Total distance: ~20 km (one way)
Difficulty: Moderate to Challenging (significant elevation gain on the Lepchakha approach)
Duration: 1-2 days
Via: Adma village, Chunabhati village
Permit: Required from the West Bengal Forest Department (obtain at Alipurduar or through your homestay host)
Guide: Mandatory; the trail is unmarked in sections and passes through active wildlife corridors
This is the great trek of western Buxa: a challenging, beautiful, and rarely done route that takes serious walkers from the forest floor of Raimatang up through the Buxa hills to the hilltop village of Lepchakha, from where the entire Dooars plain is laid out below like a green and silver map.
The total distance is approximately 15-20 km, passing through the forest village of Chunabhati and the historic Buxaduar (Buxa Fort) inside the Buxa Tiger Reserve. It is best done as a two-day trek with an overnight stay in a basic homestay at Chunabhati or Buxaduar. The trail is steep in sections, requires a valid forest permit, and should only be attempted with an experienced local guide.
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