Tarab Forest Hike

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DIFFI LEVEL- MODERATE/ TOTAL HG- 500 MT./ DISTANCE-7 KM

LOCATED TO THE WEST OF THE PROPERTY, THE TARA DEVI HIKE IS A SCENIC AND SPIRITUALLY RICH EXPERIENCE THROUGH HIMALAYAN FORESTS. YOU CAN CHOOSE TO DO IT UPHILL OR DOWNHILL:

UPHILL HIKE: START WITH A 40-MINUTE DRIVE TO THE BASE POINT.

DOWNHILL OPTION: DRIVE 58 MINUTES TO TARA DEVI TEMPLE AND HIKE DOWN.

WALKING DISTANCE IS BETWEEN 6.5 TO 7 KM (APPROXIMATELY 1.5 TO 3 HOURS), AND THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL IS MODERATE. THIS IS A SAFE AND ENRICHING HALF-DAY EXCURSION, COMBINING NATURE, SPIRITUALITY, AND QUIET ADVENTURE.

WILDLIFE SIGHTINGS MAY INCLUDE BARKING DEER, GHORAL, PORCUPINES, WILD BOARS, AND VARIOUS HIMALAYAN BIRDS, ESPECIALLY THE HIMALAYAN GRIFFON NEAR THE RIDGELINE.

A HIDDEN GEM ALONG THE WAY IS A SECLUDED SHIVA TEMPLE, DEEP IN THE FOREST, WHERE A SOLITARY SAGE LIVES IN MEDITATION. TALKING IS DISCOURAGED NEAR THE TEMPLE TO MAINTAIN SILENCE, AS THE SAGE RARELY SPEAKS AND COMMUNICATES THROUGH GESTURES. HIS PRESENCE IN THIS REMOTE FOREST IS BOTH HUMBLING AND MEMORABLE.

AFTER THE TEMPLE, THE LAST STRETCH IS STEEP AND ZIGZAG, BUT THE PATH IS WELL-PAVED ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP. AT THE SUMMIT STANDS THE TARA DEVI TEMPLE, AN ANCIENT SHRINE DEDICATED TO GODDESS TARA, OFFERING STUNNING VIEWS OF THE HIMALAYAS, THE SATLUJ VALLEY, AND THE GANGES VALLEY.

THERE’S ALSO A ROAD FROM THE OTHER SIDE THAT REACHES THE TEMPLE, GIVING YOU THE OPTION TO HIKE UPHILL OR DOWNHILL. HOWEVER, WE ENCOURAGE THE UPHILL ROUTE, AS IT IS GRADUAL AND ALLOWS YOU TO EXPERIENCE THE FOREST MORE DEEPLY BEFORE THE STEEPER FINAL ASCENT.