‘Kasol’ is a small village in Himachal Pradesh, located on the banks or River Parvati. It is a paradise for nature and adventure lovers. Visitors can enjoy trekking, rappelling, and many other sport activities here. Kasol has a pure rural vibe, away from urban and modernization of enormous cities. The mountains around Kasol are in their best view covered with snow during winters. The tourists can enjoy the earthy and nature’s vibe in the cafes and small eateries of the city. Being a beautiful cliff spot Kasol is popular for its trekking destinations like Kheerganga, popular for its trekking destinations like Kheerganga, Yanker Pass, Sar Pass, and Pin Parbati Pass.
Let us explore the various routes a biker can opt to reach the destination.
Option 1: New Delhi-Rohtak-Patiala-Bharatgarh-Swarghat-Mandi-Kasol
- Starting point: New Delhi (Delhi)
- Ending point: Kasol (Himachal Pradesh)
- Via: NH352
- Distance: 584 Kms
- Duration: Approx. 13 Hrs
The route to the destination passes via NH352. The route is a straight one without any obstacles. The mountainous belt of Swarghat has twisty routes. Thus a ride should drive carefully on the particular section.
Option 2: New Delhi – Panipat – Kurukshetra – Ambala – Swarghat – Mandi – Kasol
- Starting point: New Delhi (Delhi)
- Ending point: Kasol (Himachal Pradesh)
- Via: NH44
- Distance: 527 Kms
- Duration: Approx. 11 Hrs
The route Via NH44 is an even and obstacle-free one. The journey is enjoyable with beautiful view of snow-capped mountains, rivers, and valleys. The route ahead is followed by the Swarghat belt too.
Kasol is also known as ‘Mini Israel’ due to the influence of Jewish population of the city. The location is in its peak form of beauty in the months from December to February when the mountains are covered with shining white snow. One can purchase few local items like pendant, handicraft items, semi-precious stones, from the flea market of village. The cuisine of the locality has an influence of Israeli flavors and thus food items like Pita Bread, Hummus, various dips, sauces, and many other Jewish varieties are savored in Kasol. One can have variety of food items to fill yourself up on the dhabas and restaurants available on journey towards Kasol.
Being a popular spot for trek and frenzy vibe lovers, Kasol plays a vital role in offering some thrilling activities like trekking, rappelling, river rafting, and lots more. Kheerganga is the most popular and preferred spot for trek lovers. The cliff is purely covered in snow during the winter months. The location is approximately 20 km away from Kasol, in the extreme end of River Parvati. The cliff also has some holy temples on the top along with hot water springs.
About a 15-minute drive from Kasol, one can reach Manikaran Gurudwara. It is one of the important pilgrimage locations for Hindus and Sikhs. There are also various other temples in the vicinity of Gurudwara.
Kasol also has options for camp and starry sky gazing lovers. One can enjoy the view of starlit sky and experience the cool and peaceful vibe by camping near Kheerganga Valley or beside River Parvati.
Kasol is a perfect destination for the one with hippie vibes and as well for the one with love for nature and adventure sports.
Hope BforBiker provided some useful information to the riders planning out for their adventurous ride to Kasol.