Patnitop
City Guide
112
kms from Jammu. This famous hill resort is perched on a beautiful plateau,
at an altitude of 2024 metres across which the Jammu-Srinagar Highway
passes.
Enveloped by thickly wooded forests,Patnitop offers
beautiful picnic spots, peaceful walks and breathtaking views of the
mountainscape of the Chenab basin.
In winter, the resort is
generally covered with athick mantle of snow thus providing opportunities
for various snow games includingskiing. It is the best developed tourist
spot of Jammu and is second to none in its natural charm, climate, pine
forests and lush green cover.
The occupancy of
the
huts and Dak Banglow is full in summer months. There is ambitious plan of
Patnitop Development Authority to develop Patnitop, Kud, Sud-Mahadev,
Mantalai circuit. The costruction work of Mall Road at Kud is also proposed
to be taken up. Trekking route from Kud to Patnitop-Sanasar has already been
completed. The complete tourist circuit covers Jammu-Katra-VaishnoDeviji,
Kud-Sanasar, Patnitop-Gourikund, Sudmahadev, Mantali, extending upto
Latti-Dhuna.
There are a large number of huts and Tourists
Bunglows, all managed by J&K TDC, Having facilities of Drawing
room/Dining room and fully equipped kitchen in all huts and LPG facility.
Patnitop
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