gujarat

Gujarat, India’s westernmost state, has varied terrain and numerous sacred sites. With its notable mud architecture, a medley of craft traditions and exquisite apparel, this eminently colorful and culturally rich land has a wonderful handcrafted feel. Each community has its own storytelling traditions, dance, craft and dresses. Stretching along the Tropic of Cancer, from Rajasthan to the edge of Pakistan and the Arabian Sea, Kutch covers a little over 45000 sq km and is geographically one of India’s largest and most distinctive districts.

Marking out Every Stop on the Way

These will be marked on the GPX  as legends which can be referred to the list below. This list will be populated by people riding the trails as and when they send us updates and suggestions. We can start with a basic list to trigger it off. Also keeping in mind with IDTMT (I DONT TRASH MY TRAVEL) principles of contributing to local economy of the area – specifically LOCAL)

Trail Info

Post the Western Ghats of Maharastra, The trail traverses through the Nal Sarovar and makes it way to the India’s largest Salt flats at Kutch. It then, through some beautiful artisan villages, heads towards Rajasthan.

Quick info

Total Length of the trail in Kms

Expected time to ride the trail; 12 – 14 days
Best time of the year; Oct – Feb
Languages Gujarati, Hindi, English
Emergency Telephone; State services (police and ambulance services) 100 – Police
108 – Ambulance

Gujarat

Other States & Trails

KERALA
Karnataka
MAHARASHTRA

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A commitment to ourselves, to the earth we call home and to all the beautiful places that we travel to should govern how we use GRIT. Our footprint affects the balance. Our awareness reduces damage.

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GRIT resources are in the form of GPX and KML maps. These downloadable maps are designed for use on either a dedicated GPS device or a mobile phone with GPS capabilities.

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