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92   NAH—NAI: ROUTE 150.

Sultdnpur, 31° 57'.8; 77°   ; 3,945 ft.,

on the right bank of the Bias river, the capital of K ilu.

NAHÂN, routes to and from, see
DÉRA to TÎKAR, No. 59.

Route No. 150. •

From NAINITA (Kämâon) to ALbIÔRA (Kämâon).

There are two different. routes: the one, along an excellent road, by Ramgarh, the other, a longer one, by Manars.

A.

Nai;iitdl to Almora, by Ramgarh.
A principal route, passable for horses.

Literature: Year-book of the Pänjâb for 1855, part II., p. 118.

Maps: Indian Atlas, sheet 66.— Strachey's Kämâon and Gärhvâl.

NVainitd 1, 29° 23' • 6; 79° 30'.91a, hôtel (level of the lake 6,520 ft.)—Cross three small nalahs —A Châuki — Road branches off to the left to Bhfmtal —Cross a small pass, 7,142 ft. (In the environs of Nainitâl passes are called Binaik)Itanagârh,4 hours' march from Nainital (15 miles), with a bângalo (6,060 ft.), which is considerably above the village—Steep descent down to the Ramgarh valley (road very stony)—Cross a river by an iron suspension bridge—Cross the Nôtua Khan pass— Old road t6 Pitira branches off—A dharamsala—Cross the Dânuka Than pass.

Piûra, with a bângalo (5,739 ft.), 5 hours' march from Ramgarh—Cross the Pittra pass—DeariCross a river by an iron suspension bridge—Old road to Almôra branches off— Cross the Deôli pass.

Almôra, 28° 35'•2; 79° 37'•96; 5,546 ft., 21/2 to 3 hours' march from Pittra (road almost level).

B.

Nainitkl to Almôra, by Manärs.

A secondary route, passable for horses. Literature: Madden, in Journ. As. Soc. Beng., Vol. XVII., part I., pp. 350-72.

Maps: Indian Atlas, sheet 66.—Strachey's Kämâon and Gârhvâl.

Nainitdl,• 29° 23'.6; 79° 30'.9 }; hôtel (level of the lake 6,520 ft.) — Ascend to the Almakakhan, or Alrakakhan pass (7,366 ft.)—Jak (near its environs is a small cascade)--- Cross the Kirna river on a bridge—Barangal—Cross the Ramgarh river — Road branches off to the left to the Gha.gar fort.

Ma nj é r a, on the left bank of the KosIlla river, 14 miles from Nainital—Cross the Kirna river by a bridge— Continue along the right bank of the river (road narrow and steep) — Cross the Kosflla river by an iron suspension bridge, called Tfpuli Dhûnga (span 51 paces) — Continue for two miles along the right bank of the Kosilla river-Jiari—Cross the Kosilla river by iron suspension bridge (span 60 paces) — Continue along its left bank—Mankrs, on the left bank of the Kosflla *river, 11 miles from Almôra, 7 miles from Manjtra— Continue along the left bank of the Kosilla river—Cross the Sval river by an iron suspension bridge (a little above its junction with the Kosflla)—Chausala (6. miles from Almôra).

Almôra, 29° 35'.2; 79° 37'.96; 5,546 ft. Rather a long march from Manjôra to Almôra, occupying 9 hours; the road with rare exceptions is good.

Route

from NAINITÂL to BÂDRINATH :

by Almôra, Sômesar, TapubAn, and Jhôsimath (see Nos. 150, 6, 199, 78, and 77).