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Sonamarg
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Sonamarg or Sonmarg is a town in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Sonmarg the meadow of gold is a trekkers heaven and has adventurousroutes with beautiful green water and frozen lakes around.The vale is believed to be bestowed with mystical water which turns everything into eternal riches.High altitude makes it cold even during summers. It is advisable to always carry warm clothes and rain proofs. the everlasting thajiwas glacier,3km from sonmarg, provides a chance to enjoy sledge ride on snow even in midsummer. ponies are availble up to the glacier from sonmarg superb campsite in thajiwas area makes it a prime location for trekkers and during summer.sind river is a natural hatchery of trout,where angling is great fun,provided the permission is obtained from the fisheries department,Ascending river makes sonmarg ideal for river rafting. which is done in full swing by youths,
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sonmarg gangabal trek the famous gangabal trek starts from sonmarg across the sind river with steep nichna pass at 4080m.rough trek of 15 km from sonmarg willcertainly makes you stop at the first visible campsite in the area.passing via vishansar lake at 3680m and further to krishansar lake 3819m 14km,a marvelous camsite urges you to stop overnight, A 23 km trek to gadsir lake,3900m passes through steep climbs followed by rapid decent, where after the magical gadsir lake appears,mostly full of broken glacier masses,a trek of 17 km via satsar lake,3600m,passes through gangabal valley,where the view of harmukh peak is breathtaking,few kilmometers walk will take you to gangabal lake 3570m at the foot of harmukh,a plain campsite amidst the valley is an unforgettable expreince,
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from gangabal ,a 17 km tough descend leads to naranag,where ruins of buddhist temples is built by jaluka,son of ashoka and also by king lalityadaty are still present.
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