| APPROACH
How to
Get There
65 km from Shimla. It is connected by regular Bus/Taxi services.
Nearest Railway Station (65km) And Airport (88 km) are at Shimla.
WHAT TO SEE
Places of
Interest in and Around Narkanda
Hatu Peak (3300m) :
8 km from Narkanda,
the Jeepable road is surrounded by cedar and spruce trees. On the
top of the Hill ancient Hatu Mata Temple is located. The peak offers
wide view of the entire Himalayan Range and in the depths are the
dense forest, green fields and apple orchards.
Kacheri (1810m) :
This place is located
half km from Oddi, and 7 km from Narkanda on NH-22 and famous for
ancient Mahamaya Temple.
Kumarsain (1250m) :
16 km on NH-22. One of
the ancient Hill States in Shimla Hills. Raja's Palace still exists
Kumarsain village. Ancient Koteshwar Mahadev Temple is worthseeing.
Kotgarh and Thanedhar (1830m) :
18 km link road
bifurcates from Narkanda. Himachal's Horticultural heartland and
famous for apple orchards. Stokes apple Farm is located here. Stores
came to India on a trip and while on a summer visit to Shimla, fell
in love with its environments, which included the charming hill folk
and settled down in Kotgarh, and started the apple farm which soon
gained popularity with its Red Delicious, Golden Delicious and Royal
Delicious apples.
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