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Kipling Trail
Kipling Trail (also known as Kipling Road) is the old walking route that connects Dehradun with the hill station of Mussoorie in India. It was the only means of reaching Mussoorie before the cart roads, for tongas, or roads for automobiles were constructed. It is named after the English novelist Rudyard Kipling, who is believed to have walked the trail in the 1880s, though there is no definite evidence. The trail fell out of use when cars or buses became the preferred mode of transport, but the route is being revived by nature, colonial history and hiking enthusiasts. History In the 1880s, novelist Rudyard Kipling is believed to have trekked this trail and the walk described in his novel ''Kim'' is thought to have been through this route. With the construction of an asphalt road in the early 20th-century, going right up to Mussoorie, the heritage walking route gradually fell out of favour. Today, the path is being revived as it is increasingly being used by hikers and nature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doon Valley
The Doon Valley is an unusually wide, long valley within the Sivalik Hills and the Lesser Himalayas, in the Indian states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana. Within the valley lies the city of Dehradun, the capital of Uttarakhand state. Geography The Doon Valley lies between two intermittent ranges of the Himalayas, the Outer Himalayas (a.k.a. the Siwalik Hills) and the Lesser Himalayas, know locally as the Mussoorie Range. It is bounded on all sides by mountains, with northern range running from Kalsi in the west to Muni Ki Reti in the east with Mussoorie at the centre in a semi-circular arc; and southern range running at south from Paonta Sahib in the west to Haridwar in the east. The valley also forms a watershed between the Yamuna and Ganges river systems. In fact, the Yamuna and Ganges are closest to each other as they pass the Doon valley, with the Yamuna forming the western boundary and the Ganges the east. It runs 75 km long from west to east. The Doon Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doon Valley, Dehradun, 1850s
Doon may refer to: Arts and entertainment * "Doon" (lai), a 13th-century Breton lai *Doon de Mayence, a fictional hero of the Old French ''chansons de geste'' *Doon Harrow, a character in the novel ''The City of Ember'' and its film adaptation *'' National Lampoon's Doon'', a novel by Ellis Weiner, parodying Frank Herbert's ''Dune'' People * Doon Arbus (born 1945), American writer and journalist *Doon Mackichan (born 1962), British actress and comedian * Doon Naughton (1879–1964), New Zealand cricketer Places India *Doon (Vidhan Sabha constituency), Himachal Pradesh *Doon Valley, a valley in the Sivalik foothills of the Himalayas Ireland * Doon, County Cavan, three townlands, including: ** Doon (Drumreilly) **Doon (Tomregan) *Doon, County Limerick * Doon, County Offaly * Doon, County Westmeath, a townland in Lickbla civil parish Scotland *Loch Doon *River Doon United States * Doon, California, a settlement on the defunct Butte County Railroad *Doon, Iowa Elsewhere * Doon, O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiking Trails In Uttarakhand
Hiking is a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails or footpaths in the countryside. Walking for pleasure developed in Europe during the eighteenth century.AMATO, JOSEPH A. "Mind over Foot: Romantic Walking and Rambling." In ''On Foot: A History of Walking'', 101-24. NYU Press, 2004. Accessed March 1, 2021. http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt9qg056.7. Religious pilgrimages have existed much longer but they involve walking long distances for a spiritual purpose associated with specific religions. "Hiking" is the preferred term in Canada and the United States; the term "walking" is used in these regions for shorter, particularly urban walks. In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, the word "walking" describes all forms of walking, whether it is a walk in the park or backpacking in the Alps. The word hiking is also often used in the UK, along with rambling , hillwalking, and fell walking (a term mostly used for hillwalking in northern England). The term bushwalking is ende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
