Tungnath Temple, Rudraprayag – Trekking &
Connectivity
Chopta is located at about 25 Kms from Ukhimath, 40 Kms
from Guptkashi, 45 Kms from Gopeshwar, 66 Kms from Rudraprayag, 202 Kms from Rishikesh
Railway Station, 219 Kms from Dehradun Airport and 448 Kms from New Delhi
Airport. Tungnath can be reached on the Kund-Gopeshwar road up to Chopta from
Rishikesh via Chamoli-Gopeshwar-Chopta
route. Buses and taxis ply along the route. The temple lies about 1.5 Kms below
the Chandrashila Peak (4,000 m (13,123 ft)). The road to Chopta is
just below this ridge and hence provides the shortest bridle approach path for
trekking to the temple from Chopta, over a short distance of about 4 Kms.
In fact, the trek route to Tungnath commences just beside
the road at Chopta and can be easily spotted. Apart from being a popular
pilgrimage destination, Tungnath is increasingly becoming a popular trekking
and adventure destination. The 4 Kms trek starts from Chopta and additional 1.5
kms trek leads to Chandrashila, situated at the height of 4000 mts. Of all the
Panch Kedar trek routes, the route to Tungnath is the shortest and can be
covered in approximately 3–4 hours.
The trek path is stone paved with benches provided en
route at intervals to rest and enjoy the beautiful views of the Chaukhamba,
Nanda Devi, Neelkanth and Kedarnath peaks. Generally, the pilgrimage to
Tunganath is undertaken as part of the Panch Kedar trekking covering all five
temples over 170 Kms route (road cum trek length) starting from Rishikesh in
the order of: Kedarnath, Tungnath, Rudranath, Madhyamaheshwar and Kalpeshwar. Pilgrimage
will be done in summer months (April to October), as the temple remains snow
bound and unapproachable during winter. Few Tourists visit this place during
winter to witness snowfall and avoid the huge rush of devotees.
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