Sattu Bungalow Eid Trip
Mar 24, 2026
Running and Hiking
in the hills of Abbottabad
Running & Hiking Club Pakistan. Sixteen trails across the Galiyat, Thandiani and beyond, walked together and written down.
34.156° N73.219° E1,256 m
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About the club
Since July 2024 on record
RHCP, the Running & Hiking Club Pakistan, brings people together on the trails of the Galiyat, the Thandiani range and beyond. We document lesser-known routes, hike them as a group, and share everything you need to go prepared.
- Trails documented
- 16
- Photos in the club albums
- 2,182
- Highest summit on record
- 3,045 mGanga Choti, per Wikipedia
- On the record
- 2024–26Jul 16, 2024 to Mar 24, 2026
The ridge walk
Sixteen hidden trails
Barmi Gali to Beeran Gali Snow Trek
Feb 15 – 17, 2026
Mera Rehmat Khan to Kakul
via Lamba Nakka and Dum Kachh · Jan 18, 2026
Kala Pani to Sawahi and Back
Jan 1, 2026
Mandroch Kalan to Kala Pani
via Saray di Gali and Patti Forest · Dec 20, 2025
Kakul Reshiyan to Kala Pani
via Munshi di Gali, Neri Forest, Jogan Top, Bainsan di Gali and Patti Forest · Dec 15 – 17, 2025
Kakul to Kala Pani via Jogan Top
via Neri Forest, Bainsan di Gali, Galiyan di Gali (Mera Rehmat Khan) and Saray di Gali · Dec 4, 2025
Sabal Forest to Beeran Gali
via Masta Peak and Jhafar Gali Top · Nov 30 – Dec 1, 2025
Sattu Bungalow with COMSATS University
Nov 16, 2025
Kakul Hike via Laida
Oct 12 – 13, 2025
Nanga Pir and Ganga Choti
from Sudhan Gali, Bagh (Azad Kashmir) · Sep 27 – 28, 2025
Thandiani (Barmi Gali) to Jhafar
Jul 5, 2025
Barmi Gali to Jhafar
Jul 5, 2025
Sattu Bungalow via Sawan Gali and Batadana
Jul 28, 2024
Thandiani to Nathia Gali
via Beeran Gali and Dagri · Jul 16, 2024
Serri Top, Koh-e-Bhingra
Siri Ziarat, Tanawal · Oct 13, 2024
& the map
Furthest afield · Sep 27 – 28, 2025
Nanga Pir &
Ganga Choti
- Summit
- 3,045 mGanga Choti, per Wikipedia
- Range
- Pir PanjalBagh District, Azad Kashmir
- Usual base
- Sudhan GaliBagh–Muzaffarabad road, per the trail's sources
All year on the hills
Snow, gold, monsoon green
Field map
Where we walk
From the pine ridges of Thandiani to Ganga Choti in Azad Kashmir. Pins sit on named places with published coordinates, never on guessed trailheads.
Not mapped yet Kala Pani to Sawahi and Back, Mandroch Kalan to Kala Pani, Serri Top, Koh-e-Bhingra. Their exact locations aren't published, so they don't get a pin.
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Club field guides
Printed for the trail
Two routes the club has written up in full, in English and Urdu. All figures are the club's own.
Bara Gali – Rajwala – Noor Shah Ghazi Ziarat
- Distance
- 6.57 km
- Climb
- 461 m
- Type
- Loop
- Grade
- Easy
An easy loop through chir-pine forest in the Galiyat, past Rajwala House to the Noor Shah Ghazi Ziarat. GPS recorded on Strava; best months August to October.
Batadana – Sattu Bungalow
- Distance
- ≈ 9 km
- Highest pt.
- ≈ 2,893 m
- Type
- One way
- Grade
- Easy–Mod.
From Jhala through pine forest to Sattu Bungalow, an old Forest Rest House. The first ~5 km are gentle up to a water tank, then the climb begins. A shorter ~5 km route runs via Batadana village.
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