Ranikhet is a hill station in Uttarakhand, India (1830m).
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By road[edit]
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Well connected by road with all major towns of Kumaon hills and nearby districts.
The main road into Ranikhet is NH87 climbing up from Kathgodam, 85km in the South. Instead of the main highway passing near Nainital, you may consider the more scenic route through Bhimtal (slightly shorter, not as well maintained in patches). The last stretch through the pine forests after Khairna Bridge is spectacular.
Almora – 44 km to the East, via the temple town of Jageshwar
Nainital – 61 km
Kathgodam – 85 km Taxis are available from Kathgodam railway station. They charge around 1200-1500 Rupees. Government Buses of UK Road transport are availble from Bus stand, 3 kms down the Railway station. The bus journey takes around 4 hours.
Pithoragarh (in Chamoli district, East Uttarakhand) – 161 km
Delhi – 350km (about 8 hours) by car. 12-14 hours by bus.
By plane[edit]
Nearest airport is Pant Nagar, 112 km. rather meager service.
By train[edit]
Nearest railhead is Kathgodam, 85 km and Ramnagar 96 km
By taxi[edit]
Delhi to Ranikhet Taxi[1] is a tour & travel company. Which provide car rental services from delhi to ranikhet.
Ample taxi services available from Haldwani to Ranikhet on sharing as well as individual basis. it is around 1.5 to 2 hrs journey. bus service are not there after 4 pm. be careful of catching taxi by max up to 6 pm so you reach Ranikhet around 7.30-8 pm and can arrange boarding/hotel. avoid late evening travel by taxi alone and better stay in Haldwani. long route buses from Delhi, Dehradun, Lucknow etc to Ranikhet start arriving around 12 am midnight in Haldwani and you can catch the same.
Get around[edit]

Ranikhet is on several levels. Walking is the preferred mode for exploring the shortcuts between one motorable road to the next one. There are SUVs that run between villages, and also buses.
The main market and mall area is on the middle reaches, going on to Gingarikhal from which one road goes sharply down to Gagas en route to the major temple at Dwarahat. Further East on the Almora road is the army golf course, with pines all around.
The cantonment area occupies the upper reaches going to Chaubatia top to the South. To the west is the junction at Ganiatoli, from where one can go to Ramgarh via Tarikhet and the small scenic village of Sauni.
In clear weather from Nov to April (or after it has rained) you can see the majestic Nanda Devi range from most places in Ranikhet.
For maps, and other tips (oriented towards bicycle touring) see http://www.cse.iitk.ac.in/~amit/bicycling/ranikhet/.
See[edit]

Chaubatia Garden: Laden with fruit orchards especially apples are the perfect natural interlude. 10 km from Ranikhet town famous for fruit belt and the Fruit Research Centre.
Bhalu dam: a small artificial lake 3 km from the Chaubatia Garden.
Kalika golf links: 6 km on the road to Almora via Ghingharikhal. Famous mountain golf links maintained by the army. Also a Kali temple nearby.
Dwarahat: 38 km from Ranikhet, once been the principal seat of the Katyuri Rajas. Dwarahat is full of ancient sculptures.
Sitalakhet: 36 km (via Kathpuriya) is a sleepy hamlet with fantastic snow views (on clear days). Tarikhet 8 km. Sauni 13km. Khairna 22 km. The Binsar Mahadev temple just past Sauni is worth a visit.
kumoun regimental museum, mall road. museum about kumoun regiment with collection of rifels photos must visit edit

Do[edit]

1. Spend a few hours in the mall. Explore the sharp paths going up and down, the public gardens just above the bus stand, the small stalls selling chow mein, samosa, ram-miThai and endless cups of chAy.
2. Go to the golf course. Take your photo. The people around will tell how Bollywood movies such as Raja Hindustani have been shot here.
3. Walking up towards Chaubatiya from Somnath Dwar (the eastern end of the mall), stop at the handloom tweed factory set up by the army in the back of an old church. You can usually hear the looms from the road. Continuing up (by car?), you reach the Jhula devi Temple at the gate to the cantt. Near the top you can drink fresh malta juice. Return via the highway and Ganiatoli.
4. See the Ganga Maya lake.
Buy[edit]

Check out the handloom/tweed setup in the old church nave, just off Somenath Dwar. You can see the weavers working rapidly (and noisily), and buy their stuff at the store in front.
Eat[edit]

Try the local sweetdish called Baal mithai – it’s a milk-kheer concoction a barfi with fluffy white dots stuck on it.
in sweets, you may also try “Lauj” made with grated potato or bottle guard with khoya.
“Singauri” is also one of the famous hill speciality sweet item offered in leaf of a special tree called maalu.
you must taste some popular hill cuisines like Dubke-Bhaat (seasoned boiled grinded pulses with rice), Chutkaani-Bhaat (seasoned fried black soybean and flour gravy with rice), Jholi-bhaat (Kadhi made with wheat or gram flour and lemon juice with Rice) etc. these are difficult to get in normal hotels, should ask people for the same, may be available in small dhaba but these are original cuisines of hills.
Drink[edit]

Buransh juice – made from a Rhododendron.
Water of hills are like medicine to your stomach. you can drink clean potable water provided by hotels or tea shops. you will feel hungry every after 2-3 hours. have a sip of tea at a small road side dhaba with some biscuits, fans or buns. this experience near KMOU or roadways bus stand during early morning or in evening is memorable. if going to visit near by places, prefer having tea or hill cuisines in between small roadside dhabas.
Sleep[edit]

Chevron Rosement is 100 year old British summer house in Mall raod, its right in the middle of pine forest with a great view of the himalayas.
The Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam has two guest houses, one at Chaubatiya with magnificient views and the other at Chiliyanaula.
There are a number of upscale resorts on the road to the golf course and beyond, all the way up to majhkhali. There are other resorts near Dwarahat including Dunagiri Retreat (www.dunagiri.com).
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