Love trekking? Uttarakhand opens 10 unexplored new trails: All you must know before going there

New Delhi : If you are the one who wants to scale heights and looking for some unexplored locations then Uttarakhand's new trekking trails will make you fall for them. The state government has revealed around 30 new peaks and 10 unexplored trails for tourists. All these peaks are above 6,000 metres.

The decision to unveil new peaks comes after the central government had passed an order to allow travelers to explore other 137 Himalayan peaks sprawling across Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh.

The new unveiled peaks in Uttarakhand are - Nanda Lapak, Lamchir, Lamchir South, Nar Parbat, Naryana Parbat, Bhagnyu, Pawangarh, Mahalay Parbat, Ratnagiri and Yan Buk. Out of the new 30 unexplored peaks, some of them are Bhirgu Parbat (6,041 m), Kali Dhang (6,373 m), Rishi Kot (6,236 m), Avalanche (6,443 m), Manda III (6,510 m), Manda II (6,529 m), Garur Parbat (6,504 m), Devtoli (6,788 m) and Rishi Pahar (6,992 m).

Meanwhile, there are some rules which have been kept in place before you can plan a trek there.

• Each team of climbers will have to submit an amount of Rs 10,000 while embarking on the journey. The money will be returned as the team comes back after the trek. This is to avoid as much littering in the area as possible.

• Thinking how to navigate through new peaks? Worry not, soon travelers will be able to navigate through newly designed maps with the help pf local development facilities.

• 12 teams with 10 members will only permitted to scale the new peaks that too just twice a year.

• All norms made by the Uttarakhand Mountaineering Association have to be strictly adhered to.

• IDs, daily activity list and route map will have to be submitted to the forest officials as well.