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Barot
Trout-fishing village on the Uhl river
Why this weekend?
The day-by-day plan
- Arrive, settle at the riverside camp
- Pools and hatchery walk
- Tunnel mouth
- Fishing or reading at the water
Geography & terrain
Barot is a remote hamlet on the Uhl river in Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, 1,750 m up a steep gorge — an old hydro-project town where a power tunnel has diverted the river into a fish-rich bypass stream, ringed by oak and alpine-fir slopes.
History & culture
The town grew around the Shanan hydroelectric project's Joginder Nagar powerhouse in the 1920s–30s, when British engineers tunnelled the Uhl for power. The legacy colony bungalows, the tunnel mouth and the trout hatchery keep that engineering past vivid on the river's edge.
Where to stay
Budget
₹1,000–2,500/nightMid-range
₹2,500–5,000/nightComfort
₹5,000+/nightThings to do
Trout pools of the Uhl
Power tunnel mouth
Hatchery
Camping meadows
Hanging bridges
Eat & drink
- Dham thali
- Madra (chickpea curry)
- Chha gosht
- Siddu buns
- Kaanji
Getting there
- Fly
- Kullu–Bhuntar (KUU) / Gaggal (DHM) / Shimla (SLV)
- Train
- Kalka–Shimla toy train (heritage); narrow-gauge to Joginder Nagar
- Road from Delhi
- 300–550 km depending on valley
- Getting around
- Taxis and HRTC buses on hill roads
Budget snapshot
- Total
- ₹5,000–11,000 (2 days)
- Per day · Stay
- ₹1,000–5,000/night
- Per day · Food
- ₹600–1,000
- Per day · Transport
- ₹600–1,000
- Per day · Activities
- ₹700–1,100
Month by month
Practical info
- Language: Hindi / Pahari dialects (English understood in tourist spots)
- Best window: Mar–Jun
- Connectivity: Patchy in deep valleys — offline maps essential
- UPI/cards widely accepted; keep small cash for hill and market stops
Practical tips
- Fishing needs a licence — arrange at the hatchery desk
- Keep camp hygiene strict — the river is drinking water for the valley
- Winter closes the upper roads — travel April–October
Frequently asked questions
For its trout-river camping and the century-old hydro story — a fishing-and-solitude village.
The road drops from Joginder Nagar or Bajaura on the Mandi–Manali highway; jeeps and small buses run in season.
Absolutely — the pools, meadows and the colony's old-world lanes are the draw even without a rod.
Trout-fishing village on the Uhl river
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