Mountain Biking in Himachal Pradesh - Per day charge – 650 INR

Mountain biking is a daring activity. Yet, the country offers one of the most difficult mountain biking trails in the world.

The Leh-Manali Highway is the second uppermost motor able road in the world. It winds its way through some of the most hard line terrains. The entire stretch of 485 km (301 miles) between Leh and Manali offers a challenge to mountain bikers who have the chance to cut across the royal Himalayan ranges through four mountain passes. This highway reaches a height of 5,328 m (17,480 ft) at Taglang La pass. The other three passes all along the highway are the Lachlung La, the Baralacha La and the Rohtang pass. You will have to push your stamina to the limits to accept the dare offered by this risky high-altitude trail. In spite of all the dangers concerned, the Leh-Manali highway rewards you with stunning and striking landscapes.

You can get pleasure from the splendor of the Ladakh plateau as you initiate your journey from Leh towards Manali. The first stop is at Upshi, which is situated at a distance of 49 km from Leh. The Taglang La pass is 109 km from Leh and is the next stop from Upshi. There are a number of camping spots along the highway between Upshi and Taglang La pass. The Leh-Manali highway unexpectedly evens out from this pass and enters the Morey plain. The descend continues until you arrive at Pang (184 km from Leh). The stretch of road just before Pang traverses a series of magnificent gorges. Pang is a tent settlement where you can take a break for the night before resuming your expedition. After departure from Pang, you will reach the Lachlung La pass, which is 209 km from Leh and is the second uppermost pass (5,060 m/16,601 ft) along the Leh-Manali highway. You will come across some terrifying bends along this road between Lachlung La pass and Sarchu (263 km from Leh).

Similar to Pang, Sarchu is as well a tent settlement and a good place to stop over and widen your limbs to relax. Sarchu is situated in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. From Sarchu you will ascend to the Baralacha La pass (4883 m; 16020 ft), situated at a distance of 299 km from Leh. You can also discontinue and calm down at Darcha (340 km from Leh), which is situated in between the Baralacha La pass, and the town of Keylong (372 km from Leh). Keylong is the foremost town on the Leh-Manali highway and is near Tandi (380 km from Leh). Tandi is a situated on a T-junction from where the highway turns southeast towards Manali. Between Tandi and Rohtang pass (the 4th and the last pass along the Leh-Manali highway), you will have to go by Gondla (390 km from Leh), Sissu (398 km from Leh), Khoksar (414 km from Leh) and Gramphu (419 km from Leh). Rohtang pass is situated at a height of 3978 m (13051 ft) with a distance of 434 km from Leh. After crossing the Rohtang pass, you can arrive at Manali (485 km from Leh), which is the concluding destination of this adventurous journey.

At a distance from the Leh-Manali highway, you can get pleasure from the breathtaking experience of mountain biking in the foothills of the Himalayan ranges in and around the towns of Haridwar, Rishikesh, Dehradun and Mussoorie (all in the state of Uttarakhand). You can also go for mountain biking in Kullu and Manali (in Himachal Pradesh). The foothills of the eastern Himalayas in Sikkim, Darjeeling and Kalimpong as well offer a number of short- and long-distance mountain biking trails.


BEST SEASON
The best season for mountain biking in India is between the months of June to September, when mountain roads are open to traffic. In some parts of India, you can take pleasure in the experience of mountain biking between March and June. It is advised not to take part in mountain biking in the rainy season when the mountainous roads become slippery.

Mountain biking package
Per day charge – 650 INR