Char Dham Yatra Route Map with distance – 2022

Char Dham Yatra Road Map

Uttarakhand is considered as the Land of Gods because of the famous temple of Char Dhams that are situated in the beautiful Garwhal Himalayan range. The Char Dhams include four holy shrine of Hindus named Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri & Yamunotri. All four holy dhams belongs to different Gods, Badrinath Temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu, Kedarnath Temple to Lord Shiva, Gangotri temple to Goddess Ganga river and Yamunotri temple to Goddess Yamuna river. The Char Dham Yatra is among the most spiritual and divine experience a devotee may seek out to travel.

Best Season for Char Dham Yatra

The best time to visit Char Dham temples is around May, June, September and October. During these months the weather remains moderate and pleasant in these places. Monsoon season should be avoided due to heavy rainfall in the hilly areas of Uttarakhand causing mass landslides. One can’t visit Char Dham temples in winter because the Kapats get closed during this time and the shrines are brought upon to lower altitudes. Char Dham temples remains closed for six months during that time.

Badrinath : Kedarnath : Gangotri : Yamunotri Road Map

There is a plethora of various religious sites that you can’t just miss on while travelling to your favorite Char Dham destination. You can visit various places while you are en-route to your Char Dham Yatra. We present you a Char Dham Yatra route map that gives you an insight on places that are available for sightseeing, important stoppage points along with distance between important places and time taken. 

Haridwar to Yamunotri Route Map

Yamunotri Elevation : 3291 metres

Nearest Railway Station – Haridwar | Rishikesh | Dehradun

Nearest Airport – Jolly Grant Airport

Route – 

Delhi to Haridwar (230kms | 5hr 30mins)

Haridwar to Mussoorie (85kms | 2hr 40mins)

Mussoorie to Nainbagh (42kms | 1hr 30mins)

Nainbagh to Naugaon (45kms | 1hr 35mins)

Naugaon to Barkot (12kms | 30mins)

Barkot to Hanuman Chatti (38kms | 1hr 10mins)

Hanuman Chatti to Janki Chatti (10kms | 20mins)

From Janki Chatti you will have to trek to Yamunotri that is 5kms one side and will take about 4 to 5 hrs to complete.

Sightseeing Points – Mussoorie and Lakhamandal

Gangotri Dham Route Map

Gangotri Elevation : 3415 metres

Nearest Railway Station – Haridwar | Rishikesh | Dehradun

Nearest Airport – Jolly Grant Airport

Route – 

Janki Chatti to Barkot (48kms | 1hr 40mins)

Barkot to Dharasu  (65kms | 2hr 30mins)

Dharasu to Uttarkashi (31kms | 1hr 10mins)

Uttarkashi to Gangotri  (100kms | 3hrs)

Sightseeing Points – Gangnani and Harshil

Kedarnath Dham Route Map

Kedarnath Elevation : 3553 metres

Nearest Railway Station – Haridwar | Rishikesh | Dehradun

Nearest Airport – Jolly Grant Airport

Route – 

Gangotri to Uttarkashi (100kms | 3hrs)

Uttarkashi to Lambgaon (55kms | 2hrs)

Lambgaon to  Ghansali(55kms | 2hr 10mins)

Ghansali to Tilwara (65kms | 2hr 30mins)

Tilwara to Agastmuni (10kms | 20mins)

Agastmuni to Kund (20kms | 45mins)

Kund to Guptakashi (12kms | 40mins)

Guptakashi to Sonprayag (35kms | 1hr 40mins )

From Sonprayag you will have to hire a local 4X4 to reach Gaurikund. From here it’s a trek of about 16.5kms up till Kedarnath Temple

Sightseeing Points – Kalimath, Tehri (if route opted)

Badrinath Dham Route Map

Badrinath Elevation : 3300 metres

Nearest Railway Station – Haridwar | Rishikesh | Dehradun

Nearest Airport – Jolly Grant Airport

Route – 

Sonprayag to Kund (47kms | 2hr 30mins)

Kund to Ukhimath (10kms | 20mins)

Ukhimath to Gopeshwar (80kms | 3hrs)

Gopeshwar to Pipalkoti(30kms | 1hr 20mins)

Pipalkoti to Joshimath (40kms | 1hr 20mins)

Joshimath to Govindghat (20kms | 1hr 10mins)

Govindghat to Badrinath (28kms | 1hr 20mins)

Sightseeing Points – Chopta, Auli and Mana

Badrinath to Haridwar Road Map

Route – 

Badrinath to Joshimath (48kms | 2hr 30mins)

Joshimath to Gopeshwar(70kms | 2hr 40mins)

Gopeshwar to Karnaprayag (45kms | 1hr 40mins)

Karnaprayag to Rudraprayag (35kms | 1hr 30mins)

Rudraprayag to Srinagar(35kms | 1hr 10mins)

Srinagar to Devprayag (38kms | 1hr 15mins)

Devprayag to Rishikesh (78kms | 2hr 45mins)

Rishikesh to Haridwar (20kms | 50mins)

Sightseeing Points – Karnaprayag, Rudraprayag, Devprayag and Rishikesh