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GreenPak Trails
The Margalla Hills rise straight out of the capital, and a numbered network of trails climbs into them from the edge of the city. This is GreenPak's working guide to those trails: what each one is, where it starts, and what the responsible authorities actually say about it.
6 trails
Check before you goMargalla Hills National Park · Islamabad
The long approach from Margalla Road up to the top of the Pir Sohawa road, with the option of carrying on to Monal.
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Check before you goMargalla Hills National Park · Islamabad
A shorter climb to the Daman-e-Koh viewpoint, with the option of continuing up the ridge.
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Check before you goMargalla Hills National Park · Islamabad
The best known climb out of Islamabad — steep, sustained, and busy from first light at weekends.
Challenging4 / 5GreenPak difficulty 4 of 5: Challenging. Long or steep, on rough ground, with sections that need care and a good level of fitness. Steep, sustained climbing · uneven ground · a real ascent straight out of the city.
Check before you goMargalla Hills National Park · Islamabad
A link path between Trails 3 and 5 rather than a walk in its own right.
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Check before you goMargalla Hills National Park · Islamabad
The longer, gentler line up to Pir Sohawa, running parallel to Trail 3 from Sector F-5.
Moderate3 / 5GreenPak difficulty 3 of 5: Moderate. Sustained climbing on uneven ground. Expect to work, and expect to stop. Gentler gradient than Trail 3 · long time on your feet · sustained rather than steep.
Check before you goMargalla Hills National Park · Islamabad
The quiet one — a valley route behind Faisal Mosque with a mountain-bike track and a birdwatching point.
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