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Chopta and Tungnath

Is it open?

Is it open?

We link, we do not guess
Last official word: closed for winter
Dated 6 November 2025. We have seen no opening notice since.
Read the notice

Official alerts

1 in force

Thunderstorm with Lightning

Moderate

“Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning / gusty winds(40-50kmph) is likely to occur at isolated places in hilly districts of Uttarakhand in next 24 hours.”

Dehradun, Tehri Garhwal, Pauri Garhwal, Rudraprayag and Chamoli districts · IMD Dehradun
Issued 8 Oct, 2:09 pm · until 9 Oct, 2:05 pm

Read it on SACHET

From the government’s alert feed (NDMA SACHET), read 8 Oct, 3:06 pm, for the 5 districts this road crosses. In the issuer’s words.

Closures the PWD lists

Uttarakhand PWD’s own list
National and state highways and major district roads in the 5 districts this route crosses. A road not on the list is not known to be open.
Could not read the PWD’s list
It did not answer at 8 Oct, 3:06 pm. Meel tries again within the hour.
Open the PWD’s full list

Who decides

Riders’ sightings

Not official

No rider has told us what they saw on this road yet. What they send is kept apart from the offices above.

Were motorcycles allowed?

  1. 6 Nov 2025Closed for winter etvbharat.com
  2. 4 Nov 2024Closed for winter indiatvnews.com

Each line links to the order or news report it came from.

When it opened before

3 years
  1. 2026Not yet entered
  2. 2025Closed 6 November
  3. 2024Closed 4 November

No order closes the Chopta road, but snow lies from November to March; the dates below are for Tungnath temple, which sets the visitor season.

Notes and sources for each year
  • 2026. One operator page gives both 22 April and 2 May 2026 for the opening. Closing date not yet declared. pilgrimagetour.in
  • 2025. Temple closed at about 11:30 on 6 November. Opening date not sourced. etvbharat.com thedailyjagran.com
  • 2024. Temple closing date as declared by the temple committee. Opening date not sourced. indiatvnews.com

A date that is missing means no source gave one. It does not mean the road stayed shut.