The road from Rishikesh is the first entry point to Garhwal from the plains of Uttarakhand. Rishikesh is approachable from Delhi by road over a distance of . The road from Rishikesh leads to the Gaurikhund on the Rudraprayag-Kedarnath road from where the trekking would start to Kedarnath temple. The trek to Kedarnath is of , each way. After Kedarnath, road travel to Guptakashi and further to Jagasu covers a distance of . From Jagasu, the trek to Madhaymaheshwar temple via Gaundhar is over a distance of. This trek provides views of the Chaukhamba, the Kedarnath and the Neelkanth peaks. Returning from Madhyamaheshwar the road drive to Chopta via Jagasu is of . From Chopta, the trek is to the Tunganath temple over a distance of about . After the Tunganath trek, the drive along the road up to Mandal (known Cherrapunji of Garhwal due to heavy rainfall) is for a distance of. From Mandal, the trek to Rudranath temple is of . After visiting Rudranath temple the return journey is to Mandal and the drive down by road to Helang. From Helang, the trek to Kalpeshwar temple is for via Urgam village and is considered strenuous due to the steepness of the route. After completing the pilgrimage trek of Kalpeswar temple, the last of the Panch Kedar temples, the return road drive from Helong to Riishikesh via Pipalkothi is a distance of .