Camps up to 3500 m, easy way back. Less than 10 km/day, no river crossing, no dangerous parts.
Magnificent national park, in the outskirts of Chitral, unfortunately it seems relatively little visited. That is unfortunate, because easily accessible, it hides treasures. A breathtaking view on the region of Chitral, cedar forest is all over, a unique wildlife ...
This route is easy but little walked, it requires good orienteering skills.
Organization
In Chitral, when you speak of Kasavir, many guides are available.
Be ready to pay around 1000 to 1200 Rps day, including food but not the tips (15 to 20% of total wage). Porters, however, require 300 per stage, not including food or tips (15 to 20% of total), 350 with food. Negotiate the number of stages, there must be 2 to 3.
How to get there ?
The best way is to hire a "special" jeep which will bring you directly in the Chitral Gol. Start to trek at Birmogh Lasht Fort; views on the Tirish mir are the most beautiful. For the vehicle, the price range is between 800 and 1200 rps ... negotiate hard!
Best time
May to November.
Food
Chitral
Day1
Departure: 2400 m Arrival: 2100 m Accumulation: + 805 -1155 Return distance: 9 km Length return: 4 to 6 hours
Ask to be dropped at Birmogh Lasht Fort; the trail that starts to Chaghbini is just behind. Tirich Mir stands out apricot orchards. Rising first on bare slopes, enjoy a 360 degree panorama.
A good half hour after, the first cedars are visible, including one gigantic roadside, it precedes the forest. If the weather is mild, good smell of resin will linger throughout the day. Chaghbini, is marked by a white building for the park. Pass by and continue. 150 m later, go to the right, some twenty meters below the ridge. The following part is well marked.
The path is on the hillside; at an intersection don’t climb on top of another ridge. After an hour, Ishperudeh valley unfolds, just here a path plunges, don’t follow it. Descend slowly down the valley, reaching the bottom there is a spring on your right, it is a great place for a lunch break. Cross the bottom of the valley, leaving on the right the path that climbs to the Gokhshal pass.
From there, the path is marked but doesn’t seem much travelled. Under no circumstances follow the riverbed; cross it all the time to continue on the opposite side. Descending pleasantly to Kasavir, half an hour later, it crosses again a little stream, go to the opposite side. If at that point you get lost, spot a flat part, before a cliff plunges into the main stream to join it. The loops in the forest come one after another, until you reach the bottom of the trough; a flood removed a part of the slope where the trail was. Go up to the right, two cairns indicate the next part; remember, don’t follow the stream !
10 minutes later you cross a ruin, continue down the path is not easily visible. You reach landslides, the road suddenly takes a sharp bend and switchbacks, do not go straight ahead, as show the footsteps of those who got lost ... like us! The few buildings Kasavir are visible below.
To pitch your tent, many spots, whether after the bridge on a beautiful flat part, or closer to the trail towards a hill topped with a cedar.
Water : Birmogh Lasht. A spring going down to Ishperudeh. In Kasavir, many water points.
Day 2
Departure: 2100 m Arrival: 1500 m Accumulation: + 545 -1165 Return Distance: 12 km Length return: 5 to 7 hours
From Kasavir to follow the path going down along the valley, it is very well marked; watch out for landslides that make the way dangerous at some part. Two hours on a sawtooth path up to Merin. Some bridges follow, and the trail brings you to a deep gorge, before climbing over 300 m to Booster.
100 m before Booster antennas, turn right and go down to Chitral. The trail is very well marked, and joins the unsealed road stretching switchbacks. You can shunt all this very steep and marked slopes. At the last switchback you see Chitral, go to the track and follow it up to the city.
Water : Kasavir, Merin, after no water.
WARNING Treks described in this rubric have all been walked by the author, itineraries are detailed daily, maps and pictures illustrate them. On no account these sheets will replace the experience of a local guide; they are complementary and should be taken as such! Never go alone, without warning anybody! The course of some trails might change from one year to another, landslides, mud slides are numerous enough.
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