About 2,730 m high and 80 km from Srinagar, up the Sind valley on NH 1.
The 6.5 km Sonamarg Tunnel from Gagangir opened on 13 January 2025.
January nights average about -13°C, with around a metre of fresh snow.
Stay on the trodden path. Ice near the glacier collapsed in May and June 2024.
June for the glacier, September for clear quiet days. July and August are yatra weeks.
Starts near Sonamarg, passes Vishansar, Gadsar and Gangabal, ends at Naranag.
Leave Srinagar by 7:30 am, ride a pony to Thajiwas, and be back by about 6:30 pm.
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