The time had come to leave on annual road trip and escape from the scorching heat of Lahore for few days. Initially I planned a comprehensive tour of Neelam Valley but got chance to visit it in May and after reading travelogues of @Wanderlust & @madCYRUS, I decided to hit GB, Khunjrab and Skurdu instead AJK this year. I was quite concerned about the route and the security position in that area as I had to travel alone with wife and two small kids. After planning and thinking many days I decided that, Just do it and measure the whole stretch of KKH The 8[SUP]th[/SUP] wonder of the world and cross the Attabad Lake on boat along with car as no body will dare this after opening of Tunnel.
KKH has both worst and best stretches I have ever traveled. It measures the patience of both driver and vehicle to its extreme, you have to drive for hours on the speeds of max 20-30km on bone shaking path in the middle of nowhere and you can drive uptill 150km/h after Rai kot bridge.
I was taking enough water for our use and 30 liters fuel (however I never faced any shortage of fuel in all areas. The quality of fuel in Besham was poor and in Skardu Attock Petroleum were rip offs.)
My detailed itinerary was this which includes the time consumed and distance as well.
[TABLE="width: 282"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Location [/TD]
[TD]Time[/TD]
[TD]Kms [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Day 1[/TD]
[TD]4/7/2015[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Lahore[/TD]
[TD]0300[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Burhan[/TD]
[TD]0724[/TD]
[TD]404[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Hasanabdal[/TD]
[TD]0730[/TD]
[TD]6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Abbotabad[/TD]
[TD]1000[/TD]
[TD]57[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Mansehra[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]37[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Shinkiari[/TD]
[TD]1125[/TD]
[TD]23[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Batal[/TD]
[TD]1200[/TD]
[TD]13[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Batgram[/TD]
[TD]1400[/TD]
[TD]38[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Thakot[/TD]
[TD]1445[/TD]
[TD]24[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Thakot bridge[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Besham[/TD]
[TD]1800[/TD]
[TD]27[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]632[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="width: 276"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Location [/TD]
[TD]Time[/TD]
[TD]Kms [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Day 2[/TD]
[TD]5/7/2015[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Besham[/TD]
[TD]0551[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Patan[/TD]
[TD]0658[/TD]
[TD]39[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Dassu[/TD]
[TD]0911[/TD]
[TD]37[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Barseen[/TD]
[TD]0952[/TD]
[TD]14[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Sammar Nala[/TD]
[TD]1200[/TD]
[TD]37[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Chillas[/TD]
[TD]1415[/TD]
[TD]77[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Raikot Bridge[/TD]
[TD]1515[/TD]
[TD]53[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Thaichi[/TD]
[TD]1613[/TD]
[TD]16[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Jaglot[/TD]
[TD]1625[/TD]
[TD]17[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Skardu Mor[/TD]
[TD]1648[/TD]
[TD]9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Danyor Bridge[/TD]
[TD]1715[/TD]
[TD]33[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Jutal[/TD]
[TD]1741[/TD]
[TD]17[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Nilat[/TD]
[TD]1835[/TD]
[TD]38[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Aliabad[/TD]
[TD]1916[/TD]
[TD]32[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Karimabad[/TD]
[TD]1945[/TD]
[TD]6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]425[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="width: 282"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Day 3[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Stay in Karimabad[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Location [/TD]
[TD]Time[/TD]
[TD]Kms [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Day 4[/TD]
[TD]7/7/2015[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Karimabad[/TD]
[TD]0700[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Attaabad[/TD]
[TD]0800[/TD]
[TD]21[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Gulmit[/TD]
[TD]0915[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Passu[/TD]
[TD]1000[/TD]
[TD]18[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Sost[/TD]
[TD]1039[/TD]
[TD]39[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Dehhe[/TD]
[TD]1140[/TD]
[TD]35[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Khunjrab[/TD]
[TD]1235[/TD]
[TD]51[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Sost[/TD]
[TD]1515[/TD]
[TD]86[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Passu[/TD]
[TD]1545[/TD]
[TD]39[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Borith Lake KKH[/TD]
[TD]1600[/TD]
[TD]9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Borith Lake[/TD]
[TD]1609[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]300[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="width: 277"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Location [/TD]
[TD]Time[/TD]
[TD]Kms [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Day 5[/TD]
[TD]8/7/2015[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Borith Lake[/TD]
[TD]0725[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Gulmit[/TD]
[TD]0745[/TD]
[TD]11[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Attaabad[/TD]
[TD]0930[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Hooper Valley Bridge[/TD]
[TD]1000[/TD]
[TD]18[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Aliabad[/TD]
[TD]1015[/TD]
[TD]7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Nilat Nagar[/TD]
[TD]1050[/TD]
[TD]30[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Danyor[/TD]
[TD]1145[/TD]
[TD]56[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Danyor Bridge[/TD]
[TD]1153[/TD]
[TD]5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Skardu Mor[/TD]
[TD]1220[/TD]
[TD]29[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Shangus[/TD]
[TD]1400[/TD]
[TD]53[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Skardu[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]88[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]297[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="width: 282"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Location [/TD]
[TD]Time[/TD]
[TD]Kms [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Day 6[/TD]
[TD]9/7/2015[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Skardu[/TD]
[TD]1800[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Sadpara Dam[/TD]
[TD]1830[/TD]
[TD]10[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Skardu[/TD]
[TD]1900[/TD]
[TD]10[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]20[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="width: 276"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Location [/TD]
[TD]Time[/TD]
[TD]Kms [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Day 7[/TD]
[TD]10/7/2015[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Skardu[/TD]
[TD]1150[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Shigar Fort[/TD]
[TD]1300[/TD]
[TD]32[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Skardu[/TD]
[TD]1600[/TD]
[TD]32[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]64[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="width: 290"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Location [/TD]
[TD]Time[/TD]
[TD]Kms [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Day 8[/TD]
[TD]11/7/2015[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Skardu[/TD]
[TD]0530[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Shangus[/TD]
[TD]0930[/TD]
[TD]121[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]KKH[/TD]
[TD]1120[/TD]
[TD]52[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Jaglot[/TD]
[TD]1140[/TD]
[TD]14[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Jaglot retuned again[/TD]
[TD]1445[/TD]
[TD]30[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Istor Mor[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]19[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Chilas[/TD]
[TD]1815[/TD]
[TD]67[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]303[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="width: 276"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Location [/TD]
[TD]Time[/TD]
[TD]Kms [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Day 9[/TD]
[TD]12/7/2015[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Chillas[/TD]
[TD]0515[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Sammar Nala[/TD]
[TD]0706[/TD]
[TD]80[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Barseen Camp[/TD]
[TD]0823[/TD]
[TD]33[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Dassu[/TD]
[TD]0852[/TD]
[TD]13[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Patan[/TD]
[TD]1052[/TD]
[TD]39[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Besham[/TD]
[TD]1200[/TD]
[TD]39[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Batgram[/TD]
[TD]1356[/TD]
[TD]54[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Shinkiari[/TD]
[TD]1524[/TD]
[TD]50[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Mansehra[/TD]
[TD]1600[/TD]
[TD]16[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Abbotabad[/TD]
[TD]1730[/TD]
[TD]31[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Hasanabdal[/TD]
[TD]1915[/TD]
[TD]70[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Wah Cantt[/TD]
[TD]1924[/TD]
[TD]8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]433[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="width: 290"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Location [/TD]
[TD]Time[/TD]
[TD]Kms [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Day 10[/TD]
[TD]13/7/2015[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Wah Cantt[/TD]
[TD]1200[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Lahore[/TD]
[TD]1545[/TD]
[TD]402[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]402[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
Please take care of following while you travel.
1. Don?t litter, keep garbage bags with you and put your used items in it.
2. Help others and others will help you.
3. Take Scom sim as only this network is providing coverage in this area. Zong and Telenor also works in some areas.