Padri Pass Explained

Padri Top
Other Name:Padri Pass
Map:India Jammu and Kashmir#India
Country:India
Region:Jammu region
State:Jammu and Kashmir
District:Doda district
Coordinates:32.911°N 75.8005°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]
Elevation M:3037
Elevation Ft:9963

Padri Top or Padri Pass is a hill station situated 41km (25miles) North of Bhaderwah on [interstate link] Bhaderwah–Chamba National Highway. It has 99.7km (62miles) long meadows and used for adventure sports like snow-skiing in winters and Paragliding in summers. It is the highest Pass on Bhaderwah-Chamba National Highway located between the borders of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.[2] [3]

Route

The route starts from provincial headquarter and nearest airport at Jammu.The road starts from Jammu to Batote (via NH1A), changing route from BatotePul Doda (via NH244), turning left near Neeru Bridge towards Doda —Bhaderwah road.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Padri Pass on Google Maps . 26 November 2020.
  2. Web site: Padri – District Doda. 26 November 2020. www.doda.nic.in.
  3. Web site: Bhaderwah, the Mini-Kashmir, is now hogging the limelight for all good reasons. 11 July 2020. Times of India. 26 November 2020.