Abbott Mount Cottage
Abbott Mount Cottage is located 165 km away from
Kathgodam railway station & 9 km from Lohaghat,
this colonial style lodge offers four rooms. The
lodge is well furnished with independent (not attached)
toilets, a kitchen where one can avail the services
of our cook.The place is excellent for birding,
Himalayan views and nature treks. This also serves
as a base for anglers who wish to fish Mahseer at
Pancheshwar, a confluence of Saryu and Mahakali
rivers.
Abbott Mount
This historic hamlet of Abbott Mount is situated
at an altitude of about 6500 ft above sea level
in the eastern part of the Kumaon Hills near the
small town of Lohaghat in Champavat District. Abbott
Mount was founded by and named after Mr. John Harold
Abbott. An English businessman who wanted to start
a hill station for the European community at the
turn of the 20th century. Unlike many Indian hill
stations Abbott Mount has changed little since its
inception. There are only thirteen secluded cottages
spread over this private hill. There is a picturesque
church set amidst the forest and an old cricket
pitch with an unsurpassed view of the mountains.
Places to visit from Abbott Mount: Pancheshwar,
Patal Bhubaneshwar, Mayawati Ashram.
Recommended tours
1.
Mahseer fishing
at Pancheshwar
2.
Himalayan Safari
3.
Panchchulli Trek
4.
Weekend Package
Tariff
Pleasevisit
http://www.himalayanlodges.com/tariff.doc
(tariff.doc file)
How to reach
Abbott Mount Cottage, (near Lohaghat)
To get to Abbott Mount, one can take any
of the following options:
- Drive from Nainital via Dhanachuli & Devidhura:
6 hours
- Drive from Ranikhet via Almora: 6 hours
- Overnight air-conditioned trains:
- from Mathura to Lal Kuan and the drive via
Bhimtal, Dhanachuli & Devidhura: 7 hours;
- from Delhi to Kathgodam and the drive via
Bhimtal, Dhanachuli & Devidhura: 6 hours;
- from Delhi to Ramnagar and the drive via
Nainital, Dhanachuli & Devidhura: 8 hours.
- Drive from Delhi via Moradabad, Rampur, Rudrapur,
Khatima, Tanakpur and Lohaghat; Tanakpur to
Lohaghat is a 90-km hill drive.
- Upon reaching Lohaghat drive towards Pithoragarh
for 6 km & arrive at Marorakhan. Turn towards
Abbott Mount, drive 1½ km and take a sharp ‘U’
turn and drive another ½ km to the lodge. This
is the first lodge where the road ends.
