Print
XClose
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Home Affairs
18-March-2016 15:05 IST
Route to Holy Cave during Amarnath Yatra

      There are two routes to the Holy Cave one is BALTAL Route and another is PHALGAM route. The distance and  time taken for  journey upto Holy Cave by two routes is given below:

 

Baltal Axis (District Ganderbal)

 

 

Location

Distance

Mode of Trspt

By Air

By Mech.Trpt

By pony

Neelgrath to Panjtarni

Baltal to Pahalgam

200 Kms

5 hours

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 min

Sgr to Neelgrath

94 kms

3 hrs

-

Baltal to Domel

2.75 kms

1 hr

(on foot)

30 min

Domel to Brarimarg

6 kms

3-4 hrs (on foot)

2 hrs

Brarimarg to Holy Cave

6 kms

2  to 3 hrs

(on foot)

2hrs

Baltal to Holy Cave

14 kms

8 hrs (on foot)

4.50 hrs

 

..../-


Pahalgam Axis (District Anantnag)

 

 

Location

Distance

Mode of Transport

By Air

By Mech.Trpt

By pony

Pahalgam to Panjtarni

Pahalgam to Baltal

200 kms

5 hours

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15 min

Distance from Jammu to Khanabal

239 km

8 hrs By car/ Coach

-

Khanabal to Pahalgam

40 km

90 min By car/ Coach

-

Pahalgam to Chandanwari

16 kms

1 hr

5 hrs

Chandanwari to Sheshnag

12kms

6hrs

(on foot)

4 hrs

Sheshnag to Panjtarni

14 kms

8 hrs (on foot)

5 hrs

Panjtarni to Holy Cave

6 kms

3 hrs (on foot)

2 hrs

Nunwan to Holy Cave

48 kms

1 hour upto Chandanwari

12 Hours from Chandanwari to Holy Cave

 

****

 

KSD/NK/PK/sk