PatniTop - Hill Stations in India

With all its beauty at a hill station,it is a charming plateau at 2,024m. The meadow is surrounded by dense woods and lush greenery of Pines. Tracks lead to pockets where time stands still and calm prevails. Picturesquely situated at a high altitude,there are good bridle paths passing through wooded lanes and fascinating scenery link Patnitop with Kud and Batote. There are three,gushing,icecold freshwater springs in the area,which are said to have medicinal properties. The complete tourist circuit covers Jammu-Katra-Vaishno Deviji,Kud-Sanasar,Patnitop-Gourikund,Sudmahadev,Mantali,extending upto Latti-Dhuna.

Trekking in PatniTop Picturesquely situated at a high altitude,there are many pleasant walks around this popular hill station. Patnitop is a good starting place for many short or longer treks into the nearby mountains. An attractive one-day walk is to Shiva Garh,about 11-km from Patnitop at an altitude of almost 3,500 metres.