Brahmatal Snow Trek Adventure

Base Region and Villages

• Lohajung (base village): Small market village in Chamoli district where most treks start and end; offers first close views of Nanda Ghunti and local myth that Goddess Parvati fought the demon Lohasur here.​

• Nearby hamlets like Mundoli, Deval, and Tharali dot the approach roads and valley below, with terraced fields and traditional homes providing a glimpse of rural Garhwal life.​

• Right after Lohajung, the trail enters dense oak, rhododendron, and conifer forests, with stone‑paved village paths gradually turning into softer mud and snow tracks.​

• Viewpoints like Kali Valley appear early on, where you look down at the confluence zone of the Kali and Pindari rivers and see long valleys carved between ridges.​

• Bekaltal Lake sits within a ring of oak and rhododendron trees at roughly 2,900–3,000 m, usually reached after a steady climb from Lohajung on Day 2.​

• In winter, the lake is often frozen or edged with ice, and its forested setting makes it feel enclosed and quiet compared to the more open Brahmatal basin.​

• Above Bekaltal the trail opens into meadows and ridges around Tilandi, a shoulder‑like high ground that sets you up for the main ridge walk.​

• The Tilandi–Jhandi Top ridge walk is one of the trek’s highlights: a long open meadowed ridge with Trishul massif in front and villages like Deval and Tharali spread in the valley below.​

• Jhandi Top (around 3,400 m) works as a key high point and sometimes a campsite/extended halt, offering amphitheatre‑like views of Trishul, Nanda Ghunti, and adjacent peaks.​

• Brahmatal Lake lies in a shallow basin just below the main ridge, believed to be the place where Lord Brahma meditated, giving the trek its spiritual core.​

• In winter the lake usually freezes solid; when not frozen it reflects the night sky and peaks like Trishul and Nanda Ghunti, and a small Nag Devta temple stands nearby.​

• From the Brahmatal Top / summit zone, trekkers see an extensive panorama including Trishul, Nanda Ghunti, Neelkanth, Chaukhamba, Hathi–Ghoda peaks, Kamet, and sometimes far Kumaon peaks like Mrigthuni and Devtoli.​