Moderate · Crossover Trek
Hampta Pass Trek
Jobra · Chika · Balu Ka Ghera · Hampta Pass · Chandratal
5 Days 4 Nights
Max 4,270 m
35 km
Himachal Pradesh
Jobra · Chika · Balu Ka Ghera · Hampta Pass · Chandratal
Hampta Pass is the trek where the landscape changes in front of your eyes. You start in the lush green Kullu valley — waterfalls, meadows, wildflowers — and cross a high pass into the stark, lunar-brown Lahaul. Few treks pack such a dramatic transformation into so few days. Add a side trip to the cobalt-blue Chandratal lake and you have one of the Himalayas' great crossover adventures, run by us from Dehradun.
Depart Dehradun for the drive to Manali.
Reach Manali. Check in and rest.
Dinner and a trek briefing.
Short drive to Jobra, the trailhead.
Easy trek along the Rani river to Chika (3,100 m).
Camp at Chika. Dinner and rest.
Trek through meadows and river crossings.
Reach Balu Ka Ghera (3,600 m), the pass base camp.
Early dinner; prepare for the pass.
Steep climb to Hampta Pass (4,270 m).
Cross the pass — green Kullu behind, barren Lahaul ahead.
Descend to the Shea Goru camp.
Dinner and an overnight stay.
Trek down to Chatru and meet the vehicle.
Optional drive to Chandratal lake if the road is open.
Begin the return journey toward Dehradun.