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Káthi, 30° 7'; 79° 47'; 7,410 ft., on the right bank of the Pindari river, 4 hours' march from △Táti. Káthi is the highest village in the Pindari valley, consisting of only a few miserable houses. Bears are numerous in the neighbourhood.

Route No. 13.

From Bágesar (Kumáon) to Shímpti (Kumáon).

A principal route, passable for horses.

Literature: Tables of Routes and Stages, p. 55.—Year-book of the Panjáb for 1854, part II., p. 117.

Maps: Indian Atlas, sheet 66.—Strachey's Kumáon and Gárhvál.

Bágesar, 29° 47'; 79° 45', with a bángalo (2,730 ft.) on the right bank of the Sárju river — Cross the Paleáti pass (4,150 ft.), easy slopes; road occasionally obstructed by decayed and uprooted trees — Cross the Bilkét pass (6,510 ft.) — Dángeri—Záura—Anería (from the foot of the Bilkét pass till here the road is very level) — Kákerat—Kólia—Nári (road covered with large stones; continues bad as far as Nakóri) — Gádera.

Nakóri (4,310 ft.), 7 hours' march from Bágesar, 1½ of which must be walked. A rather long stage —Jelmáni—Shíngeri—Cross the Toremkér pass (6,684 ft.); slopes steep, road bad—Descend to the Garéla valley (it is very narrow) — Cross the Patterkáni pass (6,590 ft.); slopes are less steep towards Garéla, than towards Babúnia — Descend to the Babúnia valley (road so bad, that riding is almost impossible; valley narrow, a mere glen)—Mahargári (road improves and continues good till Láti—Láti, close to Jéta Bágar, a fine encamping ground.

Jéta Bágar (3,223 ft.)—An ordinary kúli stage from Nakóri, which may be even extended, if necessary, to Tísum; encamping ground on a fine meadow—Namádi (to the left of the road) — Zóna—Budára—Cross the Ramgánga river (road till here good)—Continue along its left bank—Nájani (to the right of the road)—Tísum. a very inferior dharamsála (3,497 ft.)—Kóiti, name of a beautiful fir-tree with a wooden bench running round its base.

Dur (4,125 ft.), 7 hours' march from Jéta Bágar— Continue along the right bank of the Tsákula river—Dirtéma—Girgái (6,347 ft.), on the south-western slopes of the Kalamúni pass—Cross the Kalamúni pass (9,183 ft.); road good— Descend to the Áyar valley (steep descent; a waterfall seen)—Cross the Pétuli pass— Koipóta, a village already approaching the Bhútia character, quite different in general appearance from those hitherto passed.

Shímpti, 30° 5'; 80° 1'; 5,953 ft. This is the principal village of the district of Munshári.

Route
from Bágesar to Sómesar,
see No. 197.

Route No. 14.

From Bára Bánghal (Chámba) to Bármáur (Chámba).

A secondary route, passable for horses.

Maps: Cunningham's Panjáb and Western Himálaya.— Waugh and Thuillier's Panjáb and adjoining countries.

Bára Bánghal, 32° 18'; 76° 43'; 8,535 ft., on the right bank of the Rávi river—Descend the Rávi valley as far as Ráiton on its right side—Sind.

Bájole.

Tiári—Cross several small rivers—Chanáil.

Ráiton, a long march—Ascend the Budhil valley.