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Gangtey Trek
Day 01 :
Gangtey – Gogona. Approx.
15 Kms. 6 – 7 hours.
Leaving the valley
at 2830m, the trail leads south, then towards the west
through the fields and meadows and gradually climbs
through the mixed forest of rhododendron, magnolia,
junipers and bamboo till the Tsele-La (pass) at 3440m.
After the pass, crossing several meadows and through
the forest, it is a short climb to the Camp site. The
camp is at a hilltop overlooking the beautiful long
valley of Gogona.
O/N Camp. Altitude 3100m.
Day 02 :
Gogona – Khothakha
The trail winds
up gently up above the village of Gogona through the
fields and climbs through forest of fir, oak, dwarf
bamboo, cypress and juniper. You would also see a lot
of Daphne, the plant used for making the traditional
Bhutanese paper.
A long and gradual climb leads you to Shobju-la at an
altitude of 3410m, then descend through the forest,
criss-crossing a small stream and eventually meet the
rough track used for tractors to collect wood from the
forest. Following the track with a few short cuts through
the woods and you reach to Chorten Karpo (Stupa). The
camp for the night is beside a forest of blue pines
overlooking the village of Khothakha which, comprises
of about 60 houses. O/N Camp. Altitude, 2790m.
Day 03 :
Khothakha – Tikki Zampa
A short, steep climb
along a well worn path leads you to Tashi-la (2800m)
where, the can also get a ride on the cable car provided,
that it has been pre-arranged and that the passengers
are upper terminus of the “Cable car’ is.
This is used for transporting wood down to Chuzomsa
(1300m). NOTE: Visitors travelling by the rope will
be at their own risk. It is a nice walk down through
beautiful forest, wheat fields, through a cluster of
houses at Wachay and finally the trail meets the road
at Tikki Zampa.