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Trekking in Mawlynnong Village
East Khasi Hills District, Shillong, India Phone: Not AvailableAbout
The trek from Mawlynnong village to the gorgeous Umterming waterfall and then to the living cliff bridge and back takes about 6 hours. The distance covered is 14 kms. The first part of the journey is a steep climb to Thiepsky village. If you stop awhile and look back, you'll see the vast expanse of Bangladesh. Once you reach Thiepsky village, the gradient eases and soon you are upon an RCC bridge spanning the Wah Shilingjashai river. We are informed that a living root bridge painstakingly built by the villagers over 300 years ago was washed away a few years back. The RCC bridge connects Shilingjashai village to Nongthymmai and Thiepsky villages. The waterfall is very broad, rapid and gushes down to a bottomless ravine, "down to a sunless sea". It is truly a wondrous sight! This part of the trek takes about one hour and is roughly 3 kms far.
