Places to See In District bagh
Dhirkot, Sudan Gaili, Las Danna, Ganga Choti, Darra Haje-Peer
Dheerkot is a facinating and charming place located 24Km from Kohala. Situated at 1676m above sea-level, Dhirkot possesses an healthy climate. The place is very popular among people mainly due to easy access, suitable altitude and beautiful landscape with Deodar trees and kail forests.
In the heart of the calm and quite Deodar trees and Kail mixed forest, there is a posh Forest rest house, three Tourist Huts and a Log Hut, which are greatly sought after by tourists in summer. Dheerkot is linked with all parts of Azad Kashmir by black top roads and direct transport services are also available.
Sudhan Gali located at a height of 2134m above sea-level and a short distance from Bagh. This scenic spot also serves as a base camp for those going hiking/trekking to the nearby 3045m high mountain, Ganga Choti.
To reached Sudhan Gali from Muzaffarabad or Bagh. It takes around a couple of hours to reach here on public or a hired transport from Bagh. Local transport for Sudhan Gali leaves near the Al-Noor hotel. The other option is to come from Muzaffarabad via Garhi Dopatta and Chakar. This option takes around 4 hours. There is an unconfirmed report of a proposed plan to develop a road and even a chair-lift from Sudhan Gali to Ganga. This might result in an increase of tourism but would definitely be a disaster for its natural environment and beauty.
From Bagh, a 20km long mettalled road leads to Las Danna which is a place of captivating scenes and natural beauty. From Lasdanna, three roads branch off the main road i.e. Mahmood gali-Palangi, Haji pir- Aliabad and Abbasspur- Hajira respectively. A rest houses and a dhabas ( small restaurant )is available here.
Ganga Choti:-
Ganga Peak, more commonly known as Ganga Choti among locals is located in the Bagh Azad Kashmir. It is also visible from Bagh city and is often called as the Crown of Bagh. Ganga Choti is approachable from Sudhan Gali,Bagh, it s take time 3 hours and it is strenous trek since you have to gain hight at every step, there is very rare flat grounds here. Ganga Choti is a scenic peak village Bani Minhasan in Bagh Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.
It is 10200 feet (3045 meters) high. It is an attraction for tourists in that area. It is situated in the Pir Panjal Range.Ganga Choti starts from the town of Sudhan Gali which is at a height of 2200 meters from sea level. From there, the peak can be reached through a 3-4 hours easy hike. People in Chanari climb Ganga from that side.The hike to Ganga offers some very nice views of the valley and meadows. From the peak one can have a 360 degree panoramic view of the whole area. The nearest peak higher from Ganga Peak is called Pir Kanthi, which is at an aerial disttance of about 10 km from it. In winters the whole area is covered by snow so the best time to visit it is from April to August.
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