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Pithoragarh to Darma Valley: Distance, Route and How to Reach

Pithoragarh to Dantu, where the Darma Valley road ends, is 159 km by road, through Jauljibi and Dharchula. Dantu stands at about 3,150 m, 1,510 m above Pithoragarh. Our trip from Delhi takes 6 days, there and back.

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Pithoragarh to Darma Valley in numbers

By road
159 km, Pithoragarh to Dantu
As the crow flies
81 km
Through
Jauljibi, Dharchula
Dantu stands at
about 3,150 m
Nearest station
Tanakpur, 306 km by road
Nearest airport
Pithoragarh Airport, 157 km by road
With us
6 days from Delhi

Is the Darma valley road open now?

As of

Open in winter: the road to Dantu is driven by 4x4, with families in the villages

Winter
Families stay on in Dantu and Dugtu through the winter, and the road from Dharchula is driven in local 4x4s with hill drivers, in snow. Our Panchachuli Base Camp Expedition stays at Darma 360 in Dantu every Friday to 18 December, and at Christmas, 22 to 28 December. (Adi Kailash Explore's team in Darma, 6 November 2026)
The road
The road from Sobla reaches Dugtu and Dantu. It reopened on 8 September 2026, light vehicles first, after the monsoon had cut the valley off on 5 September. Earlier this year it closed for an avalanche between Baling and Dugtu (2 April) and for rockfalls at Pangbawe (7 to 9 June, 21 July). (Amar Ujala, 8 September 2026; Amar Ujala, 5 September 2026; Amar Ujala, 3 April 2026; Amar Ujala, 10 June 2026)
Permits
The district's online permit covers Adi Kailash and Om Parvat only, and no official rule for Darma is published. Reports differ on whether Indian travellers need one for Darma: carry government photo ID, and ask us for your dates. (The district's permit portal, checked 21 October 2026; AajTak, 14 June 2026; ETV Bharat, 3 April 2026)

The position changes with the weather and the district's orders. Ask us on WhatsApp where it stands today

The weather now at Dantu, and the next 7 days

The forecast is for the village's own height, refreshed through the day. Highs and lows are in °C; times are IST.

Dantuabout 3,150 m

−1°CClear
Now, 19:01 IST · wind 6 km/h

  1. Clear−1° −9°Dry
  2. Clear6° −12°Dry
  3. Partly cloudy4° −14°Dry
  4. Mostly clear5° −15°Dry
  5. Partly cloudy4° −13°Dry
  6. Clear8° −9°Dry
  7. Clear8° −10°Dry

Forecast for about 3,150 m, updated . Data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0); the daily figures are worked out by us.

The road from Pithoragarh to Dantu, town by town

The road climbs from 1,645 m at Pithoragarh to about 3,150 m at Dantu.

Jauljibi: 63 km from PithoragarhJauljibiDharchula: 91 km from PithoragarhDharchulaPithoragarh: the startDantu: 159 km by roadPithoragarhDantu20 kmN
0 m1,000 m2,000 m3,000 m4,000 mPithoragarh: 1,645 m, 0 km along this roadOgla: about 1,510 m, 43 km along this roadAskot: about 1,290 m, 51 km along this roadJauljibi: about 610 m, 63 km along this roadDharchula: 908 m, 91 km along this roadTawaghat: about 1,160 m, 108 km along this roadSobla: about 1,870 m, 126 km along this roadDar: about 2,100 m, 129 km along this roadSela: about 2,530 m, 141 km along this roadNagling: about 2,900 m, 147 km along this roadBaling: about 3,120 m, 152 km along this roadSon: about 3,200 m, 157 km along this roadDantu: about 3,150 m, 159 km along this roadPithoragarhDantu0 km159 km
The towns on the road, km from Pithoragarh, measured on OpenStreetMap (2026-10-22)
TownFrom PithoragarhHeight
Ogla43 kmabout 1,510 m
Askot51 kmabout 1,290 m
Jauljibi63 kmabout 610 m
Dharchula91 km908 m
Tawaghat108 kmabout 1,160 m
Sobla126 kmabout 1,870 m
Dar129 kmabout 2,100 m
Sela141 kmabout 2,530 m
Nagling147 kmabout 2,900 m
Baling152 kmabout 3,120 m
Son157 kmabout 3,200 m
Dantu159 kmabout 3,150 m

How many days it takes

6 days from Delhi and 6 days from Haldwani, both there and back. The Delhi trip spends the first night at Pithoragarh and reaches Dantu on day two. The Haldwani trip drives in on day one, in one long day. Both then give a full day to Panchachuli Base Camp or Zero Point and Duktu village before turning back down the valley.

Yes, the valley is reached by road and both Adi Kailash Explore trips drive in: Dharchula, then Sobla, then up to Dantu, where you sleep in a homestay. How far a vehicle gets above the villages on the Panchachuli Base Camp day depends on the state of the road that week, which is why both itineraries say base camp or Zero Point, road conditions permitting.

Staying at Dantu

17 places to stay in Dantu, each on the map with the peaks in view and a link to book. Before you pack: Dantu weather, every month on 30 years of data.

Questions about Pithoragarh to Darma Valley

  • 159 km by road from Pithoragarh to Dantu, measured on OpenStreetMap; the road runs through Jauljibi and Dharchula. As the crow flies it is 81 km.

  • Tanakpur (TPU), 306 km by road to Dantu; Kathgodam (KGM), 337 km by road to Dantu; Haldwani (HDW), 345 km by road to Dantu. From the station the rest is by road.

  • Pithoragarh Airport (NNS), 157 km by road to Dantu. Check the flights for your dates: the last stretch is always by road.

  • Yes, the valley is reached by road and both Adi Kailash Explore trips drive in: Dharchula, then Sobla, then up to Dantu, where you sleep in a homestay. How far a vehicle gets above the villages on the Panchachuli Base Camp day depends on the state of the road that week, which is why both itineraries say base camp or Zero Point, road conditions permitting.

  • 6 days from Delhi and 6 days from Haldwani, both there and back. The Delhi trip spends the first night at Pithoragarh and reaches Dantu on day two. The Haldwani trip drives in on day one, in one long day. Both then give a full day to Panchachuli Base Camp or Zero Point and Duktu village before turning back down the valley.

Darma Valley from other cities

From Pithoragarh to the other places on the road

How we made this page

The road is OpenStreetMap's, routed for a car by two public routers (OSRM and Valhalla), the shorter of the two kept; a town is on it when it lies within a few hundred metres of the line (a village) or 2.5 km (a town centre). Heights are the site's published figures, else a 90 m elevation model, shown as "about". Trains and flights are from the railway and airline timetables, buses and taxis from the operators and the news, each linked where it is used. No drive times: a router's times are plains times. If anything here is out of date, tell us on WhatsApp.

About Adi Kailash Explore

Adi Kailash Explore (adikailash.io) is a tour operator based in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, that specialises in one route: Adi Kailash and Om Parvat, the Darma valley and Munsiyari. It runs departures from Delhi, Haldwani and Pithoragarh, and its team files the Inner Line Permit for every Adi Kailash traveller at SDM Dharchula. It is recognised by Uttarakhand Tourism, certified by MSME, Govt. of India (UDYAM-UK-09-0012927) and verified on the NIDHI Portal, and was founded by Vinay Verma. Why travel with us

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