Nature/ Scenic

Tulian Lake

Location

The lake is situated at distances of 11 km from Baisaran and 16 km from Pahalgam. Situated at an altitude of 3353 m above sea level, Tulian Lake remains frozen for most of the year. The lake is surrounded by mountains from all four sides and reaching to this lake turns out to be great adventure. One can also hire ponies to come to Tulian Lake.

The 11 km long route beyond Baisaran takes you to the Tulian Lake at an altitude of 3,353m. The lake remains covered with snow most of the year and offers a number of adventure sports.

Panchtarni

Location

13 km from Sheshnag is a place where five streams meet and its good for camping. Camping equipment, ponies and skiing equipment is readily available.
Lidderwat (22km: 3,408m) - A beautiful camping site set among dense forests. Starting point of the trek to the Sindh Valley.

Hajan

Location

This is an ideal destination for family picnics. The scenic beauty of Hajan is captured many a times in several bollywood movie scenes. Hajan is an idyllic spot for picnic, located close to Pahalgam in the Baramulla district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Lying en route to Chandanwari, this town is a notified area committee that has served as a location for several movie scenes. Travellers visiting Pahalgam can simply walk or trek to the town, or take a pony ride.

Golf

Location

Pahalgam is renowned as a tourist destination in which one can enjoy the sports Golf. It has a nine hole golf course located at the top of the Pahalgam valley perched at a height of about 2400 meters above the sea level. The golf course is in the vast expanse of large plain region. This plateau region is ideal for working out best golf play.

Baisaran

Location

This beautiful meadow is located 5 km from Pahalgam and 150 m higher. Offering picturesque views of the snow-clad mountains, the meadow is dotted with pine forests.

Baisaran, situated 5 km away from Pahalgam, is a lush meadow enveloped with dense vegetation. The meadow is dotted with thickly wooded forests of pine, and provides a view of the beautiful snow-clad mountains that surround it from all sides. Resembling European resorts, this huge and undulating meadow serves as a good campsite.

Ningli Nallah

Location

Ningli Nallah: Flowing from the melting snow and ice on Apharwat and the Alpather Lake, this pretty mountain stream is 8-km from Gulmarg. The stream continues down into the valley below and joins the Jhelum River near Sopur. This long, grassy valley is a popular picnic spot and the walking path carries on, crossing the Ningli (also spelt as Ningle) Nallah by a bridge and continues on to the Khilenmarg, another grassy meadow and a good spot for camping. In early summer one will probably share the campsites with Gujars moving their herds up to the high meadows.

Ferozpore Nallah

Location

Reached from the Tangmarg road, or from the Outer Circular Walk, this mountain stream meets the Bahan River at a popular picnic spot known as 'waters meet'. The stream is reputed to be particularly good for trout fishing; it's about five km down the valley from Gulmarg but quite close to Tangmarg. The river can be reached by walking 3-km down the path from the gap near Tangmarg and then heading south through the forest, down a slope towards the stream.