Collections · Follow the water

Rivers, confluences and ravines

The border rivers, the sacred confluences and the badland gorges — the Kali on the Nepal line, the nearest Ganga ghats to Delhi, the Chambal ravines with their gharial, and a tribal fair on a river sandbar.

6 routes in this collection · the full library

Outstation

Delhi to Pancheshwar

Pancheshwar is the meeting of the Kali (Mahakali / Sharda) and the Saryu, on the India–Nepal border in far-east Kumaon at about 600 m.

km~1,100
when3–4 nights
gradeChallenging

Best Oct–Mar

See the route → Weekend

Delhi to Garhmukteshwar & Anupshahr

Garhmukteshwar (Brijghat), on NH-9 about 100 km east of Delhi, is the nearest Ganga pilgrimage town — ghats, a long line of temples, and a huge Kartik…

km~300
when1 night
gradeEasy

Best Oct–Mar

See the route → Outstation

Delhi to Bateshwar & the Chambal Ravines

Bateshwar, on a bend of the Yamuna near Bah in Agra district, is a long line of more than a hundred Shiva temples along the ghats, packed and re-built over…

km~550
when2 nights
gradeModerate

Best Oct–Mar

See the route → Weekend

Delhi to Purnagiri & the Sharda River

Purnagiri (Punyagiri) is a Shakti Peeth on a cliff at about 1,600 m above the Sharda (Kali) river, just past Tanakpur where the plains give way to Kumaon.

km~800
when1–2 nights
gradeEasy

Best Oct–Jun

See the route → Outstation

Delhi to Dungarpur & Baneshwar

Dungarpur, in the Vagad country of far-south Rajasthan, is one of the loveliest un-touristed towns in the state.

km~1,600
when5 nights
gradeModerate

Best Oct–Mar

See the route → Outstation

Delhi to Bhainsrorgarh, Menal & Bijolia

Bhainsrorgarh, in Chittorgarh district, is a slender fort strung along a rock spur almost encircled by the Chambal and the Bamani river — part of it is now…

km~1,200
when3 nights
gradeModerate

Best Oct–Mar

See the route →

Ride one with us

Pick a date on the meetup page, or browse the whole route library.

See the next ride All routes