The Nanda Devi Raj Jat main route runs over 19 days from the temple town of Nauti up to the high region near Homkund and back. Measured from the surveyed route geometry, the round trip is 257.41 km, of which 164.78 km is the outbound journey (Nauti to Homkund) and 92.63 km is the return legs. This page lists every day, the 17 official halts and the places recorded along the way. The same data drives the interactive map, where each day and halt can be opened on the route.
Day-by-day route
| Day | From → To | Measured km | Source km |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nauti to Ida Badhani | 16.21 | 15.00 |
| 2 | Ida Badhani to Nauti (return over Day 1 geometry) | 16.21 | 15.00 |
| 3 | Nauti to Kansuwa | 7.53 | 7.52 |
| 4 | Kansuwa to Sem | 17.24 | 17.23 |
| 5 | Sem to Koti | 11.93 | 11.93 |
| 6 | Koti to Bhagoti | 11.45 | 11.45 |
| 7 | Bhagoti to Kulshari | 15.33 | 15.33 |
| 8 | Kulshari to Chepudi | 10.76 | 10.76 |
| 9 | Chepudi to Nandakeshri | 4.65 | 4.65 |
| 10 | Nand Kesri to Faldiya | 7.90 | 7.89 |
| 11 | Faldiya Mandoli | 7.38 | 7.37 |
| 12 | Mandoli to Lohajang (Waan) · Lohajang to Koling (Waan) · Koling to Waan | 13.04 | 13.02 |
| 13 | Waan to Ran Ki Dhaar · Ran Ki Dhar to Gairoli Patal | 5.43 | 5.43 |
| 14 | Bedni Round Worship · Bedni to Patar Nachoniya · Gairoli Patal to Bedni | 7.02 | 5.76 |
| 15 | Patar Nachauniya to Kalvavinayak · Kalva to Bagwa Basa · Bagwabasa to Cherinaag · Cherinaag to Juran Gali · Juran to Shila Samundar | 9.97 | 9.97 |
| 16 | To Homkund · Homkund to Chandaniya Ghat | 2.72 | 2.71 |
| 17 | To Suthol | 12.23 | 12.24 |
| 18 | To Ghat | 20.84 | 20.84 |
| 19 | To Nandaprayag · To Nauti | 59.57 | 59.54 |
Official halts
Halts are numbered in the order used on the map. A halt is tied to a day only where that day's route ends within 2 km of it; otherwise no day is claimed.
| No. | Halt | Day(s) ending here | Latitude, longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Idabanani | Day 1 | 30.24499, 79.23546 |
| 2 | Nauti Temple | Day 2, Day 3 | 30.20354, 79.20061 |
| 3 | Kansuwa | Day 4 | 30.15834, 79.20106 |
| 4 | Sem | Day 5 | 30.18187, 79.23905 |
| 5 | Bhagoti | Day 7 | 30.14749, 79.36003 |
| 6 | Kulsari | Day 8 | 30.09052, 79.45880 |
| 7 | Chepdyun | Day 9 | 30.04876, 79.53925 |
| 8 | Faldiya Gaon | Day 10, Day 11 | 30.07882, 79.59464 |
| 9 | Waan | Day 13 | 30.20531, 79.61791 |
| 10 | Chandaniya Ghat | Day 16, Day 17 | 30.29054, 79.73078 |
| 11 | Sutol | Day 18 | 30.27172, 79.61922 |
| 12 | Nandkesari | — | 30.04084, 79.56709 |
| 13 | Mundoli | — | 30.12557, 79.61249 |
| 14 | Patar Nachaunia | — | 30.23593, 79.69280 |
| 15 | Sila Samudra | — | 30.28158, 79.74109 |
| 16 | Ghat | — | 30.25676, 79.44746 |
| 17 | Kurud Temple | — | 30.28196, 79.45040 |
Places along the route
46 further locations are recorded on the route. The source files label all of them simply as villages, so the categories below are derived from the place names and should be read as indicative.
Village (29)
Aeroli, Baguwa Basa, Banani, Chandpur Garhi, Chaundali, Chherinaag, Dewal, Dharkot, Dhataura, Ghee Thopdiyan, Haat Kalyani, Halori, Jamun Dali, Jenta, Kandai, Kewar Gaun, Koti, Kuling, Langasu, Lata Khopdi, Lohajang, Lwani, Nanda Chauri Banoli, Narayanbagar, Panthi, Purna, Tatra, Tope Gaon, Ujjwalpur
Pass / Gali (6)
Bagarkhal, Ghandiyal Dhar, Jyuragali, Khal, Rann ki dhar, Sitolidhar
Temple (4)
Jakh, Kailuwa Vinayak, Mahadev Ghat, Rameshwar
Lake / Kund (4)
Bada Homkund, Chhota Hom Kund, Gairoli Patal, Roop Kund
River / Prayag (2)
Karnprayag, Nandaprayag
Bugyal (1)
Bedni Bugyal
Data
Route lines, halts and places come from three supplied GeoJSON files (main route, official halts, main locations). Download them as used on the map: main-route.geojson (WGS84; line geometry simplified for display).