MACCHIYAL LAKE: 6 km from the Hotel Uhl is this small
but enchanting lake held sacred to Machendru Devta.
BASSI
POWER HOUSE: 6 km from the hotel, this forms the second phase
of the Jogindernagar power generation scheme. It is attractive
picnic spot.
BIR:
16 km from Jogindernagar, this is a Tibetan settlement with a
beautiful monastery.
BAIJNATH: 23 km from Jogindernagar is this exquisite
temple where Lord Shiva is worshipped as Vaidyanath- ‘The Lord
of Physicians’. The original temple was built in 804 A.D. Here
King Ravana is said to have supplicated Lord Shiva for this
boon of immortality.
JHATINGRI (2130 m): 12 km from Jogindernagar is this
enchanting spot a top a hill. Surrounded by a thick deodar
forest, the ruins of the summer palace of the Mandi rulers is
located here. And the vistas it unfolds are breath
taking.
BAROT: 40 km by road from Jogindernagar, and 12 km by
the haulage trolley, Barot packs an enormous range of our door
activity. The reservoir of the power project is located here,
and there is a trout breeding centre-making it a wonderful
place for angling. A cross the river Uhl is the Nargu wild
life sanctuary home to the ghoral, Himalayan black bear and a
variety of pheasants. |