Jammu & Kashmir · India
Best treks in Jammu & Kashmir
Jammu & Kashmir is home to 4 of India's finest treks, ranging from moderate-difficult, moderate trails. Whether you're after gentle meadow walks or high-altitude passes, these routes are best enjoyed in Summer, Monsoon. Below you'll find difficulty, altitude, ideal season, base camp and how to reach for every trek.
4 treks
Moderate-DifficultHimalayas
Kashmir Great Lakes
Sonamarg, Jammu & Kashmir
13,750 ft 8d
Widely called India's most beautiful trek, a string of turquoise alpine lakes across endless flower meadows.
ModerateHimalayas
Tarsar Marsar
Aru, Jammu & Kashmir
13,500 ft 7d
Twin almond-shaped lakes separated by a ridge, set amid some of Kashmir's dreamiest meadows.
ModerateHimalayas
Nafran Valley (Sinthan)
Aru, Jammu & Kashmir
13,000 ft 7d
A little-known, wildly green valley trek behind Pahalgam, a quieter cousin of the Great Lakes.
ModerateHimalayas
Kolahoi Glacier
Aru, Jammu & Kashmir
12,000 ft 5d
A trek to the glacier below the "Goddess of Light" Kolahoi peak, the highest in the Kashmir valley.