Wikipedia Treks Sammed Sikhar/How to reach

By rail

Nearest railway station is Parasnath railway station on the Asansol-Gaya section of Delhi-Howrah Grand Chord, situated in Isri bazar, Dumri, Jharkhand. Its around 25km from Madhuban. Almost all the major trains running on The Grand Chord line (Delhi to Kolkata) stop at Parasnath station. These include New Delhi - Kolkata Rajdhani Express, Puri - New Delhi Purushottam Express, Mumbai- Howrah Mail, Ahmedabad-Asansol Parasnath Express. In view of the tourist volume, Parasnath station has been built as a model station by Indian Railways. There is also a small station at Nimiaghat at the base of Sammed Sikhar.

By road

Sammed Sikhar is situated by Grand Trunk Road or National Highway 2 connecting Kolkata to New Delhi. The nearby place for reaching Parasnath is Ranchi 190 KM, Bokaro 40 KM, Dhanbad 60 KM and Hazaribagh 80 km.

Approach

Sammed Sikhar trail map

The summit of Sammed Sikhar Hill can be reached either from the southern or the northern side. The southern approach is from Isri Bazaar, to the top, which is motorable for about 2 km, the rest being a climb of 8 km. The northern approach is a 13 km route from Madhuban village, situated on the Dumri-Giridih road, which is about 10 km from Parasnath railway station or Isri Bazaar. Buses, Hired cars or taxis ply along this route from Dumri to Giridih and stop at Madhuban village. After 4 km from Madhuban, there is a stream called Gandharva nala and further 2 km up there is another stream Sita nala, crossing which leads to the summit almost 5km ahead.