Padri Top or Padri Pass is a hill station situated 41 kilometres (25 mi) North of Bhaderwah on [interstate link] Bhaderwah–Chamba National Highway. It has 99.7 kilometres (62.0 mi) 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.[3][4]

Padri Top
Padri Pass
Padri Top is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Padri Top
Padri Top
Padri Top is located in India
Padri Top
Padri Top
Padri Top (India)
Floor elevation3,037 m (9,964 ft)[1]
Geography
CountryIndia
StateJammu and Kashmir
RegionJammu region
DistrictDoda district
Coordinates32°54′40″N 75°48′02″E / 32.9110087°N 75.8005142°E / 32.9110087; 75.8005142[2]

Route

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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.

References

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  1. ^ Travel guide to the top of Padri Pass, retrieved 26 November 2020
  2. ^ "Padri Pass on Google Maps". Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Padri – District Doda". www.doda.nic.in. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Bhaderwah, the Mini-Kashmir, is now hogging the limelight for all good reasons". Times of India. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.