Prashar Lake Trek - Trekking In Himachal

 Prashar Lake Trek - Trekking In Himachal 

Today we're going to show you our experience of a beautiful trek called the Prashar Lake trek. We are going to take you through from crossing the vyas river to the beautiful dense pine forest, the slippery muddy patches and the beautiful scenic view of the Himalaya. So basically right now I'm standing at a place called Parashar lake. It's a very beautiful trek placed in Himachal. How to get there and all the stuff are there on the website now when you are there at the village called Baggi it's at 4,600 some feet all right and this particular place where I am right now is 8700 feet so somewhere close to 4,100 feet in one day and the distance is 7.5 kilometers so if you can do that on a map like this and like this you will figure out the inclination that it hasso you have to be fit even for a weekend to do the trek.

Difficulties at parashar lake trek

Difficulty wise it can be termed as easy it can be termed as moderate or difficult depending on the weather, depending on the level of fitness I have come with. So because I've done like I said XYZ treks in the XYZ places that means this is going to be a very easy cakewalk trek for me that is not the case right. The Beautiful part about parashar as a trek has a lot of pine forest work. It has a lot of altitude to gain and the distance is 7.5 kilometers.It is not easy as it sounds but when you do it that feeling of accomplishment hits you to do it all.

How to reach parashar lake

We have other treks also on weekend treks but I rate parashar to be the highest from my perspective because of this reason. We started our journey first by train from Mumbai to Delhi, a bus from Delhi to Mandi and a private vehicle from Mandi to Baggi. Soon as we reach Baggi the weather was not looking good but our Trek leader assured us that it was okay to Trek in such a weather so we all wore our ponchos and after a short briefing we marched towards the parashar lake the trail had a lots of levels to cross.The first was a kilometer long rocky trail that went over the vyas river,and from there we headed towards a wide bridge walk from one and a half kilometer more. Soon as we finished the walk we entered the gates of the thick dense pine forest.

Experience at parashar lake

It was a magnificent sight to see. This was the first time at Prashar lake for all of us and we all experienced just how beautiful nature can get. You will completely get lost in terms of admiring his beauty and shades of green. Though the rain kept challenging us every step we took it made the forest look even more beautiful. And not forgetting the most beautiful creature that accompanied us we named him shadow. For some time we saw the Sun coming out and took that opportunity to have some delicious lunch prepared by the locals, and then headed further After clearing the forest we first cleared a small muddy patch the second part was a little bigger with hard patches of ice. But soon the view cleared and we could see the Himalayas. Suddenly all the tiredness was gone and we kept moving while admiring the vistas we had reached the stunning peaceful lake the Prashar lake. Even though the snow had almost melted it was freezing cold up there we watched the Sun setting down, had some dinner and camped that night under the sparkling stars. The next morning we woke up with surprise and I was mesmerized to see the beautiful stretch of fog and the goldenpeaks of the mighty Himalayas. Later after having some breakfast we visited the spiritual temple dedicated to Parashay Rishi. It is a three storey pagoda-like temple and demonstrates beautiful Himachali architecture. The lake is considered sacred to the prashar rishi. As he is regarded to have meditated there. There is even an arrangement to stay with the devotees who come to visit the temple on the 12th of April every year for the festival. The lake has its own floating island and the depth of the lake is still unknown. Today the Sun was shining all over the place. And again after a briefing we started walking down the same path. Soon we reached down and we all knew it was the end of an amazing weekend we shared. We all went back to our cities to fall back into our daily routines but with a new and fresh energy.

Best time to visit parashar lake

You can visit during april, may,june and september for peaceful experience and feel the beauty of this snow-covered lake you feel really grateful to visit parashar lake in rainy weather. Your journey only depends upon parashar lake weather and parashar lake temperature because in winter the temperature will be below zero degree and the entire lake will freeze.