Binsar zero point

In a nutshell, not worth it. It's an average hike at the end of a 45 minute drive up a steep hill. For two passengers and a car, the entry fee is 600. A 90 minute round trip for a 2 km hike is simply not worth it. The roads are poorly maintained and can barely fit two cars at it widest points.

The forest is dense. There is no wildlife. Signboards with animal and butterfly pictures is the best you'll get to see. I did manage to snap a lizard of sorts, but barring the rhododendron trees, there's nothing more to see. Not much of a view. In fact, one can't even pan around at the top of the hill.

Everyone we encountered was either fed up or enjoying being taken for a ride. Even the guards said 'best avoid this trip', it's full of 'pot holes and bad roads'. I guess we're no wiser to have not heeded the advice!

Be a good tourist. Carry your junk back with you. Don't go, frankly. The place is in a state of ruin. Your car will probably get dinked.

The highest point in Binsar. We stayed in TRH, Binsar and the trek from the hotel to the zero point is excellent. It passes through thick forest and one can watch several varieties of birds. The trek path to the zero point is also well led. The view from the top is also splendid. On a clear day, one can see snow-laden peaks of Himalayas, but we were unlucky.

Binsar...each and everything is beautiful, be it the jungle trek, be it the Bineswar Mahadev Temple, be it the jungle itself... but specifically Binsar Zero Point is a so so experience. A 2 k.m. eyesoothing jungle trek and then you are there...but that's all, nothing extraordinary. But the place is serene and quiet...a perfect place for self- introspection and if luck favours, a magnanimous view of the Himalayas

We were disappointed because it rained and the amazing view was covered with fog and cloud. But when I see pictures in google it’s a must visit place. It’s a 2km hike on upper incline road. Its fun to have a good hike and view. Make sure the weather is absolutely good and visible.

Binsar zero point is right in the jungle. If you like silence and music of the forest, it is worth it. Truly nature unhindered and untouched.

You have to trek 20-30 minutes to reach the zero point once you have entered Binsar wildlife sanctuary and reached as far as your vehicle can take you. The trek is fairly easy and trekking path is wide. It is right through the middle of dense forest.

Once at Zero point you get to see breathtaking mountain views and greenery. You can sit relax and let the vibes surround you.

You have to register vehicle and buy tickets to enter the wildlife sanctuary - on the spot and no prior reservation is needed. It is like rs. 250 for vehicle and rs. 150 for individual. As it was a solo trip for me, I don't know how families are charged.

Great point to get some views of the Nanda Devi and other peaks. Best to go early in the morning before 7am on a very clear day for best views. Won't get the views in cloudy or rainy weather. It's an easy hike to this place. The viewing tower built could have been much better for better views and pictures.

An amazingly dense forest in the Himalayan valley. The zero point is the highest and last point of this mountain and from here a 180 km extensive Himalayan Mountain stretch can be viewed including the Nanda Devi peaks. Rs 550 is charged by the forest check post as entry fee.

The views of the Himalayas are breath taking and the small trek of 2 odd kilometers is worth it. The incline is not too steep and even if you are moderately fit, you can do it. The views from zero point are worth it. If this was a western country, by now they would have advertised it widely.
Note: some of the photos I have taken are through a high power binoculars.