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Often called the 'queen of hill station,' Mussoorie is a popular tourist destination from Delhi and is therefore also a fovourite base for trekkers. Accommodation here includes several privately run hotels and a tourist bungalow.

Permit to visit Milam Area can be obtained from S.D.M., Munisiari.

Accessibility

Air
The nearest airport is Jolly Grant, 24 kms from Dehradun.

Rail
It is connected among other places, to Amritsar, Howrah, Bombay, Delhi, Lucknow, Varanasi and other major cities.
4309/4310 Ujjain-Dehradun
2019/2020 Bombay -Dehradun.
4041/4042 Delhi-Dehradun.

 

4265/4266 Varanasi-Dehradun.
3009/3010 Howrah-Dehradun.
2017/2018 Delhi-Dehradun.

 
Road
Dehradun is connected to other parts of India with a wide network of road route.

L ocal Transport Services
Private Bus Services, Tempo (Vikram), Auto Rickshaw, Tonga, Cycle-Rickshaw & Taxi.
Accommodation

Govt. Tourist Rest Houses
Circuit House, Annexe, New Cantt. Road.
PWD Inspection House, Rajpur Road, Dehradun
Railway Rest House, Railway Station
Forest Rest House, 5 Tilak Road
F.R.I Inspection House, Near F.R.I.
Survey of India Guest House, Hathi Barkala
O.N.G.C. Guest House, Tel Bhawan
Y.M.C.A., Rajpur Road
M.E.S. Guest House, Cantt, Dehradun

Dharamshalas
Jain Dharamshala, Gandhi Road, Dehradun
Shivaji Dharamshala Saharanpur Road, Dehradun
Kaluo Mal Dharamshala Raia Road, Dehradun
Kalawati Dharamshala Park Road, Dehradun
Agarawal Dharamshala, Gandhi Road, Dehradun

Info Center

Tourist Office, Dehradun
Tel: 0135-2653217

Route One:

Mussoorie (2,001 m) - Dhanaulti (2,600 m, 26 km) - ( Bheetsi, 6km) - Sahastradhara (14 km) - Dehradun (14 km). Dhanaulti, in a beautiful forests, has a tourist bungalow and a forest rest house. Bheetsi is a small village. Sahastradhara has a tourist rest house and a PWD inspection house, as well as sulphur springs and a beautiful waterfall. At Dehradun, at the conclusion of the trek, stay in any of a choice of private hotels, or at the tourist bungalow.

Route Two:
Mussoorie (2,001 m) - Dhanaulti (2,600 m, 26 km) - Gopichand ka Mahal (12 km) - Anand Chowk (10 km) - Ringal Garh (13 km) - Rangar Gaon (15 km) - Guttu (6 km) - Maldevta (18 km). In the beautiful forested settlement of Dhanaulti, trekkers can stay at a tourist bungalow or forest rest house. Use your own tented accommodation at Gopichand ka Mahal and at the village bazar of Anand Chowk. There is a forest rest house at Ringal Garh. The trek from here to Rangar Gaon is considered dangerous. There are sulphur springs at Guttu and a camping site. From Maldevta village, buses are available for the 12 km journey to Dehradun.

Optional route:
From Ringal Garh to Hatwal Gaon (6km, camping site) - Haldwari (6 km, camping site) - Guttu (10 km) and from here on the regular route to Dehradun via Maldevta.

Route Three:
Mussoorie (2,001 m) - Purola (1,524 m, 100 km) - Naitwar (1,401 m, 48 km) - Saur (1,400 m, 12 km) - Taluka (1,900 m, 12 km) - Osla (2,559 m, 12 km) - Har-ki-Dun (3,506 m, 14 km). Situated in the interiors of the district of Uttarkashi, Har-ki-Dun is one of the most picturesque spots in the Garhwal hills and is frequently visited by trekkers. Buses ply up to Saur-Sankri, from where the trek starts. The beautiful valley of Purola has hotels, a tourist bungalow and a PWD inspection house. Naitwar is located at the confluence of two rivers and has a forest rest house. There is a tourist bungalow under construction at trekking base point, Saur. From here on, till the end of the route at Har-ki-Dun, there are tourist bungalows under construction and forest rest houses for accommodation. The forest rest houses are under control of the Divisonal Forest Officer, Tons Divison, Purola, District Uttarkashi.

Route Four:
Mussoorie (2,001 m) - Thatyur (1,200 m, 21km) - Devalsari (1,800 m, 8 km) - Nagtibba (3,048 m, 14 km) - Pantwari (1,250 m, 10 km). Thatyur is a village, bus terminus and trekkers can stay in a school building here at the start of their trek. Devalsari has a forest rest house under the control of the Divisional Forest Officer, Yamuna Division, Mussoorie. Nagtibba has a very picturesque location, overlooking the surrounding hills and Mussoorie and a camping site. At Pantwari once again trekkers will have to accommodate themselves in the school building. From here, trekkers can bus back the 56 km to Mussoorie.
 
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