A high meadow under the Kedar range — Tungnath first, Chandrashila if the legs allow
Chopta is a meadow shelf at around 2,680 m, used as the walk-up base for Tungnath — the high Shiva shrine on the Panch Kedar line — and, if you continue, Chandrashila. The point is the meadow and the ridge, not a checklist of temples done in one exhausted afternoon from Rishikesh.
The road typically opens from April after winter. October is often the clearest. Rhododendron weeks in spring are why many people come early. Stay in Chopta or Ukhimath; do not treat it as a same-day dash from the plains.
Rhododendron and a reopened temple path.
Green pasture, longer days, more walkers.
Dry trail and the view most photographs promise.
Snow on Tungnath. Only if you came for that.
Share fitness and month. We’ll say whether Tungnath alone or Chandrashila belongs on the day.
