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- Spring; summer; autumn; winter only with snow experience
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- Moderate
Trekking SpotOffbeatTrek / meadow
Gorson Bugyal
Meadow walk above Auli through forest and open alpine grassland.
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01 — The story
The story
A gentle-to-moderate meadow route opens to big Himalayan scenery beyond the ski slopes.
Unmapped team
02 — About
About Gorson Bugyal
Coming soon
We’re still writing about Gorson Bugyal: its history, what’s there and why it’s worth the trip.
03 — Plan your visit
Plan your visit
Time and effort
Easy to moderate
Easy
Moderate
Hard
- Time needed
- Half day
- Trek duration
- 2–4 hours round trip; conditions and pace vary
Tickets and permits
- Parking
- Auli parking/ropeway base
On the ground
- Local food
- Local Garhwali meals in Auli/Joshimath
- Access
- Walk from Auli; winter snow can alter route
- Families
- Suitable for active families in good weather
- Mobile network
- Limited/variable
Stay safe
Snow, fog and route-finding issues; check local advice and avoid leaving marked routes.
Where it is
Chamoli, Uttarakhand
Near Auli
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