Sikkim Darjeeling Day Hikes

Tongloo 

There are a couple short treks that one can take in Darjeeling and Sikkim. While in Darjeeling there are a couple of options. Either one can walk around the Tea Gardens which lies within few square kilometres of Darjeeling Town or one can opt to do the Dhottrey -Tongloo-Maneybhanjyang Circuit.
Dhottrey-Tongloo-Maneybhanjyang is a good options because of the Mountain views and a good walk in the Singalila National Park. Dhottrey lies about 40Km from Darjeeling. One will need to drive to Dhottrey from Darjeeling. There are no share taxis or regular Jeep/Bus service to Dhottrey.

One can drive to Maneybhanjyang in a share Taxi and then reserve a taxi to dhottrey. This way the cost will come down. Dhottrey is on a hilltop at an altitude of about 2300m. Dhottrey to Tongloo is Gentle 7 Km trek through Pine forests. The mountain views of the Kanchenjunga Range is beautiful from here. Trek 2Km further down   to Tumling, a small village on the India - Nepal Border. It is better to take a guide from Dhottrey and If you tell him than he will arrange for the food in Tumling, especially at the Shikhar Lodge. Food supplied at the Shikhar Lodge is simple but very good. I would recommend the food there. After Tumling it is a 13Km gentle Trek down Hill to Megma, Lameydhura, Chitray and then to Manebhanjyang. From Manebhanjyang one can drive back to Darjeeling. This Dhottrey-Tongloo-Maneybhanjyang-Darjeeling short one day Trekking can be done in a Day.

Baaggora Home Stay

Darjeeling - Tiger Hill - Chatakpur -  Bagaura Route is also a good option. Drive to Tiger Hill in the early morning for the wonderful view of the Everest and Kanchenjunga Range. The Day Trek from Tiger Hill is on the old military Road. A gentle Trek through the Pine and oak forests to Chatakpur. A small Hamlet promoted by the Wild life Department, Govt. of west Bengal for Homestays. There is even a small lodge operated by the Forest Department. Order lunch here and

Legendry Landrover which Plys on this Route.

then walk along the gentle road to Baaggaora. This is a small Hamlet on a Hilltop overlooking the Plains and the Mountains from a high Ridge. There is a Home stay in Baaggora. This Home stay is clean with private rooms overlooking the mountains. Prepare before hand to call a taxi to pick you up and drive you to Darjeeling(30Km) or one can stay at the Homestay and drive back the next Day.

Sikkim is a small Himalayan State in India. This small State is sorrounded by Tibet to the North, Bhutan and Nepal to the west and the Indian State of west Bengal to the South. Most of the land falls in the Himalayas. 47% of the land mass in Sikkim is covered in forest.
Therefore Sikkim has a lot of routes for day walks or Short Treks from a day to two or three days.
In and around Gangtok a day can be well spent visiting enchey monastery and the Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, first of it's kind in India. If one is fond of walking than a walk around Gangtok will enable you to feel the life of the local people. A leisurely walk of 6hours will suffice you for the day of local sight seeing. Out of Gangtok a little Adventure walk can take you to Tinjure or the Jhandi Dara. Tinjure is the highest point on the Rumtek Hill opposite Gangtok Inside the Fambongla wildlife Sanctuary. Drive a little further to Tashi View Point on the North Sikkim Highway and start trekking. This is a 5Km trek to Tinjure, the highest Point at an altitude of 2433m. This Sikkim Day Trek takes one on a moderate gradient through dense forests of the Fambongla Sanctuary. One gets to have company of various birds chirping around in the forests. Once at the highest point in Tinjure climb atop the wodden structure and gaze at the Himalayan scenery. On a clear day one can even see the plains of west Bengal. One can either walk back to Tashi view point or walk to Sang, near Rumtek and drive back to Gangtok. The walk to Sang from Tinjure will take about 4Hours for a good walker
 and 2Hours back to Tinjure.