Kareri Lake

Kareri Lake is a shallow high elevation fresh water lake located on the southern spur of the Dhauladhar range approximately 9 km northwest of Dharamsala in Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, India.

Snow melting from the Dhauladhar range serves as the source of the lake and a stream, Nyund is the outflow.

Kareri Lake Trek is a 13 km moderate to tough trek covering 5 km forest area including mixed pine and broadleaf forests followed by grasslands interspersed with pine and deodar in the second half of the trail carved into granite rocks.

There is a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva and Shakti on a hilltop overlooking the lake.

Although there are more than 22 high elevation lakes in the Dhauladhar Ranges, seven among these are popular among trekkers in this region.

Kareri Lake serves as the base camp for all the seven sacred high elevation glacial lakes situated at the Dhauladhar Ranges .
Route of the Seven Lake Trek including Kareri Lake acting as the first checkpoint and Triund as the last checkpoint (or vice versa).
The Kareri Lake receives very high snowfall during winter
Camps at Kareri Lake
Reyoti Bridge acts as a mid point between the Kareri Village and Kareri Lake in the trek. Here the 5 km section of forest ends and 7 km mountainous terrain starts.
Frozen Kareri Lake: Kareri Lake freezes in winter at subzero temperatures
Winter trekking in Kareri
Gaddi Kothi near the lake: The Local Gaddi Tribe graze their cattle in the summer in the vicinity of Kareri and set up temporary shelter under rock caves. In the Winter they trek downhill.
Shiva Mandir at Kareri Lake