Khilanmarg

About this place

Khilanmarg, is a smaller valley about a 6 kms walk from the Gulmarg bus stop and car park. The meadow, carpeted with flowers in the spring, is the site for Gulmarg's winter ski runs and offers a fine view of the surrounding peaks and over the Kashmir Valley. It's a 600 metre ascent from Gulmarg to Khilanmarg and during the early spring, as the snow melts, it can be a very muddy hour's climb up the hill. The effort is rewarded, if it's clear, with a sweeping view of the great Himalayas from Nanga Parbat to the twin 7,100 metre peaks of Nun and Kun to the southeast. Khilanmarg is a popular picnic spot of Baramula, situated in Gulmarg. The surroundings of this place comprise dense forests and secluded valleys. Its meadows display a carpet of large number of colours and species of flowers.