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.