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Field guides / Azad Jammu and Kashmir / Ganga Choti
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A 3,045 m peak near Chikar and Sudhan Gali, and one of Azad Jammu and Kashmir's most popular treks, snow-streaked well into summer.
Ganga Choti is a 3,045 m peak near Chikar and Sudhan Gali, and one of Azad Kashmir's most popular treks, holding patches of snow well into summer. It's accessible enough for reasonably fit hikers without technical climbing, which is part of why it draws a steady stream of trekkers from Chikar and beyond.
Why go
Ganga Choti doesn't demand technical mountaineering, which makes it one of the more approachable summit treks in the region, but the elevation and lingering snow still make it a real day's effort, best done with a local guide.
Best arranged as a full-day trek from a Chikar base, use Plan a trip to build in a guide and the Sudhan Gali approach.
Planning tip
Best Time to Visit, May to September; the trail is otherwise snowbound.
Getting there, Via Sudhan Gali, reached from Chikar, itself about 46 km from Muzaffarabad.
Allow, A full day for the round-trip trek from Sudhan Gali.
Straight-line distance from Ganga Choti, within 30 km.
