Chhoie Waterfall

What it is

A fall in a side stream on the slope above Nagini, reached by a forest path of about half an hour from the river road. A pool at the bottom, deodars around it, and in the monsoon the noise of it from the road. The river side's short walk, the way the Jibhi waterfall is the pass side's.

Getting there

By the river road to Nagini, 8 km and 14 minutes from Banjar by the valley bus or a taxi. The path leaves the road at the hamlet — ask at a homestay for the start — and climbs through deodar and oak, steep in places, for about half an hour on a path our router could not measure. Less coming down. No guide.

The day

The walk in the morning while the path is in shade, the pool for as long as the cold allows, and the river road back for lunch at a camp on the bank. It pairs with Gushaini's river path for a full day on foot on the river side, which is what the ecozone walks plan does.

When to go

October first, for the full fall and the dry path; April to June for the walk, with a thinner fall; the monsoon for the sound from the road and nothing closer. Iced at the edges from December.

Around it

Nagini below on the river. Gushaini a few minutes up the road. Sai Ropa a few minutes down, for the park's museum and permit.

Plans that include this

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3 nights · 4 days · TrekkersWalks & treks

Four days of walks from Gushaini — the Great Himalayan National Park's ecozone, the Chhoie waterfall, Pekhri and the river villages

Four days of walks from Gushaini: the permit at Sai Ropa, the Chhoie waterfall, the ecozone path to the Great Himalayan National Park gate, Pekhri, Sharchi.

Best Apr–Jun · Sep–Nov

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3 nights · 4 days · FriendsClassic

Jibhi with friends — four days: the waterfall, both Jalori walks with a night at Shoja, then the river and the Chhoie fall

Four days in the Tirthan valley for a group: Jibhi's waterfall, Raghupur Fort and Serolsar lake from Jalori Pass with a night at Shoja, then the river.

Best Mar–Jun · Sep–Nov

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6 nights · 7 days · Soloslow

A slow week in the Tirthan valley alone — one homestay at Gushaini, one walk a day, and the pass once

Six nights in one homestay at Gushaini: the river path, the Chhoie waterfall, Pekhri and Sharchi on foot, one taxi day to Jalori and Serolsar, Jibhi last.

Best Mar–Jun · Sep–Nov

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