Best Hikes in the Ghizer Valley: Explore the Hidden Treasures

 

Best Hikes in Ghizer Valley

If you want to Explore, study the history of the surroundings, visit the historical sites, day hikes up to viewpoints to enjoy the spectacular landscape of your surroundings. Enjoy the hospitality of the locals’ culture and traditions. Interacting with people, and discovering the uniqueness of your region are all the main objectives of the Trips Nomad.

The idea behind the Holiday Hikes is to make your holiday enjoyable, discover new areas, enjoy the natural beauty, visit historical places to learn historical highlights, Adventure events, summer pasture expeditions, and trek into the hidden treasures crossing passes. Of course, all these will be organized by experienced professionals and specialists who will make your trips exciting and stress-free. 

Where History, Culture, and Nature Meet

Walk to Jadow Malik Gahkuch:

This four to five hours walk we will start about 2 Km from the Gahkuch City down to the Tourist Picnic Point. From where a trail leads up to Upper Gahkuch above the Shandur Road fascinating walks with mind-blowing highlights along the way. Climbing up to the hills above Gahkuch gives spectacular views of the Ghizer River to the snow covering Peaks of Hindukush and Karakoram, the meeting point of the historical Hanisari River (flows from Ishkoman) from the North to Join Ghizer River near Damascus Village of Punial. Then visiting Roii Girri (stone of jinn/Fairies) in Upper Gahkuch has a mythical interesting story. To the hills called Jadow Malik is another historical story of the highlights. The ruins of the old Fort and remains of the new Fort of the early 19^th century at Upper Gahkuch are all amazing and add to the knowledge of hikers and visitors. You will come across many other exciting points and people during this day and by the afternoon we will descend down to the city and will lead to your respective homes. This trip will be full of interesting stories and fun. We are sure you will enjoy this day trip and add to the bucket of your memories.

Achamee Koi Walk: The name is Shina Language means dangerous Village we don’t know exactly the story behind it or why this name was given we will discover this on our trip here. Again the walk will begin from the village of Kanche about 3 Km from the District Head Quarter Gahkuch close to the Chinese-built bridge at the entrance of Gahkuch City. This walk will lead up from the road and three to four hours ascending to the remains of the village there are some signs of the village and small terrace farming fields (we definitely discover during the trip what is the history of the spot to add to the knowledge of participants). The view from here towards the east to the villages of Punial, Singul, Bubur, and Gurunjur along with the crystal clear Ghizer River and towards north and west villages of Damascus, Golodass, Hatoon, and above the villages we have mesmerizing views of snow covering peaks along with green plateaus on the hills with evergreen trees. This walk is a great experience having our lunch on the high hills with spectacular views and fresh breezes of the mountains gives inner side happiness and spiritual satisfaction in life. We hope you will prefer such healthy activities rather than sleeping until mid-day on Sundays and holidays of your life. 

Day Hike to Ayashi Village and down to Hattoon Bridge Shandur Road 

Ayashi is the village higher than Upper Gahkuch the Name Ayashi means (to the Sky). This day we start our walk from the same as the previous days from the Gahkuch head City. A two-hour walk on the jeep road will take you along the beautiful villages of Ayashi where the local people are tourist-friendly and ideal in hospitality and will invite you there homes and offer lovely traditional food. We will enjoy interacting with the local communities and their hospitality. We will climb the hills above the village, from where we will have amazing views of Ishkoman Valley and the point where Karakoram and Hindukush Ranges divide to the Northeast the snow cover peaks of the Karakoram and the Northwest gives you the views of Hindukush. There are several charismatic treks that lead to Naltar Valley Gilgit over Pakhora and Hayul Passes both are accessed from Ishkoman from the village of Chatorkhand and Pakhora village 4-5 days exciting treks. The famous Korumbar Lake Wakhan Corridor, Chillinji Pass to Baba Ghundi Chapursn Upper Hunza, Attar Pass, Punji Pass, and Chiantir Glacier are accessible from Ishkoman. Apart from this area is rich in "Off the Beaten tracks'' and needs to be explored. This walk goes until the end of Damass Village where it is the source of one of the famous spring water opposite the Karakoram University Ghizer Campus. I am sure you will enjoy this interesting day hike to the unique part of Ghizer. 

Hatoon Water Channel Walk from Juch Bargor to Hatoon Village

This interesting day hike will begin from Juch Bargor half an hour's drive to a small village across the Ghizer River on a suspension bridge and get to a narrow channel all the way from the village to Hatoon on the channel with great views and the breeze of Ghizer River on your way. You get down to one of the largest villages of Punial near Karakoram International University Ghizer Campus. You can walk for more hours visiting Hatoon Rock Carvings of 2nd and 3rd centuries AD historical Carvings to Hasis Village across the Hanisari River. An hour's drive to Gakhkuch along with the charming villages of Hasis, Golodass. 

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