The first half of the journey gradually ascends through Dehradun (and later Mussoorie) with boarding schools and farms on either side of the road. Later, the scenery is replaced by chandelier-like pines covering large expanses of sloping mountains.

Your journey begins with a drive to Dhatmeer. It is a small village, roughly 20 km away from Kotgaon. The road to Dhatmeer passes through some beautiful mountain bends, with views of Mount Swargarohini and Mount Rangalana. You will also see sights of many hanging Himalayan villages on the mountain edges.

There are stretches where the trail is overlaid with sizable rocks—it’s easy to sprain your ankle in these sections. In these sections, the trick is to move ahead by using the edge of rocks as a foothold—the edge is the line that juts out at the top. This provides a good grip for your shoe to move forward from without angling the ankle at all. During descents, make sure you land softly on each foot since the impact of walking on such a terrain for hours on end is bound to make your knees hurt—so try lowering the impact as much as possible. Further, walk in a meandering or zigzag fashion to alternate the pressure on each knee—this helps a lot! Moreover, wearing kneecaps may prove to be very useful since it partially absorbs the impact.

The itinerary for the day involves trekking from Kalkatiyadhar to Har ki Dun via Boslo. The road to Boslo begins with a gentle ascent of 40–45 minutes, after which follows a flat trail. Notice the Bhojpatra trees on either side of the trail, the trunks of which will seem misshapen compared to the tall, vertical pines. The peeling nature of the trunk adds to its gnarly composition. They only grow above a certain elevation, i.e., above 10,000 ft.

The itinerary for the day involves trekking from Kalkatiyadhar to Har ki Dun via Boslo. The road to Boslo begins with a gentle ascent of 40–45 minutes, after which follows a flat trail. Notice the Bhojpatra trees on either side of the trail, the trunks of which will seem misshapen compared to the tall, vertical pines. The peeling nature of the trunk adds to its gnarly composition. They only grow above a certain elevation, i.e., above 10,000 ft.