Almora to Jageshwar Dham: Distance, Route and How to Reach

The road from Almora to Jageshwar, town by town

Almora and Jageshwar stand at about the same height, 1,642 m and about 1,810 m. The highest point on the way is Artola, at about 1,890 m.

One temple stands beside this road: Chitai Golu Devta Temple, 6 km from Almora.

Parking and timings at Jageshwar

About 35 km from Almora (Incredible India); Wikipedia puts it 36 km north-east of Almora. (incredibleindia.gov.in)

• In peak season, police park cars along the road between Vinayak bridge and the Aartola parking area. On 13 May 2026 a long jam made many visitors walk the last stretch. (amarujala.com, 13 May 2026)
• Open 4:30 AM to 7:30 PM in summer and 5:00 AM to 6:00 PM in winter. Evening aarti is at 7:30 PM in summer and 6:00 PM in winter. (Govt of India tourism page.) (incredibleindia.gov.in)

The festival dates, the rules inside and the history: Jageshwar Dham, the whole page.

Good to know on this road

• Per Wikipedia, Jageshwar is about 35 to 36 km northeast of Almora. The temples lie on a side road that branches east from Artola village on the Almora to Pithoragarh highway. (en.wikipedia.org)
• Panuwanaula, on NH-309B between Almora and Pithoragarh, is the stop where the road to Jageshwar starts. It jams almost daily because it has no parking or taxi stand and cars park on the highway. A parking announced in 2023 near the forest post was still pending in May 2026. (creativenewsexpress.com, 29 May 2026)
• The planned multi-storey parking at Dugalkhola in Almora town is meant partly to ease movement of visitors heading on to Chitai and Jageshwar. Survey done by June 2026, state approval awaited. (amarujala.com, 12 Jun 2026)
• Jageshwar's main parking is at Artola. On busy days police also park cars along the road from Vinayak bridge to the Artola parking. On 13 May 2026 this narrowed the road, a long jam built up from Vinayak bridge to Artola and on to the temples, a KMOU bus from Haldwani was stuck, and many visitors walked the last stretch. (amarujala.com, 13 May 2026)
• UTC's online booking has no Jageshwar station (checked 23 Oct 2026). The nearest UTC bus point is Almora, which has direct buses from Delhi Anand Vihar (8 PM and 9 PM) and Dehradun ISBT (6 PM). (utconline.uk.gov.in, 23 Oct 2026)
• In early Sept 2025 heavy rain closed 59 roads in Almora district, including the Almora to Pithoragarh highway (NH-309B) near Kandanaula and the Almora to Haldwani highway at Kwarab. (amarujala.com, 3 Sept 2025)
• The Chief Minister opened the Shravani fair at Jageshwar on 16 July 2026 and said about Rs 147 crore of master plan works are under way. More than 4 lakh pilgrims came in the two months before. (newkerala.com, 16 Jul 2026)