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Devban is one of the lesser known destinations of uttarakhand. It is part of a reserve forest in the Kanasar forest range bordering himachal pradesh. It has a beautiful forest rest house located at an altitude of 2865m built in 1963. The forests are typically broadleaved oak; coniferous pine, fir and devdhar as well thorny shrubs; especially near the rocky outcrops. The nearest roadhead is chakrata which is 16kms away. Chakrata is an old British cantonment town. The old stone houses with towering chimneys take you back into the British era. Most of chakrata is inaccessible due to army restrictions. Geologically this region is part of the shiwaliks and is mostly made of loose sedimentary and limestone rocks. Although at some places quartz rock bands are visible. Geologists have found a few limestone caves in the lower reaches of the hills. The locals speak the jaunsari language and many gujjar huts can be found along the slopes of the hills.

There is a motorable road all the way up to the forest rest house but in winters the snow makes the place inaccessible by road. This gives an opportunity to trekkers to walk along the old forest trail through the dense oak and devdhar forests of this area. Chakrata is at an altitude of 2200m and the trekking route till Devban climbs upto 3000m.