Cycling in Northern India – 1995

Pipalkoti – Joshimath

Our breakfast restaurant was a pure-vegetarian one; so no omelettes for breakfast but parathas; delicious and very filling small pancakes. With a one-speed bicycle the steep mountain road to Joshimath was no problem as long the road was going uphill. Before lunchtime we had already covered 25 of the 37 km’s to Joshimath.

After lunch a last steep 5 kilometer hair-pin climb and easily we pedaled into Joshimath. A busy little mountain town with several places to stay and numerous shops.