Hatu Peak and Hatu Mata temple
Fine all day; clearest views before late-morning cloud. Narrow road: on a scooter come down before dark
About 2 h
The lowdown
Why Narkanda
- Mountains
- Snow
- Adventure
- Best time
- Dec–Jun, Sep–Oct
- Getting there
- 469 km by road
- Altitude
- 2,708 m
- Ideal stay
- 2 nights
More about Narkanda
A ridge on the old Hindustan–Tibet road with fir forest, apple orchards and Hatu Peak above. Good for a crisp, uncrowded weekend; in January–February it has some of Himachal's easiest beginner ski slopes.
Places to see
Around Narkanda
Kotgarh: apple orchards and St Mary's Church (1872)
About 2 h
Tani Jubbar Lake
About 1 h
Thanedar orchards and Sutlej view
About 1.5 h
Narkanda ski slopes (HPTDC ski ground)
About 1 h
Sidhpur adventure valley, Hatu road
About 1.5 h
Kacheri Kali (Mahamaya) temple
About 45 min
Photo credits
- Hatu Peak and Hatu Mata temple: Wittystef · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kotgarh: apple orchards and St Mary's Church (1872): Ashish Gupta · CC BY 2.0
- Tani Jubbar Lake: Gaurav Kapatia · CC BY-SA 4.0