Hatu Peak, Narkanda, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

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If you ever visited Shimla and wanted to  do something adventures Hattu peak is the idle place to go. It is an easy trek of about 8 Km from the place called Narkanda. and the narkanda town is about 65 Km from state capital Shimla. From Narkanda you have to go 1Km further on the thanedar road until you reach the place where these roads intersect. The moment you start tracking the beauty of the pine forest will strike you. the Pine stand impressively tall and majestic.
This climb is gradual steep climb through the pine trees, At the top of the peak there is a small wooden temple called Hatu temple. According to the local belief, the famous hatu temple is a temple of Mandodari wife of "Ravana" People come here ingrate number in first Sunday of Jyeshtha, to pay ritual here.

At the top of the peak, you will see the majestic view of the great Himalayas.  It is so much near to the Shimla that after the breakfast you can come to the Hatu peak enjoy your little picnic here and return back to Shimla for dinner. The total length of the trek is about  7 Km. although there is a road to the top of the peak, however, it is little congested.

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