself for a small trek. Since we were living in Delhi then, mountains were next door affair to us.
Did this solo, and without the help of any travel agency since I wanted to really challenge myself. Otherwise, travel agencies just make your life so easy! Anyways, loved the short 2 days trek, the snow view from the summit was epic, and after this I thought I must keep on ticking off treks from my new found bucket list.
Nag Tibba trek was a great and challenging trek for me and my friends. We have picked this trek because it could be finished in less than 3 days and we did not have to take many leaves from office. We booked the trip through Thrillophilia. Right from our enquiry to the last date of the trek, they were communicating to us regarding the trek and I think we have talked with three different people from the organization and the local tour agency. All of them were really helpful and prompt. We selected August 12th, 2017 as our trekking date and finished it on 13th August early morning.
We reached Dehradun early morning on 12th and we boarded the bus at 06:00 am to Nainbagh. From there, our guide, Vikram also joined us. He booked a taxi for three of us and for him from Nainbagh. Pantwari was our destination. Although there was food and accommodation included in the package we carried packets of bread, biscuits and all from Dehradun. We were informed that there will be no food stalls or hotels on the way or near the campsite. The roads from Pantwari were tricky, hardly any house or building on the way. The beginning of the trek was slightly challenging as the road was full of debris and stones. After 2 to 3 kilometers, we could see a better stretch of landscape with forests and streams. We reached a camping spot by late evening and the guide helped us pitch our tents and we shared our food with him as well. The temperature was dropping down as the night approached the region and we started shivering. Immediately we went inside our tent and covered ourselves.
Next morning, we started to climb the hill around 04:30 to reach the top of Nag Tibba. It was around 4.5 kilometers from the base to the top. Before reaching the top itself, we could see Nag Devta Temple. It was only kilometer from the temple to the summit. We took around 5 hours in total to reach the top as we took the ridge straight up from the temple though there were other ridges. The views from the top were amazing. We saw the tall mountains in the Himalayas, especially from Swargarohini to Nandadevi. It was misty all around and the sights were not as clear as we could find in photographs.
We descended to reach Pantwari before sunset and we had to reach Dehradun that night itself. Our flight from Dehradun to Mumbai was around 8 am the next day. It would have been a great trek if the guide was an experienced one. The one who was with us was not familiar with this trek but somehow he managed.
I recently went to this 2 days trek. For beginners, its a good trek to start with though the first times won't find it to be an easy trek if they are not physically fit. The views are not very great. Would not recommend for rainy season as the route becomes slippery and there is a risk of landslides. Not too many people go for this Trek so you can expect some peaceful time. Go with some tour group so that you don't have to worry about meals and stay.
This track is one of best weekend track nearby delhi. You won't find rush here. Reach Mussorie from delhi by bus that can be boarded from ISBT Kashmiri Gate. Take bus to Nainbagh from Mussorie. Do some shopping here as there won't be much options in further journey. Take shared cab or hire private cab (500-600 INR) to Pantwari. Track will start from here. You can get tent and sleeping bag from shop there (9557644811, 9411383379). Start your track and reach Nag Tibba Temple situated 8 kms from start point. You will find motorable road in between. You need to carry potable water as it won't be available in between. You can take water from pipeline at second junction of motorable road and track. You can take a guide with you or you can book entire package from some agents ( 9411151817). Climb 3 kms more to find snow. It is peaceful place and very economical. It is not very easy track.
