Lake treks are very amazing as it is a blessing in disguise for trekkers. Lake treks make it very interesting for nature lovers. Lets look into the top 5 lake treks in India.
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Deoria Tal Trek:-
Deoria Tal Trek is located at Uttarakhand and is 2,438 m above sea level. It is at a distance of 3 KM uphill from Mastura and Sari village. The reflection of the skies here is seen in the lake called Rudraprayag. From Sari village it is a 2 KM trek and is very easy for beginners. We find good amount of wildlife here and one can also spot chital and deer. We can see a sky full of stars which reflects perfectly on the Lake. We also find here the mesmerizing view of mountains, lakes and greenary. A good time to visit Deoria Tal Trek is from the month of mid March to June. Monsoon is not a very nice time to visist as there are landslides, road blocks etc and winters are also extremely cold.
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Chandrtal Lake Trek:-
Chandrtal Lake Trek is located at Himachal Pradesh at an altitude of 4,300meter located at Samudra Tapu plateau. This place is named after the crescent shape of the moon. Chandrtal Lake Trek was also declared to be the world heritage site in 2005. The lake here is one of the two high altitude wetlands of India. Trekking here is also very pocket friendly and one can also get the feel of Ladakh here. Trekking here is not very tough apart from the time when you have to cross the river which can also be easily managed.
The beautiful formation of clouds and the sky is reflected on the lake, the colours of the blue shy or the yellow sun or the setting oranges look of the sun, all can be seen in the reflections of the water here. The perfect time to visit Chandrtal Lake trek is during June to mid of October for an amazing experience.
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Roopkund Trek:-
Roop kund Trek is situated at Uttarakhand which is located 4,800 m above sea level. Roopkund Trek is located at Chamoli district of Garhwal and the lake here is called the mysterious lake as we can find here almost 500 skeletons towards its edges. These skeletons are said to belong to the Paleolithic age as we are also able to find animal skeletons. Here we find conifer forests towards its edges which inhances the beauty of the river. This place is situated between two hills namely Trishul and Nandghungti. There are many festivals celebrated here during the autumn season. Trekking here begins from Lohajung and the apt time to this place is throughout the year.
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Kashmir Great Lake:-
Kashmir Great Lake is obviously located at Kashmir at an altitude of 13000ft. This place is situated above Sonamarg which lies in the Srinagar-Leh highway. This place is very remote and has many maple and pine trees. We find very fresh water here and in order to trek here one should have a good stamina, june and September seem to be a good time to visit this place.
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Bhrigu Lake Trek:-
Bhrigu Lake Trek is situated at a place called Manali of Himachal Pradesh, it is at an elevation of 4,300 m from Kullu district. We find here good grasslands and frozen lake. Gulaba village is the starting point of this trek and the lake here is named after the great sage Bhrigu who is said to have taken a deep meditation here. One can witness Pin Panjal and Dhauladhar mountains here and the best time to visit is during the months of June to September.
