Road Distance or driving distance from Rishikesh to Hemkun is 310 kms (192.00 miles).

Hemkund Sahib (also spelled Hemkunt), Gurudwara Sri Hemkunt Known as Sahib Ji, is a Sikh place of worship and pilgrimage site in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, India. It is devoted to Guru Gobind Singh Ji (1666-1708), the tenth Sikh Guru, and finds mention in Dasam Granth, a work Believed to be Dictated by him. With its setting of a glacial lake surrounded by seven mountain peaks, each adorned by a Nishan Sahib on its cliff, it is According To the Survey of India located in the Himalayas at an elevation of 4,632 meters (15,197 feet). It is Gobindghat Approached from Rishikesh-Badrinath on the highway. The main town is Gobindghat near Joshimath.