- Best time
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
- How long
- 2–3 days
- Stay a night
- ₹900–6,000
- Food a day
- ₹250–1,000
- Nearest railhead
- 85 km away
- Nearest airport
- 180 km away
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Plan this tripAbout Lohaghat & Champawat
Kumaon’s quiet east — the cottages of Abbott Mount, Swami Vivekananda’s Advaita Ashrama at Mayawati, Champawat’s carved Baleshwar temple and the Barahi temple of the stone-throwing Bagwal fair.
Things to do in Lohaghat & Champawat
Abbott Mount
Deodar walks and a church on a quiet ridge.
Advaita Ashrama, Mayawati
Peaceful ashram founded at Vivekananda’s wish.
Baleshwar Temple
Finely carved 10th–12th century stone temple in Champawat.
Banasur ka Kila
Hilltop ruins with Himalayan views.
Barahi Temple, Devidhura
Home of the Bagwal stone-fight on Raksha Bandhan.
Purnagiri Temple
Shakti shrine on a hill above the Sharda, near Tanakpur.
Where to stay in Lohaghat & Champawat
Abbott Mount
Old British cottages on a ridge.
Lohaghat & Champawat
Town hotels and KMVN.
What to eat
Kumaoni raita
Cucumber and mustard raita.
Bal mithai
Brown fudge from Almora-style sweet shops.
Good to know
- Tanakpur is the nearest railhead.
- Jim Corbett hunted the Champawat tigress here — his book makes a good companion.
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