Beas Kund Trek

Overview

Beas Kund – Beas so named after Rishi Sage Vyas and Kund is the Hindi word for a tiny pond. This tiny and high-altitude alpine lake of Beas Kund at an altitude of 3700 meters / 12,139 feet is situated at the higher and upper valley of Solang, located at the North end of Manali and at the foot of Mt. Shitidhar, Ladakhi, and Friendship peak.
It’s an ideal base camp for climbing nearby peaks Shitidhar, Friendship, and Ladakhi peak (5345 m). The Westside of Beas Kund is a magnificent peak of Hanuman Tibba 5990m, which access through a tiny pass above this lake. The entire area is surrounded by spectacular peaks and Glaciers around Beas Kund. Our Beas Kund trek starts from Dhundi at a distance of 8 km from Solang Nallah, Solang which is a popular destination for skiing in winter and summer outdoor activities. Setting off from Dhundi the trail goes along the stream upward to Beas Kund and Seven sisters peak, Hanuman Tibba, and Friendship peak remain insight throughout the trek.
Beas Kund trek offers a spectacular view of the snow-capped mountains all around.
An easy trek for all ages.

ITINERARY
Day 1:  Manali – Dhundi (2,840 m), drive 20 km, 40 minutes, trek to Bakarthach (3,300 m). 5 km, 3-4 hrs.
After breakfast, we leave Manali by car to Dhundi via Solang Nala. Dhundi is our starting point of the trek and it will take an hour’s drive from Manali. Solang is the base of all adventure sports in Manali. Solang to Dhundi road goes along the right banks of the River through pine, walnut, and silver birch forest to Dhundi, it’s an 8 km from Solang to Dhundi.
Setting off from Dhundi, we start walking on the trail following the river upstream gently to Bakarthach which is an approximately 5 km long route. It is an easy trail and on the left of the rising Seven Sisters peak. Walking beneath these peaks and crossing the treeline with a glimpse of Bakarthach meadows. Arrive at Bakarthach camp. To the south of Dhundi, you will get a glimpse of Deo Tibba at 6,001 meters, and the Indrasan peak at 6,220 meters.

Day 2:  Trek to Beas Kund (3,690 m) – Back to Bakarthach, 6 km, 6-7 hrs.
Today after breakfast we climb gently to Beas Kund, through boulders and rocks for a few minutes. We will now soon discover the tiny lake of Beas Kund, believed to be the source of River Beas. And of course base camp for the wonderful trekking peaks of Mt. Shitidhar, Ladakhi, Friendship. A good trekker can climb these peaks by leaving Beas Kund early. The peaks above 6,000m are Makerbeh and Shikhar Beh. Lahaul valley region lies to the north of BeasKund just behind the great wall of these mountains. To the west Kangra and lower region of Himalaya known as Dhauladhar range. Visiting the lake and exploring the Beas Kund area we retrace back to Bakarthach camp for an overnight stay.

Day 3:  Trek to Dhundi, for 4 Hrs, Drive to Solang and continue to Manali for 40 minutes.
Today leaving Bakarthach after breakfast, we descent gradually back to Dhundh where we started the trek the first day. Arriving at Solang Nala, if you wish to quad biking, Para Gliding, etc then we spent a few hours here and finally to Manali.