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Sultánpur, 31° 57'·8; 77° 5'·8½; 3,945 ft.,
on the right bank of the Biás river, the capital
of Kúlu.

Nahán, routes to and from, see
Déra to Tíkar, No. 59.

Route No. 150.

From Naisitál (Kámáon) to Almóra (Kámáon).

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

A.
Naïnitál to Almóra, by Ramgárh.

A principal route, passable for horses.

Literature: Year-book of the Panjab for 1855, part II.,
p. 118.
Maps: Indian Atlas, sheet 66.—Strachey's Kámáon and
Gárhvál.

Naïnitál, 29° 23'·6; 79° 30'·9½, hôtel (level
of the lake 6,520 ft.)—Cross three small nálahs
—A Cháuki—Road branches off to the left to
Bhímtal—Cross a small pass, 7,142 ft. (In the
environs of Naïnitál passes are called Bináik)—
Ramgárh, 4 hours' march from Naïnitál (15 miles),
with a bángalo (6,060 ft.), which is considerably
above the village—Steep descent down to the
Ramgárh valley (road very stony)—Cross a river
by an iron suspension bridge—Cross the Nótua
Khan pass—Old road to Piúra branches off—
A dharamsála—Cross the Dánuka Than pass.
Piúra, with a bángalo (3,739 ft.), 5 hours' march
from Ramgárh—Cross the Piúra pass—Deári—
Cross a river by an iron suspension bridge—Old
road to Almóra branches off—Cross the Deóli
pass.
Almóra, 28° 35'·2; 79° 37'·9½; 5,546 ft. 2½
to 3 hours' march from Piúra (road almost
level).

B.
Naïnitál to Almóra, by Manárs.

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 Kámáon and
Gárhvál.

Naïnitál, 29° 23'·6; 79° 30'·9½; hôtel (level
of the lake 6,520 ft.)—Ascend to the Almaka-
khán, or Alrakakhán pass (7,366 ft.)—Jak (near
its environs is a small cascade)—Cross the
Kirna river on a bridge—Barangál—Cross the
Ramgárh river—Road branches off to the left
to the Ghágar fort.
Manjéra, on the left bank of the Kosílla river,
14 miles from Naïnitál—Cross the Kirna river
by a bridge—Continue along the right bank of
the river (road narrow and steep)—Cross the
Kosílla river by an iron suspension bridge,
called Típuli Dhúnga (span 51 paces)—Con-
tinue for two miles along the right bank of the
Kosílla river—Jiári—Cross the Kosílla river by
iron suspension bridge (span 60 paces)—Con-
tinue along its left bank—Manárs, on the left
bank of the Kosílla river, 11 miles from Al-
móra, 7 miles from Manjéra—Continue along
the left bank of the Kosílla river—Cross the
Sual river by an iron suspension bridge (a little
above its junction with the Kosílla)—Chausála
(6 miles from Almóra).
Almóra, 29° 35'·2; 79° 37'·9½; 5,546 ft. Rather
a long march from Manjéra to Almóra, occu-
pying 9 hours; the road with rare exceptions
is good.

Route
from Naïnitál to Bádrinath:
by Almóra, Sómesar, Tapubán, and Jhósi-
math (see Nos. 150, 6, 199, 78, and 77).