▁than ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁valle ys . ▁ ▁Tre k ▁ ▁Getting ▁to ▁the ▁Valley ▁of ▁Flow ers ▁requires ▁a ▁tre k ▁of ▁about ▁ 1 7   km ▁( 1 0 . 5   mi ). ▁The ▁nearest ▁major ▁town ▁is ▁Josh im ath ▁in ▁Gar h wal , ▁which ▁has ▁convenient ▁road ▁connections ▁from ▁Har id war ▁and ▁De hr ad un , ▁both ▁about ▁ 2 7 0   km ▁( 1 6 8   mi ) ▁from ▁Josh im ath . ▁From ▁Del hi , ▁one ▁can ▁take ▁the ▁train ▁to ▁Har id war ▁and ▁then ▁travel ▁by ▁bus ▁to ▁G ov ind g hat ▁via ▁R ish ik esh . ▁G ov ind g hat ▁is ▁approximately ▁ 2 4   km ▁before ▁another ▁important ▁destination ▁of ▁B adr in ath . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁possible ▁to ▁drive ▁from ▁Del hi ▁to ▁G ov ind g hat , ▁a ▁distance ▁of ▁about ▁ 5 0 0   km . ▁ ▁G ov ind g hat ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁place ▁close ▁to ▁Josh im ath ▁( around ▁one ▁hour ▁distance ), ▁where ▁the ▁tre k ▁begins . ▁From ▁G ov ind g hat , ▁shared ▁tax is ▁up ▁to ▁ 4   km ▁and ▁then ▁a ▁tre k ▁of ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 1   km ▁( 8 . 6   mi ) ▁brings ▁tre kk ers ▁to ▁G hang aria , ▁a ▁small ▁settlement ▁located ▁about ▁ 3   km ▁( about ▁ 2  