The Kashmir Great Lakes Trek is one of the most beautiful treks in India, situated 75 km northeast of Srinagar. It spans over six days and offers a 360° panorama of wild, rugged mountains, rolling meadows, and turquoise alpine lakes. You’ll explore six stunning alpine lakes and five different valleys. The trek is rated as moderate-difficult, with long trekking days, steep ascents, and descents. Each day presents a postcard-perfect view, with new alpine lakes to look forward to. Snow patches feed these lakes, and sometimes you’ll see milky white icebergs floating on the lake’s inky blue surface. The meadows of Kashmir add to the grandeur of this trek. If you haven’t done it yet, consider adding it to your bucket list! 🏔️🌟
Overview
Kashmir Great Lakes is one of the most beautiful treks in India. No question. It validates Kashmir’s mythical status as heaven on earth.
This is because the trek is set on a canvas that’s larger than life. It is situated 75 km northeast of Srinagar. Every day is a 360° panorama of wild, rugged mountains, rolling meadows, and turquoise alpine lakes. And you get more than six of these lakes and five very different valleys to explore!
The range of landscape makes it a moderate-difficult trek spanning over six days. This means it has long trekking days with steep ascents and descents with no easy exit points. So, it’s not meant for a beginner who hasn’t been exposed to high-altitude treks.
Having said that, the challenges are worth it. Each day is postcard-perfect, with a new alpine lake to look forward to. What makes these lakes even prettier are the snow patches that feed these lakes. You see them sliding off the serrated mountains into the lakes. Sometimes you’ll see milky white icebergs floating on the lake’s inky blue surface.
And then there are meadows of Kashmir. These meadows come in every shape and size, sometimes many in a day.
After this trek, every other trek feels as though it is a movie on a small screen. Kashmir Great Lakes, however, is an IMAX 3D experience – such is the grandeur of the trek. If you have not done this trek, put it on your bucket list!
