The Parvati close below Barshaini in November

Photo: Timothy A. Gonsalves · CC BY-SA 4.0

town37 min from Kasol

Barshaini

Barshaini is the Parvati valley's road-head, 16 km and 37 min above Kasol: a bridge, dhabas, the dam works, the road on to Tosh and the Kheerganga path.

What it is

The end of the Parvati road, 16 km and 37 minutes above Kasol: a bridge over the river, a car park where the buses turn and the taxis wait, a row of dhabas, and the dam works in the riverbed below the village. Nobody comes for Barshaini itself. Everybody who walks in this valley passes through it — Tosh is up the road from the bridge, Kalga and Pulga are just above on the other side, and Kheerganga is a day's climb beyond them.

Photos: Timothy A. Gonsalves (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Pinakpani (CC BY-SA 4.0) — via Wikimedia Commons, resized.

Getting there

By the valley bus from Kasol or Bhuntar, which ends here, or by taxi from the Kasol stand — typically ₹800–1,500 one way as of September 2026, and a little more if it waits for the walk down. The road runs through Manikaran and narrows after it, with the river below; in July and August slides can close it for hours at a time. Fill water and buy what you need here — there is nothing above but dhabas.

The day

Cross the bridge and choose. The road up leads to Tosh, 7 to 10 minutes by taxi. Straight on and up through the apple trees are Kalga and Pulga, twenty to thirty minutes. The long path up the left bank leads to Kheerganga, five to six hours. Back at the car park by mid-afternoon if it is a day walk, and tell the taxi when to expect you — the signal fades above the village.

When to go

April to June and September to November for the walks. The monsoon brings slides on the road and mud on the paths; from December to February the paths above are under snow and the buses run to a shorter timetable.

Around it

Tosh up the road; Kalga, Pulga and Nakthan on the paths above; Manikaran and Kasol down the road. The classic three days uses it as the start of its Tosh day.

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Tosh village stacked on its slope above the Parvati

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Autumn trees below fresh snow on the Parvati range in November

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The Parvati running through pines below Kasol

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Questions people ask

How do I get to Barshaini from Kasol?

16 km and about 37 minutes by road as of September 2026: the valley bus, which turns round here, or a taxi at typically ₹800–1,500 one way, more if it waits. The road passes Manikaran and narrows after it; in the monsoon slides can close it for hours.

What is at Barshaini?

Not much on its own — a bridge over the river, a car park, a row of dhabas and the dam works below the village. It is the trailhead: Tosh is 7 to 10 minutes on by road, Kalga and Pulga twenty to thirty minutes, and the Kheerganga path leaves from the far side, a climb of five to six hours.

Can I drive beyond Barshaini?

The road goes on to Tosh; everything else beyond the bridge is on foot — Kalga, Pulga, Nakthan and the Kheerganga path. The buses stop and turn here, and the taxis wait in the car park for the walkers coming down in the afternoon.