Kempty Falls, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand

Kempty Falls, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand

Kempty Falls is a waterfall located in Ram Gaon to the south of Kempty near Mussoorie Hill Station in Dehradun District of Uttarakhand, India. Kempty falls is one of the most popular picnic spot in Mussoorie.

History

Kempty Falls was developed as a tourist destination by a British officer John Mekinan, around 1835 CE. The britishers organized tea parties during colonial period at this place. Thus, the place came to be called as Camp Tea which later got corrupted to Kempty.

The Falls

The falls is situated at an elevation of 1364 metres (4475 feet) above the sea level. It falls from a height of 40 feet (12 m). It flows through five cascading falls in the downstream. There are two main falls with water falling into big pools. The pools formed at the bottom of the falls makes an excellent spot for swimming and bathing. The lower waterfall is quite popular and attracts large crowd while the upper one is relatively calm.

The falls are close to the main road and the first waterfall can be reached by about 5-10 minutes walk from the main road. The second waterfall can be reached through a roadway from the main road. Tourists can also reach other cascading parts of the falls by climbing down from the second falls. Tourists can enjoy the refreshing bath under fall and one can also enjoy boating in the nearby man-made pond.

Connectivity

The Falls is located at about 14 Kms from Mussoorie, 15 Kms from Mussoorie Library Bus Stand, 48 Kms from Dehradun, 49 Kms from Dehradun Railway Station, 49 Kms from Dehradun Airport and 71 Kms from Chakrata. This fall is located on Mussoorie to Chakrata route.

Location