Easy-Moderate treks in India
Easy-Moderate treks in India, 16 handpicked trails spread across Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Maharashtra and beyond. Each easy-moderate route below lists its altitude, duration, ideal season and how to get there, so you can pick the trek that matches your fitness and time.
Kedarkantha
India's most popular winter summit trek, pristine snow, pine forests and a 360° Himalayan panorama at the top.
Valley of Flowers
A UNESCO World Heritage alpine valley that erupts into hundreds of wildflower species during the monsoon.
Brahmatal
A dreamy winter trek to a frozen high-altitude lake with the finest views of Mt. Trishul and Nanda Ghunti.
Deoriatal – Chandrashila
A summit trek via the mirror-like Deoriatal lake and Tungnath, the world's highest Shiva temple.
Ali & Bedni Bugyal
Twin high meadows, among the largest in Asia, with a postcard reflection lake and Trishul towering above.
Beas Kund
A short trek to the glacial source of the Beas river, ringed by Friendship Peak, Hanuman Tibba and Shitidhar.
Bhrigu Lake
A high oval lake said to never fully freeze, reached quickly across gorgeous meadows above Manali.
Dzükou Valley
The "Valley of Flowers of the Northeast", surreal emerald rolling hills carpeted with the rare Dzükou lily in summer.
Andharban
The "Dark Forest", a lush downhill jungle trek through misty Sahyadri rainforest to the Kundalika valley.
Devkund Waterfall
A forest trek to a spectacular plunge waterfall and emerald pool at the origin of the Kundalika river.
Tadiandamol
The highest peak of Coorg, a lush walk through coffee country, shola pockets and open grassland ridges.
Mullayanagiri
The highest peak in Karnataka, rising over Chikmagalur's coffee hills with a tiny temple at the top.
Skandagiri (Kalavara Durga)
A popular pre-dawn trek near Bengaluru to catch a magical sunrise above a rolling sea of clouds.
Kolukkumalai
A sunrise trek to the world's highest tea estate, perched on a knife-edge above the Tamil Nadu plains.
Kolli Hills (Seven Hills)
A gentle Eastern-Ghats range of 70 hairpin bends, Agaya Gangai waterfall and lush herbal-medicine country.
Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Trek
An Aravalli-range trek past the great fort with the world's second-longest wall, through a wolf-and-leopard sanctuary.