Kashmir Great Lakes Trek is the most popular hiking trail to experience the never-ending beauty of Kashmir region in North India. This high altitude alpine trek is located in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir. Alpine lakes are the main attraction during the trek, it passes through some of the most beautiful and huge sized alpine lakes of India like Vishansar, Krishnansar and Gangabal. Kashmiri Hindus associate Vishansar Lake with Lord Vishnu, Krishnansar with Lord Krishna and Gangabal Lake with the holy Ganges which fills spiritual energy from within, also, many yoga practitioners come to this trek to increase their spiritual power. Interestingly, every lake has a unique color and view. Similarly, there are a total of 6 large lakes on the route and that is why this trail path is named "Kashmir Great Lakes Trek". During the trek, one can see alpine lakes as well as shepherd huts, spiritual places around the route, many small water bodies, glaciers, beautiful madows, mountain peaks and high passes.
Difficulty level of the Kashmir Great Lakes Trek
The Kashmir Great Lakes Trek is a moderate to difficult trek. This trek demands a long day of walking so be prepared mentally as well as physically. You have to cover 90 km in just 7 days. Here are some of the challenges and factors that make it a moderate to difficult trek in terms of difficulty.
Long Hiking distance in each day (10-12 km on average, 8-9 hrs).
During the Kashmir Great Lakes Trek, trekkers have to walk about 12 kms per day, which can be difficult for some trekkers. This long journey feature of this trek is great for experienced trekkers but can be challenging for beginners. This daily long journey cannot be reduced because all the alpine lakes are located at a certain distance from each other and the passes that come during the trekking require almost a full day of hiking program to cross them and rest after that, otherwise more than two days will have to be included to cross each pass and a new alpine lake will be seen every two days.
00:19 - Intro
01:18 - Shitkadi Village
04:18 - Nichnai
06:58 - Vishansar lake
07:54 - Kishansar lake
10:10 - Gadsar lake
13:14 - Satsar lake
16:00 - Gangabal lake
16:18 - Nandkol lake
18:26 - Naranag
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