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Aharbal
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Gadsar
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GulmargRightly called the 'meadow of flowers', Gulmarg 51 km south west of Srinagar and 2,653 meters above sea level, is famed for its 18 hole golf course: the highest in the world. A beautiful saucer-shaped valley girdled with poplars, trails lead out of here in several directions and are popular with those enjoying pony-rides.
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KokernagIn the heart of the Bhringi valley, 70 kms away, is Kokernag with its famous springs flowing at an altitude of 2000 meters said to posses miraculous curative powers. The remains of a pavilion and baths built by the Moghuls can be seen at Verinag, 80 kms away from Srinagar. The river Jhelum has its source here.
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PahalgamPahalgam is the perfect retreat for here, in a sleepy village surrounded by meadows and fields, there is a tranquil timelessness that calls for no activity. This queit resort is only disturbed with the annual descent of the thousands of pilgrims in July-August en route to the holy shrine of Amarnath, a three-day trek from here. Pahalgam skirts Lidder river, replete with trout. A numher of treks in this region also begin from Pahalgam, as the 35 km trail traverses through pinewoods to the spectacular Kolahoi Glacier.
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Sonamarg80 km from Srinagar, enroute to Ladakh, 3,000 metres above sea level, Sonamarg is dramatic in its breathtaking beauty. Surrounded hy mountains, with a hill spur running the length of the settlement, Sonamarg has many excellent sites for camping, and is the base to exciting mountaineenng expeditions to the high altitude lakes of Vishansar, Kishansar, Gadsar, Rehmansar, Gangabal, Nund Kol and Satsuran.
The steep Sonamarg slope is covered in a dense forestation of fir and birch. Across the opposite slope is a natural garden of wild flowers, and close at hand, the Thajiwas glacier.
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