Hiking / Treks

Kausani is perhaps on the best places to enjoy hikes that can last from an hour to a few hours, passing through quiet roads or mud paths that meander through pine forests and lead to the most magnificent views of the Himalayan Mountains. A small backpack with a bottle of water and good walking shoes are all that is required to wander away in any direction and run into the roadside eateries run by locals or to a village shop selling woollen products or just sink in the clean mountain air.

Local Village Experiences

Walking by yourself may also lead you to some of the quaint villages around the hill station. Since being nestled between 3 green lush valleys each of which are individually beautiful, the villages around these valleys are mostly focussed on farming paddy, and a small amount of wheat, millet and mustard in the other seasons. The traditional village houses are also very interesting to look for. While not many are left in their former glory, when you find one you will most definitely.

Heritage/ Places of Worship Routes

The Kumaon district of Uttarakhand is lucky to have many heritage spots, many of them that are or were functional places of worship and built in the early 7th to the 10th centuries. The temples display the influence of Katyuri, Chand, Nepali and Tibetan influence thus having a somewhat unique in itself architecture which is called the "Himadri" style. Within easy vicinity are the Baijnath and Bageshwar temples which may even make for great hikes.

Bird Watching

Kausani is a very good spot for those interested in bird watching. Due to the pine and deodar forest cover, and the surrounding valleys with fields, birds have ample reasons to make the most of the apt conditions. It is quite easy to catch glimpses of different varieties of flycatchers and warblers as also tits, sparrows and thrushes. Also quite common are woodpeckers, magpies, jays, barbets, house martins and other birds common to the sub Himalayan areas.