Living My Dream @ Mughal Route – From Rajauri to Srinagar…

This is the Ancient route to Srinagar the Mughals took to reach from Rajauri and Jammu, This is not a very common route among travelers to reach Srinagar. The National Highway is the one which takes most of the traffic.

Despite that we were cautioned not to take this route, as this route is not well made and also it is a very secluded route for travelers like us, we still thought and decided to take the route and took chance – honestly we thought we will drive to the place we can and in case we are not able to take the drive further we will return back and take the common route Jammu to Srinagar, which has lost its beauty and the commercial establishments have taken over.

But trust me friends although it was a difficult part, with ditches and pot holes, and road in totally bad bad condition but it was worth it. The nature and surroundings are still very raw and for person who likes nature and is not scared of the potholes, this is a must do!

This is the same route which many nomads who survive on the breeding of sheeps, goats, mules take to reach the high areas in Kashmir, where their live stocks can get some feed. The Bakarwals travel all along with the live stocks, stuff for their day to day needs and their families at times to reach the high altitude where the grass is still green for their stock. When we spoke to some of them on our way, we were surprised to know that some of them take a journey of several hundreds of kilometers for the task and they travel not for days but for months to reach their destination.

This is the route which is still untouched and you will not get many dhabas, hotels, and clutters, the nature is still at its best and you get to see snow peaks, but now they have started working on the road and the government plans to re route some of the traffic from the Jammu Srinagar highway to this route in the next year or so...

If you ever plan to go to Srinagar by your own car, try this route, despite that your car will suffer a lot with you but still you will not regret. Make sure that you carry enough of spares and the knowledge to use them on your own if something goes wrong, as you will not find any help there.

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