Mussoorie Hill Station Delights in the Queen of the Hills, located in northern part of India, is the Queen of the Hills and is the most fascinating region of hill pleasures in the country. Situated around 34 kms from the city of Dehradun, this is at a height of around 2003 metres. With the background of the Garhwal hills forming a great setting, this is one of the most beautiful hill locales in the Indian subcontinent and is also the most visited. Providing respite to all coming to the country in the summer, Mussoorie is the perfect retreat to beat the heat and to get away from daily routine. With the major Indian pilgrim sites like Chota Chardham (Badrinath, Kedarnath, Yamunotri, Gangotri) and Haridwar and Rishikesh not very far from this place, Mussoorie is the perfect rejuvenation zone in Indian travels.

In the year 1820, it was Captain Young of the British Army who was greatly inspired to have his residence here and the name came from the lovely Mussoorie plants that grew in plenty here. This gradually grew to become a centre of tourism, beauty, business and education.

While here there are a good many places to visit. Let us see what we could enjoy seeing in Mussoorie.

Gun Hill

Come to the Gunhill and enjoy the lovely ropeway ride to the second highest peak in Mussoorie. There are bridle paths which take off from the mall Road lying near the kutchery area, and the entire journey is around twenty minutes. The distance is around 400 metres and the absolute thrill and excitement of being in a lovely region with great travel pleasures is what makes the whole escapade a great experience. From the top of the Gun Hill, you can see the Bandarpunch, the Pithwara, the Srikantha and the Gangotri group of Himalayan ranges. You can also have an aerial view often entire Mussoorie city and also enjoy the enchanting sights of the Doon Valley. It is said that during the pre independence time a gun used to be mounted here and fired thus allowing people to adjust time.

Children’s Lodge

This is the highest lodge in Mussoorie and lies near Lal Tibba. Around 5 kms from the Tourist Office people can either walk around here or go by horse. There is a lovely view of the snow from here which is a fascinating experience. This is the highest peak of Mussoorie.

Municipal Garden

This is a lovely picnic spot with a beautiful garden and also an artificial lake. This lake has facilities for boating and gives the tourists an exhilarating feel. Situated around 4 kms from the city it is reached either by cycle rickshaw or a car or pony and can be walked down too.

Camel’s Back Road

This is another lovely region for great horse riding and starts from Kulri Bazaar near the Rink Hall. The road ends at Library Bazar and covers a distance of around 3 kms. The sunset scene from here is simply mind blowing. This rock has a life like similarity and is spotted from the Mussoorie Public School too.

When also visited the Jharipani falls which is around 8.5 kms from the city and lies on the Mussoorie Jharipani road. Normally tourists reach this area by bus or car up to a village called Balta and then go walking to the falls. We did the same, and we got totally charmed by the lovely area which was great for bathing and picnics.

Next we went to the Bhatta Fall which lies around 7 kms from Mussoorie and is accessed by bus or car, near the Balta village. Similarly we went to the Kempty Fall which is a long drive of 15 km. At a height of around 4500 feet this has the distinction of being the most fascinating waterfall here in this land. We had a bath at the foot of the falls and came back totally refreshed.

After this we visited the Nag Devta temple which is an ancient construction located on the Cart Mackenjie Road and is around 6 kms from the city of Mussoorie. We took our car right up to the place and got an enchanting view of the DoonValley and that of the city of Mussoorie too.

Totally satiated with travel pleasures we proceeded to the Mussoorie Lake the following day and this lovely picnic region is around 6 km from the city. A greatly bright and vibrant zone, this is a place where we could go pedal boating and we had the most fascinating sights of the entire valley along with its nearby villages.

We then visited the Van Chetna Kendra which lies at a distance of around 2 kms on the Tehri By Pass road. A beautiful place with the best surroundings of flowering shrubs and pine forests and can be reached by foot or by car. With the beautiful Ghurar, Himalayan Peacock, Kanankar and the Monal this is a nature lover’s delight.

Then there was the Sir George Everest House we visited, the residence of the First Surveyor General of India. In fact the Mount Everest is named after him.

We also saw the Jwalaji temple and the Clouds End which is a bungalow built by a British major and the Mussoorie Institution. The following day we went to Surkanda Devi and Dhanolti. Mussorie is a place where you can also see the Lakha Mandal around 80 km from here and you can visit this place between September to November.

With Dehradun as the nearest airport and Mussorie as the nearest railway station it is a lovely spot to visit in this part of India.