Bhagsu village, two to three kilometres east of McLeod Ganj, is the starting point for the short walk to Bhagsunag Falls. The path follows a stream up through the village and past the Bhagsunag temple — an active Hindu shrine with a freshwater spring — to a waterfall that drops through a narrow gorge into a pool below. The walk takes about 30 minutes from McLeod Ganj; the falls themselves are visible from a viewpoint accessible in another 15 minutes.
The waterfall is at its most impressive during and just after the monsoon (July–September); by spring it is reduced to a trickle. The village and the path are lined with cafés and small guesthouses serving the backpacker trade. The temple is worth seeing separately from the falls — the spring at its base is cold and clear and the temple complex is genuinely ancient, though much restored.