It sounds awesome and sometimes apprehensive when we think or plan about trekking in high altitudes, hills and dense woods of the valley. When as an adventure lover you tread ahead and get lost in the tracks, following a well-versed trekking guide your joy and jubilation will overpower you and you feel relieved with each passing step. Destination guides have described trekking as a soft adventure sport, almost anyone in reasonable physical health can tread for trekking. Trekking can be a one-day hike from dawn to dusk, or some may venture into mountains and forests for a few days and remain camped in the summer season for nights and explore new vistas of nature in a bewitching natural abode. When we resolve to go trekking an experienced guide is a must and trekking necessities need to carry with some essential items which include a sole supporter stick, whistle, sunglass, light food, dry fruits, water bottles and material for tea which can be given to seasonal dwellers in the forest, and you will get tea served whenever you need it urgently. The trekking dress also matters in successful trekking. Amidst the human streak and chain of trekkers, you regain lost interest, vigor and confidence so group adventure is plausible. Everyone in the team must remain cling to the group otherwise you will face hardships and will have to pay a high price.
Here it is ample to mention the trekking route and destination of Rafiabad Gabvar to Vijitop offbeat adventure. We owe a sense of gratitude to trekkers who share motivating stories of trekking; their motivation has tempted me to write about this trekking area.
From Baramulla, we should move towards Rafiabad and we have three popular trekking routes. The first starts from Venkura to Gabvar, the second from Khamoha to Gabvar and the third from Ladoo to Vijitop. All the base camps are motorable that is Venkura, Khamoha and Ladoo; we can reach here within 30 to 40 minutes from Baramulla. At Venkura, trekkers can base at the Biodiversity Park. From the Khamoha side, trekkers can start from the medicinal park Khamoha and from Ladoo they can directly tread from Ladoo hamlet. The people guide and facilitate the trekkers. The Khamoha is an eco-village on the foothills where the forest department has developed a herbal park that bewitches the onlookers and visitors and is one of the eco-tourist villages of Rafiabad. From here, we can start resuscitating trekking towards the first half, popularly known as Bosian which is at a considerable height and will take two hours to reach the Bosian where the agriculture department has a sprawling potato farm that abounds in potatoes. Roughly, it is extended up to two square kilometers. Conspicuously demarcated from the forest cover adjacent to it is a gleaming valley with fascinating scenic beauty, where trekkers get lost in its beauty; the chirping sound reverberates the surroundings, serene and silent abode of peace. Spell-bound forests, mountain peaks and aromatic fragrance and breeze are enchanting.
When trekkers move ahead, it is a hard task to climb but with every step, we can feel a charm and enjoy the views of valleys downwards. Gabvar is a fascinating top, where the lush green plants, bushes, wild flora and deodar are nature’s gifts that give perpetual bliss to trekkers. Here, we can interact with genial and hospitable bakerwals in mud houses who carry their herds. We can get instructions and guidance for further course of trekking to follow the path towards the uphill track and move uphill amide dense forest bushes. If we go off the track which can break the stamina and courage of comrades, we will find ourselves in a rugged forest
The views of Baramulla Boniyar and Rafiabad areas fill the trekkers with ecstasy and joy and one feels on top of the world. If you move a few kilometers ahead to upper Gabvar, there you will be overwhelmed by charm and triumph. Here we can reach the glistening pastures in shades of emerald., gushing cool springs and flowing water streams The downhill walk is a bit difficult as we have to maintain the balance of the body and the situation becomes more complex due to the tiredness, but excitement and triumph make it easy and memorable. The trekking charm is replete with serenity en route to the hills. The meadows on the way to the peaks are really adorable and blissful. We can explore raw natural beauty and culture as scant people nestled in the mountain area of this lesser-known tourist circuit is quaint. A good number of trekkers and adventure lovers are looking for such destinations which are off-chart routes, offbeat destinations in Rafiabad Gabvar to Vijitop. Adventure lovers certainly get a plethora of new experiences and scene sights. It is a wonderful belt for summer camps in the Rafiabad area.
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