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khaadu75 · 17th June 2008, 16:24

hi , u have a good trip planned but asking for road conditions a month in advance could catch you on the wrong foot -- I say this as July is monsoon time in that part of the world and monsoons can spread havoc .

One day from Noida to there is asking for too much though obviously anything is possible but not recomended . Your first stop should be Narkanda or maybe even Rampur . Road conditions are ok as of now though you have to remember that the roads are really narrow with sheer drops and a mistake is 99% fatal .

All you have to pray for is that heavy monsoons don't cause road blocks due to land slides ( its very common ) as then you may have to change routes accordingly . The drive till Rampur is easy , nice wide roads but wide compared to what you will get ahead of that . But its worth the narrow roads , tense stretches , etc -- my recopmendation would be not to stay in Sangla but instead try staying in Rakcham as Sangla has lost the beauty it once had .

Cheers

PS - my trip in '06 http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...lley-06-a.html (Sangla valley '06 !!!) !!

17th June 2008, 16:24	#2 (permalink)
khaadu75 BANNED Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: same as the proposed venue for F1 ;-) Posts: 1,140	hi , u have a good trip planned but asking for road conditions a month in advance could catch you on the wrong foot -- I say this as July is monsoon time in that part of the world and monsoons can spread havoc . One day from Noida to there is asking for too much though obviously anything is possible but not recomended . Your first stop should be Narkanda or maybe even Rampur . Road conditions are ok as of now though you have to remember that the roads are really narrow with sheer drops and a mistake is 99% fatal . All you have to pray for is that heavy monsoons don't cause road blocks due to land slides ( its very common ) as then you may have to change routes accordingly . The drive till Rampur is easy , nice wide roads but wide compared to what you will get ahead of that . But its worth the narrow roads , tense stretches , etc -- my recopmendation would be not to stay in Sangla but instead try staying in Rakcham as Sangla has lost the beauty it once had . Cheers PS - my trip in '06 http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...lley-06-a.html (Sangla valley '06 !!!) !! Last edited by khaadu75 : 17th June 2008 at 16:31.