Beyond Abbottabad

The Hidden Trails

The hidden trails of Abbottabad: 16 routes the club has walked between July 2024 and March 2026, each with its photographs, sourced facts and the gaps we have not filled yet.

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01/16 Thandiani

Sattu Bungalow Eid Trip

Mar 24, 2026

02/16 Beeran Gali

Barmi Gali to Beeran Gali Snow Trek

Feb 15 – 17, 2026

03/16 Kakul

Mera Rehmat Khan to Kakul

via Lamba Nakka and Dum Kachh · Jan 18, 2026

04/16 Thandiani

Kala Pani to Sawahi and Back

Jan 1, 2026

05/16 Kakul

Mandroch Kalan to Kala Pani

via Saray di Gali and Patti Forest · Dec 20, 2025

06/16 Kakul

Kakul Reshiyan to Kala Pani

via Munshi di Gali, Neri Forest, Jogan Top, Bainsan di Gali and Patti Forest · Dec 15 – 17, 2025

07/16 Kakul

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

08/16 Beeran Gali

Sabal Forest to Beeran Gali

via Masta Peak and Jhafar Gali Top · Nov 30 – Dec 1, 2025

09/16 Thandiani

Sattu Bungalow with COMSATS University

Nov 16, 2025

10/16 Kakul

Kakul Hike via Laida

Oct 12 – 13, 2025

11/16 Azad Kashmir

Nanga Pir and Ganga Choti

from Sudhan Gali, Bagh (Azad Kashmir) · Sep 27 – 28, 2025

12/16 Beeran Gali

Thandiani (Barmi Gali) to Jhafar

Jul 5, 2025

13/16 Beeran Gali

Barmi Gali to Jhafar

Jul 5, 2025

14/16 Thandiani

Sattu Bungalow via Sawan Gali and Batadana

Jul 28, 2024

15/16 Galiyat

Thandiani to Nathia Gali

via Beeran Gali and Dagri · Jul 16, 2024

16/16 Mansehra

Serri Top, Koh-e-Bhingra

Siri Ziarat, Tanawal · Oct 13, 2024

Field map

The map, honestly

Pins sit on named places with published coordinates, never on guessed trailheads. Tap a place to see the hikes that start or end there.

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.

Trail 1

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.

English PDF اردو PDF

Thandiani

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.