Introducing The Pir Panjal Lakes Trek | Jammu & Kashmir | Indiahikes

Jammu & Kashmir continues to throw surprises at us. Just when we thought we had seen the best of the land, here’s a new trek that has made us extremely excited.

The new Pir Panjal Lakes Trek, right in the middle of the Pir Panjal range, has had us excited ever since we saw the first pictures sent by our exploration team.

What has stunned us is the combination of terrain. First, there are the deep forests of the Pir Panjal range. An entire day is spent trekking among towering conifer trees, whose intoxicating aroma fills the air.

Then there are the lakes: not one or two, but seven lakes (and more to be discovered)! Each lake is tucked into a bowl cut out of the mountains, with snow patches dropping gracefully into the water.

You don’t see all the lakes together. You see one, and the view stuns you. You cannot imagine that a lake this beautiful could be in such a place. And then you climb a ridge, and you see another lake. This time, you are wondrous.

Then, in a series of unbelievable trekking moments, you see one lake after another. Each lake has a different shape and size. Some are turquoise, others are aquamarine, and still others are transparent. It is the grandest display of lakes we have seen.

Then we come to the grasslands. They are so vast and endless that you cannot take in the scene in one glance. Each of the grasslands is different. Somewhere in the folds of the mountains, they connect. Discovering the next grassland is an adventure that we look forward to.

In the middle of these grasslands are ‘Dhoks’ or tribal settlements, which the local shepherds use for their dwellings. Their origins are from an era gone by, yet here they are, thriving and giving shelter to numerous shepherds that wander these grasslands. Horses roam freely in the heart of these grasslands, and sheep graze with unconcerned disdain.

We have not been as excited about a trek in recent times as we have been about the Pir Panjal Lakes Trek.

Our interactions with the shepherds tell us that there are many more lakes, and they are grander and better than what we have already seen. It’s hard to believe!

Unable to contain our excitement, we have sent a second team to explore the trek further to see if we can uncover more lakes and other hidden grasslands.

Trekkers are in for a treat when they get to explore the Pir Panjal Lakes trek. This side of Jammu and Kashmir is untouched, even by the region's people. Yet what it has in store excites us when we consider the possibilities.

In this video, our founder & CEO Arjun Majumdar talks about a new trek in Jammu and Kashmir which is nestled in the folds of the Pir Panjal mountain range.

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