Deoria Tal Trek

The trek(2.3km) starts from Sari, a village which is around 20km before Chopta. As it was forcasted to snow during our visit, nature did not disappoint us. We witnessed snowfall throughout our trek to Deoria Tal. It was beautiful to see every part of meadows and snow covered mountains from top and luckily we were only few who were on trek, so it was peaceful and relaxing.

A small but beautiful lake located at the top of the mountain.

Reaching the lake involves a trek of around 2 km which will take you a little more than expected. The climb is moderate in terms of elevation.

There are a few shops available on the way for refreshments.

The scenes on the top were very picturesque. There was a watch tower on the far side of the lake for enjoying the views from a height.

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A beautiful 2.4 km trek from Sari village, going through a part of village, Cafe Buransh and the temple up to the top of the hill. They have 2-3 resting point on way with benches and shade to sit and rest. The trail can be sunny and hot from April to Oct so carry sunglasses and sun cap. On the way till May 2019 there was no eating point however just 300-500 mtrs before the lake there are a few eating points and dhabbas where they serve you proper meals and snacks. At the lake there is an allotted camping area where you can camp after paying the govt charges.
You can also trek to Deoriatal from Chopta, 13-14kms trek through the forest. You can stay overnight at the Lake or come back to Sari Village and stay there or in Chopta. Chopta is 30min drive from there.
There are some staying options of camps around the lake, you can ask at Sari village before you hike up.

The trek by itself, is a very pleasant one and I would rate it easy in terms of the difficult level. Being a public holiday, ruined our experience of it to a good extent, as it was super crowded. It felt more like a pilgrimage to a very famous holy site and less like a trek in the wilderness.
We got to experience the idiocies of humans in such variety I tell you. From people, trying to trek in the most irrelevant clothes for something like this to them blasting trashy music out loud instead of enjoying the trek and the sounds of the wilderness to them wanting an asphalted road up to the lake.
There was a silver lining though. In this chaos, we also got to see some very young kids and some very old people, totally focused, silent and determined to complete the trek meditatively.
When the little forest canopy opens up at the top, the scene that greats you is that of a calm, placid and an almost surreal looking lake. I was surprised that the forest officials have managed to keep the place so clean and enjoyable despite the crowd or I don't if the crowd goes through a shift upon reaching here and starts behaving, but the place was worth all the annoyance leading up to it. I could only try to imagine the overwhelm of the first human who came out of the forest cover to be suddenly faced with something so pleasantly unexpected.
From here, ones gets a spectacular view of some snow peaks, names of which I am unaware of but this view looks straight out of one of those calendars or those nature posters. A trail encircles the lake taking which, you can experience it from various spots. From here, the trail continues onto the Chandrashila peak which takes about 1.5 days to complete and I plan to do this at some point in my life.
I would absolutely recommend this trek, but not on a holiday.

It was an amazin experience as we have visited it in month of june ( mid week) but as you all know..it the month of rain in mountains..so even we had a baad start of the day by rain starting from 12 pm ..but we decided to go on a trek anyhow..it was a superb experience..we loved it .

Short weekend trek. Starts at Saari Village.
Continuous climb of 2.3Km. You’ll find beautiful cafes on the way. If you start early in the morning, it wud be very peaceful trek, gets crowded as the day progresses. You can have your breakfast on the way.
Camping is not allowed anymore on the lakeside.
Sit and enjoy snow capped Chaukhamba at Deoria Tal.
On your way back enjoy Rhododendron juice if u feel dehydrated.
Go for it👍.

Perfect trekking place for a 3 kms steep trek at an elevation of 7400 ft . Breathtaking view and amazing site seans.

A beautiful emerald (colour) lake @ 8000feet. Visit this picturseque place for trekking with excellent views, dense forest and chirping
birdies around. Soent night at camp watching twinkling stars or for a biodiversity tour to notice Blue green algae floating over lake water..
Deoria taal, Sanctuary. #Trekking #Thrillophilia