Lepchajagat (Darjeeling) - Bike Trip From Kolktata To Lepchajagat

Lepchajagat(Darjeeling) is a Village near Darjeeling at a distance around 14 km. This place is famous for hill view of Darjeeling town and for the nicest view of Kanchenjunga hills. Our Journey was a bike trip from Kolkata to Lepchajagat was one of the unforgettable journeys ever.

Lepchajagat (Darjeeling) - Bike Trip From Kolkata To Lepchajagat; Heaven For Nature Lovers 

Our Experience of a journey to Lpechajagat from Kolkata

Bike Trip From Kolkata To Lepchajagat is our first long tour on bikes and it is our most unplanned trip. One fine morning we started the journey without knowing the destination. We don't have any experience to do a long trip and what should we carry to make our trip smooth. We also didn't know how to surf on a map and get locations and roads on the map. After all, we throttled the bike form our home in Kolkata.

On the first day at about 2 pm we reached Berhampur and stayed for the night. The next day, after so many hurdles during the road ride like bumpy and muddy roads poor map locations due to slow internet and lack of signboards on the road, we reached Dulkhola. Stayed for the night and next day we touched the destination, it was Lepchajagat, not Darjeeling, it is actually 14km far from Darjeeling. Actually, we have decided to go to Darjeeling but while we reached Ghoome, we saw two roads. One road is for Darjeeling and another for Lepchajagat. We booked a homestay at Lepchajagat in Ghoome and started the bike for Devi Lama's homestay, Lepchajagat.

What a beautiful and peaceful place it was. Kanchanjanga range was in front of us. Next day we go to Darjeeling and back in the evening. After the day of our plan, we want to leave Lepcha, but we didn't, because that day was Dussehra a festival before Diwali. People of Darjeeling and surroundings were celebrating the occasion and we don't want to miss that. That night rain started again a depressive problem for our trip. The next morning, we started our journey to return home and the rain was upon us. We visited Mirik lake on the way to return Siliguri. The entire road and scenic beauty were fabulous. A bridge on our way was colloped due to a flash flood that joins the road to Siliguri. After all the hurdles we reach New Jalpaiguri and stayed at a hotel for the night. And on the next early morning, we took the way home again. We took another way to avoid Dalkhola road we faced at the going time. that day we reached Baharampur and the next day reached home safely.

Driving Directions from Kolkata to Lepchajagat(Darjeeling)

Lepchajagat is about 618.9kms from Kolkata and it will take around 15-16 hrs to reach there if nothing goes wrong. you can go there by NH 12 and you can surf below on the map for detailed directions.

Sightseeing in Lepchajagat 2020

Lepchajagat is a name which is a combination of Lepcha and Jagat Here Lpecha denotes tribes live there and Jagat means the world, so this place is also called the world of Lepchas.

    In short, Lepchajagat is all about the dense forest full of pines and oak trees. you can have a view of Darjeeling town and most beautiful Kanchenjunga mountain.

Hawa Ghar

At a distance of 01km, there is a natural place called Hawa mahal from where you can see all the five peaks of the Kanchenjunga massif. there is a pathway you can go to this place from lepchajagat.

Ghum Rock

At an altitude 7900ft and about 1.5 km from Lepchajagat, there is a place called Ghum Rock. There is a huge rock on which this name exists and this place if famous for sunrise and you can have the nicest view of balsan valley.

Jorpokhri

This place is about 05kms from Lpechajagat and it is famous for its pond and for a rare Himalayan salamander.

Pashupati Market

This market is located on the Indo- Nepal border at a distance of 15kms from the Lepchajagat(Darjeeling) and this place is famous for foreign goods at the cheapest rates. you need a valid ID proof to visit here.

Mirik 

Mirik is famous for its lake which is fringed by forests on one side of the lake. this place is about 27kms from lepchajagat and is on the same route as the Pashupati market falls.

In the end, I want to say that Darjeeling is a well-known place as a tourist spot but once you must also visit lepchajagat and have nature's magic in this place. To find more interesting places on bikes you can click on my website https://udukku13.blogspot.com/ and can relish the speed of riding with unknown places in the eastern sector of India.

Always Wear Helmets while riding the bikes and follow the rules on the road.