Salam Pak Wheelers,
Well got a time in first week of November to go for a family tour to Lower Kashmir. A 4 days fun filled tour blended with a diversified Autumn landscape, a lot of travelling, a couple of short treks and a lot of places in this short span.
Travel route: A circular round trip from Pindi to pindi starting from
Faisalabad --> Rawalpindi --> Muzaffarabad --> Hatianbala --> Chikar --> Sudhan Gali (Ganga Peak) --> Bagh --> Lasdana --> Haji Pir/ Lasdana --> Mahmood Gali --> Abbas Pur --> Tetri Crossing --> Hajira --> Khai Gala --> Toli Pir --> Rawalakot --> Kahuta --> Rawalpindi --> Faisalabad.
Highlighted places showing the night stays
Will try to mention the most relevant information about the said places:)
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[TD="colspan: 7, align: center"]Some useful travel hints of this tour[/TD]
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[TD]Destinations[/TD]
[TD]Trip Meter[/TD]
[TD]Net km[/TD]
[TD] Time check[/TD]
[TD]Road Condition[/TD]
[TD]Speed limit which I have exercised km/h[/TD]
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[TD]Faisalabad[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD]07:00[/TD]
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[TD][/TD]
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[TD]Rawalpindi[/TD]
[TD]300[/TD]
[TD]300[/TD]
[TD]11:00[/TD]
[TD]Motorway[/TD]
[TD]120[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
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[TD]Muzafar abad[/TD]
[TD]454[/TD]
[TD]154[/TD]
[TD]15:00[/TD]
[TD]Good[/TD]
[TD]40/60[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
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[TD]Hatian Bala[/TD]
[TD]486[/TD]
[TD]32[/TD]
[TD]16:00[/TD]
[TD]Excellent[/TD]
[TD]50/60[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
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[TD]Chikar[/TD]
[TD]501[/TD]
[TD]15[/TD]
[TD]17:15[/TD]
[TD]Very Bad[/TD]
[TD]20/30[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
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[TD]Sudhan Gali[/TD]
[TD]519[/TD]
[TD]18[/TD]
[TD]18:30[/TD]
[TD]Very Bad[/TD]
[TD]20/30[/TD]
[TD]Night Stay at AJK Rest House[/TD]
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[TD]Ganga Peak/ Sudhan Gali[/TD]
[TD]519[/TD]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]7:00[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 3"]4 hours Ascend, half hour stay at top and 2 hours Descend[/TD]
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[TD]Bagh[/TD]
[TD]542[/TD]
[TD]23[/TD]
[TD]16:00[/TD]
[TD]Very Bad[/TD]
[TD]20/30[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
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[TD]LasDana[/TD]
[TD]574[/TD]
[TD]32[/TD]
[TD]18:00[/TD]
[TD]Bad[/TD]
[TD]20/30[/TD]
[TD]Night Stay at AJK Rest House[/TD]
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[TD]Haji Pir/Lasdana[/TD]
[TD]594[/TD]
[TD]20[/TD]
[TD]11:30[/TD]
[TD]Pathetic[/TD]
[TD]20/30[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
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[TD]Mahmood Gali[/TD]
[TD]604[/TD]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]12:00[/TD]
[TD]Very Good[/TD]
[TD]20/40[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
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[TD]Abbas Pur[/TD]
[TD]620[/TD]
[TD]16[/TD]
[TD]13:00[/TD]
[TD]Average[/TD]
[TD]20/30[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
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[TD]Titri Crossing[/TD]
[TD]636[/TD]
[TD]16[/TD]
[TD]14:00[/TD]
[TD]Average[/TD]
[TD]20/30[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
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[TD]Hajira[/TD]
[TD]651[/TD]
[TD]15[/TD]
[TD]15:15[/TD]
[TD]Average[/TD]
[TD]20/30[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
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[TD]Khai Gala[/TD]
[TD]669[/TD]
[TD]18[/TD]
[TD]16:15[/TD]
[TD]Bad[/TD]
[TD]20/30[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
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[TD]Toli Pir Guest House[/TD]
[TD]686[/TD]
[TD]17[/TD]
[TD]17:30[/TD]
[TD]Bad[/TD]
[TD]20/30[/TD]
[TD]Night Stay at Toli Pir Guest House[/TD]
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[TD]ToliPir Parking[/TD]
[TD]691[/TD]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]8:30[/TD]
[TD]Bad[/TD]
[TD]20/30[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
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[TD]Toli Pir Top[/TD]
[TD]691[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]9:30[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 3"]1 hour from Parking to Top[/TD]
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[TD]Khai Gala[/TD]
[TD]710[/TD]
[TD]19[/TD]
[TD]11:40[/TD]
[TD]Bad[/TD]
[TD]20/30[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
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[TD]Rawalakot[/TD]
[TD]720[/TD]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]12:05[/TD]
[TD]Bad[/TD]
[TD]20/40[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
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[TD]Azad Pattan[/TD]
[TD]754[/TD]
[TD]34[/TD]
[TD]13:15[/TD]
[TD]Excellent[/TD]
[TD]60/80[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
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[TD]Kahuta[/TD]
[TD]792[/TD]
[TD]38[/TD]
[TD]14:30[/TD]
[TD]Excellent[/TD]
[TD]60/80[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
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[TD]Motor way[/TD]
[TD]850[/TD]
[TD]58[/TD]
[TD]16:35[/TD]
[TD]Very Good (JapanRoad)[/TD]
[TD]60/80[/TD]
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[TD]Faisalabad[/TD]
[TD]1150[/TD]
[TD]300[/TD]
[TD]20:45[/TD]
[TD]Motor Way[/TD]
[TD]120[/TD]
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Road conditions Grades as per me:)
- Motor Way:No need to explain
- Excellent:Carpetted
- Very Good:Carpetted
- Good:Carpetted with some Bad patches
- Average:If you find an average road condition in such areas you will be lucky enough and don't expect more than average in such areas.
- Bad:20/25 % bad patches
- Very Bad:25/50% bad Patches
- Pathetic:more than 50% bad patches
On the way to Ganga Peak(3045m)
I'll try my best to present a short but detailed day wise pictorial itinerary soon