Jalori Pass is the nearest mountain pass from Delhi, approximately 600 km away, and features on every adventure tourist’s map.
At an elevation of 10,800 ft (3.120m) above sea level, is situated in the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh.
At the top of the Jaluri pass there are restaurants available to take lunch, and a Mahakali temple known as Jalori Mata, visited by thousands of devotees from the nearby villages.
Jalori Pass is the first Indian pass to open every year, and is driveable by all vehicles, but are advised to go down in first gear only, according to Indian signals. This pass remains closed in peak on winter only. So in months of December, January and February you need to check before using this road. Usually opens around second week of march every year and closes mid december, depending on the snow.
The road is very steep and twisty and you regularly will see trucks lying at the bottom of the valley several thousand feet below, and each small turn on the mountain road takes higher and higher.
From Ghayagi to Jalori Pass, the road is a mix of mud and pebbles restricting the speed of the vehicle to barely 20 kmph. After Shoja, the climb to Jalori Pass is steep and just about 3 kms before the pass, road conditions become bad, narrow and steep which makes it more difficult to climb even in first gear.
