CAMP ITCHYFEET
Location :- Camp site is located on the banks of River Pabbar at 31Degree 21 Mins 20 secs North and 77 degree 46 mins 34 Secs East at the elevation of 1535 mtrs, ahead of Rohroo Town in District Shimla. Pabbar valley is one of the most picturesque and pristine valley of Himachal. This valley is unexplored and virgin territory. One has to see it to believe it. This valley also connects to Sangla valley to the North East . Road Rohroo to Dodra Kwar through Chanshal Pass has been opened to the world for the first time in 2009. This area has various breathtaking, enchanting and panoramic places which can be approached by foot only. Hence ITCHYFEET.
Route:- The camp site is connected by road from Shimla. Suggested routes are as follows:-
Route 1 Shimla is connected by Air, Rail and Road.
By Air : Shimla Airport is at Jubbarhatti, 23 kms from city and is connected to Chandigarh, Kullu, Delhi. It has daily flights from Delhi and Kullu. On Tuesday and Thursday Jagson Airlines flies Delhi-Shimla-Kullu-Gaggal and return. Archana and KCV fly between Delhi and Shimla on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
By Train – Trains running between Delhi - Kalka - Delhi:
Train Name / Number |
Dep. Delhi |
Arr. Kalka |
Train No. |
Dep. Kalka |
Arr. Delhi |
Himalayan Queen (4095) |
05:50 |
11:10 |
4096 |
16:50 |
22:55 |
Shatabdi Exp. (2011) |
07:40 |
11:45 |
2012 |
17:45 |
21:50 |
Paschim Exp. |
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2926A |
10:10 |
16:35 |
Shatabdi Exp. (2005) |
17:25 |
21:20 |
2006 |
06:15 |
10:15 |
Kalka Mail(2311) |
21:40 |
04:40 |
2312 |
23:55 |
06:25 |
Note: Kalka Mail leaves from Old Delhi Railway Station and Himalayan Queen leaves from H. Nizamudin Station. |
The Chandigarh Shatabdi Leaves Delhi at 0740 Hrs to Reach Chandigarh at 1050. From Kalka , the option is take the toy train to Shimla and travel by road till camp site or travel by road from Chandigarh/Kalka till camp site.
- Time Table of Trains From Kalka To Shimla
Train No. |
Departure Kalka |
Arrival Shimla |
1 KS |
04:00 |
09:15 |
251 Up |
06:00 |
11:00 |
255 Up |
12:10 |
17:20 |
241 Up |
05:30 |
10:15 |
- Time Table of Trains From Shimla To Kalka
Train No. |
Departure Shimla |
Arrival Kalka |
2 KS |
14:25 |
20:10 |
252 Dn |
18:15 |
23:15 |
256 Dn |
10:30 |
16:05 |
242 Dn |
17:40 |
22:20 |
By Road
Route 1 :- The distance between Chandigarh/Kalka to Shimla is 120/80 Km. Its NH 22 and very good road. From Shimla to Theog,travel on NH 22 for 40 Km and then turn right on State Highway and travel for 90 Km via Chaila-Kotkhai-KharaPathar-Hatkoti-Rohru and Campsite. This State Highway is under conversion and will be world class road by 2011.
Route 2 :- The camp site can be approached by road from Uttrakhand axis also. Though scenic but not advisable as the road is narrow and time consuming. However for the interest of travellers, the suggested routes from that axis are as follws:-
(a) Delhi - Loni Border - Bagpath - Saharanpur - Vikasnagar - Yamuna Pul - Nainbagh - Nowgaon - Purola – Mori - Tuni – Hatkoti – Rohru – Campsite.
(b) Delhi - Roorki - Dehradoon - Mussorie - Nainbagh - Nowgaon - Purola - Mori – Tuni – Hatkoti – Rohru – Campsite.