From Shimla you take NH 22 via Kufri to Narkanda(64 kms). At Narkanda, you leave NH 22 and get on to the Narkanda-Thanedar-Bithal road.

WHAT TO SEE

Thanedar has a quaint little bazaar with tumbledown teashops where the kettle is only marginally sootier then the walls. But tea is a great way of getting people to talk. So you order a glass and ask the shop owner what is there to see around the place. "Orchards”, he will tell you. "Mountains, the farthest of them perpetually covered with snow and the beauty of nature." You nod in agreement. "And what is the best place to see it from?" As likely as not his answer will be, "Harmony Hall, at the top of Barobag Hill. But you can't just walk in there. It is the Stokes’ family home, so you must first obtain permission."

Armed with the permission, you climb to the top of Barobag and find that the teashop owner was on the dot. From the crest of the hill, at 8,000 feet, Thanedar unfolds as a magnificent panorama of mountains. The farthest of them are cloaked in snow, others are deodar clad or draped in a soft blue haze. In a gorge, some 6,000 feet below and clearly visible to the naked eye, flows the river Sutlej. The slopes of Thanedar (part of Shimla hills) are studded with apple orchards. Apple trees are absolutely everywhere and prosperity via the apple is legendary.