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Road trip routes / Azad Jammu and Kashmir
12.2h
Drive time
307 km
Distance
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Times assume a 7:00 AM start — a planning estimate, not a schedule.
7:00 AM
Muzaffarabad (Start)
The capital of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, starting point for the drive down the Jhelum River toward Chakothi.
7:15 AM
Red Fort (Muzaffarabad Fort)
A 16th-century fort above the Neelum River in the city.
5 km · 0.3 h from Muzaffarabad
7:31 AM
Domail Point (Sangam)
The confluence of the Neelum and Jhelum rivers.
5 km · 0.3 h from Red Fort (Muzaffarabad Fort)
9:05 AM
Pir Chinasi
A 2,900 m hilltop shrine 30 km from the city, with wide valley views and snow in winter.
25 km · 1.6 h from Domail Point (Sangam)
11:04 AM
Chattar Class
A viewpoint area on the way down into the Jhelum Valley.
48 km · 2 h from Pir Chinasi
11:13 AM
Dulai Waterfall
A roadside waterfall on the way to Garhi Dupatta.
9 km · 0.2 h from Chattar Class
11:53 AM
Garhi Dupatta
A town on both banks of the Jhelum, with hotels, a bazaar, and a rest house.
36 km · 0.7 h from Dulai Waterfall
12:18 PM
Subri Lake
A small lake formed by a 1975 cloudburst, with an angler's hut.
15 km · 0.4 h from Garhi Dupatta
1:04 PM
Hattian Bala
District headquarters of Jhelum Valley District, and the turnoff for the Chikar side valley.
33 km · 0.8 h from Subri Lake
1:38 PM
Chikar
A cool hill station reached via Hattian Bala, and the base for Zalzal Lake and the Ganga Choti trek.
16 km · 0.6 h from Hattian Bala
1:51 PM
Zalzal Lake
A lake formed by 2005 earthquake landslides near Chikar.
7 km · 0.2 h from Chikar
2:12 PM
Sudhan Gali
A high meadow on the way to Ganga Choti.
11 km · 0.4 h from Zalzal Lake
3:05 PM
Ganga Choti
A 3,045 m peak near Chikar, one of AJK's most popular treks.
10 km · 0.9 h from Sudhan Gali
5:05 PM
Chinari
A town on the left bank of the Jhelum, 51 km from Muzaffarabad, with a rest house, bazaar, and post office.
48 km · 2 h from Ganga Choti
5:12 PM
Jaskol Waterfall
A waterfall near Chinari.
3 km · 0.1 h from Chinari
6:12 PM
Cham Waterfall
Another waterfall in the Chinari area.
17 km · 1 h from Jaskol Waterfall
7:14 PM
Chakothi (End)
A border village 8 km past Chinari, with panoramic Jhelum River views. A restricted area; domestic tourists are allowed.
22 km · 1 h from Cham Waterfall
Road Trip Routes / Jhelum Valley: Muzaffarabad to Chakothi
The Jhelum River corridor south-east of Muzaffarabad, a fort, waterfalls, and riverside towns on the way to the border at Chakothi, with a side detour up to Chikar's hill station, the earthquake-formed Zalzal Lake, and the Ganga Choti trek.
Distance
307 km
Drive time
12.2 h
Best time to go
April to October; the Chikar/Sudhan Gali side valley is accessible May to November.
Road conditions
An all-weather metalled road runs Muzaffarabad to Garhi Dupatta to Chinari to Chakothi, about 59 km.
The Jhelum River corridor south-east of Muzaffarabad, a fort, waterfalls, and riverside towns on the way to the border at Chakothi, with a side detour up to Chikar's hill station, the earthquake-formed Zalzal Lake, and the Ganga Choti trek.
In driving order. Significant stops link to their own field guide; the rest are labelled waypoints along the way.
The capital of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, starting point for the drive down the Jhelum River toward Chakothi.
A 16th-century fort above the Neelum River in the city.
5 km · 0.3 h from the previous stop
The confluence of the Neelum and Jhelum rivers.
5 km · 0.3 h from the previous stop
A 2,900 m hilltop shrine 30 km from the city, with wide valley views and snow in winter.
25 km · 1.6 h from the previous stop
A viewpoint area on the way down into the Jhelum Valley.
48 km · 2 h from the previous stop
A roadside waterfall on the way to Garhi Dupatta.
9 km · 0.2 h from the previous stop
A town on both banks of the Jhelum, with hotels, a bazaar, and a rest house.
36 km · 0.7 h from the previous stop
A small lake formed by a 1975 cloudburst, with an angler's hut.
15 km · 0.4 h from the previous stop
District headquarters of Jhelum Valley District, and the turnoff for the Chikar side valley.
33 km · 0.8 h from the previous stop
A cool hill station reached via Hattian Bala, and the base for Zalzal Lake and the Ganga Choti trek.
16 km · 0.6 h from the previous stop
A lake formed by 2005 earthquake landslides near Chikar.
7 km · 0.2 h from the previous stop
A high meadow on the way to Ganga Choti.
11 km · 0.4 h from the previous stop
A 3,045 m peak near Chikar, one of AJK's most popular treks.
10 km · 0.9 h from the previous stop
A town on the left bank of the Jhelum, 51 km from Muzaffarabad, with a rest house, bazaar, and post office.
48 km · 2 h from the previous stop
A waterfall near Chinari.
3 km · 0.1 h from the previous stop
Another waterfall in the Chinari area.
17 km · 1 h from the previous stop
A border village 8 km past Chinari, with panoramic Jhelum River views. A restricted area; domestic tourists are allowed.
22 km · 1 h from the previous stop