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Best hikes in Jammu and Kashmir
Every hike this desk holds in Jammu and Kashmir, shortest stored distance first. This is the catalog, not a scored ranking and not a route planner.
Jammu and Kashmir region desk · Filter by grade, duration, and permit

SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1
Gangbal–Naranag
OSM hiking route Gangbal–Naranag, Jammu and Kashmir (11.9 km line). Related to Kashmir Great Lakes; not merged. Vertical figures from the Wave I-5 GLO-30 resample. Days unknown.
11.9 km · 1 days · permit-free on this record

SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1
Kolahoi Glacier
OSM hiking route Kolahoi Glacier, Jammu and Kashmir (19.12 km line from Aru/Lidderwat). DEM high is the glacier walk, not Kolahoi Peak. Vertical figures from the Wave I-5 GLO-30 resample. Days unknown.
19.12 km · 2 days · permit-free on this record

SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1
Kashmir Great Lakes
OSM hiking route Kashmir Great Lakes, Jammu and Kashmir (61.52 km Sonamarg–Naranag line). J&K Tourism permit required. Related to Gangbal–Naranag; not merged. Vertical figures from the Wave I-5 GLO-30 resample. Days unknown.
61.52 km · 5 days · permit

OSM sac_scale: demanding_alpine_hiking · SAC T5 · YDS 4
Akshu La
OSM hiking traverse Akshu La, Jammu and Kashmir (67.84 km Kishtwar line). Not Ladakh. Trail visibility: no. Vertical figures from the Wave I-5 GLO-30 resample. Days unknown. Provisional-listed.
67.84 km · 6 days · permit-free on this record

SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1
Bhot Kol
OSM hiking traverse Bhot Kol, Jammu and Kashmir (71.17 km Warwan/Kishtwar line). Not Ladakh. Vertical figures from the Wave I-5 GLO-30 resample. Days unknown. Provisional-listed.
71.17 km · 6 days · permit-free on this record

SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1
Trans-Jammu Traverse
OSM hiking traverse, one intended nwn Chamba→Jammu corridor (275.84 km). Cross-state: ~120 km Himachal (Chamba: Chamera→Kadwah) and ~156 km J&K (Udhampur/Jammu: Kaluni Gala→Panjar). DEM high 2,776 m (mid-hill rollers, not alpine). Provisional for a ~2 km Ramnagar–Resian mapping gap.
275.84 km · 23 days · permit-free on this record
