Tani Jubbar Lake
Tani Jubbar is a small still lake in fir forest about 21 minutes by road from Narkanda, a quiet stop that fits easily with a morning at Hatu Peak.
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Narkanda
Narkanda at 2,708 m on the Shimla–Rampur road: Hatu Peak and its temple, Tani Jubbar Lake and the apple belt at Kotgarh, with measured drive times.
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Day plan · First visitClassic
One day around Narkanda — Hatu Peak and Tani Jubbar Lake
A one-day Narkanda plan: Hatu Peak and its wooden temple in the clear morning air, then Tani Jubbar Lake in the fir forest. Free, copyable itinerary.
Best Apr–Jun · Sep–Oct
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1 night · 2 days · First visitClassic
Two days around Narkanda — Hatu Peak and the apple belt at Kotgarh
A two-day Narkanda plan: Hatu Peak and its temple on day one, then the apple belt at Kotgarh and Tani Jubbar Lake on day two. Free, copyable itinerary.
Best Apr–May · Sep–Oct
See the plan →Narkanda is a small hill town at 2,708 m on the Indo-Tibet road, in fir forest 59 km by road from Shimla. It is a ski resort in winter and a quiet stop the rest of the year, and it is the starting point for the apple belt around Kotgarh, where Satyanand Stokes planted the first American apple tree in India in 1916.
Hatu Peak, 18 minutes away by road, is the area's high point, with a small wooden temple on top. Tani Jubbar Lake is 21 minutes away in the forest. Kotgarh, 43 minutes away, is where the orchards begin.
A day covers Hatu Peak and the lake; two days add Kotgarh. See the one-day plan and the two-day plan, things to do in Narkanda, when to visit and how to reach Narkanda.
Photos: Himalayanlens (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Gaurav Kapatia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Ashish Gupta from Noida, India (CC BY 2.0) — via Wikimedia Commons, resized.
Places worth the drive
Kotgarh and the apple belt
Kotgarh, 43 minutes from Narkanda, is where Satyanand Stokes planted the first American apple tree in India in 1916; orchards now cover the slopes around it.
Hatu Peak and Hatu Mata Temple
Hatu Peak, at 3,400 m, is the high point above Narkanda, with a small wooden temple on top that local belief calls the temple of Maa Kaali, 18 minutes by road.
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Things to do in Narkanda — 3 stops, and what each needs
Three things to do around Narkanda: Hatu Peak and its wooden temple, Tani Jubbar Lake and the apple belt at Kotgarh, with measured drive times and seasons.
How to reach Narkanda — distances and drive times
How to reach Narkanda by road from Shimla, Solan, Kullu, Mandi and Chandigarh, with measured distances and drive times and the nearest airport.
Best time to visit Narkanda — summer, monsoon and the snow months
When to visit Narkanda: April to June is mild at about 20°C by day, July to September is the monsoon, and November to March is snow and ski season.
Questions people ask
What is Narkanda known for?
A hill town at 2,708 m on the road from Shimla to Rampur, set in fir forest. It is a ski resort in winter, and it is the base for Hatu Peak, which is 18 minutes away by road, and for the apple belt around Kotgarh, where the first American apple tree in India was planted in 1916.
How many days do you need in Narkanda?
One day covers Hatu Peak and Tani Jubbar Lake. A second day adds Kotgarh, 43 minutes away, and its orchards. Many visitors treat Narkanda as a night on the way between Shimla and Rampur or Kullu, which is enough for Hatu at sunrise or sunset.
When does it snow in Narkanda?
From November to March the town is covered in snow, with daytime highs of 7 to 8°C and nights that can fall to -5 or -10°C, according to the town's own article. Hatu Peak is higher, so the steep road up may be harder in those months.
Photographs by Wikimedia Commons contributors (CC0, CC BY, CC BY-SA), resized; each picture is credited on its own page.