Murree

Murree, an ideal and modern hill station, is situated on the Pir Panjal Range in Punjab at an altitude of 7,516 feet above sea level. It is located at a distance of 72 km from Rawalpindi through Islamabad-Murree Expressway - N75. It is the most famous and modern hill station in Pakistan.

Accessing Murree & Galiyat

It can be accessed easily from Rawalpindi and Muzafrarabad. From Rawalpindi, it connects with the Islamabad via Murree Expressway (N-75). From Muzaffarabad, it can be accessed via Muzaffarabad-Kohala Road at a distance of 138 km by crossing the Kohala Bridge. From Islamabad, it takes one and a half hour through the ascending foothills into Murree using four-lane Murree Expressway.

A large number of tourists visit Murree every year especially in the winter season to enjoy the snowfalls. Murree is most famous hill station in Pakistan and mostly visited by families every year. The most attractive feature of Murree is the clouds, which are floating around us and gives us a feeling of moving on the clouds like fairies.

Murree Mall Road

The most visiting place in Murree is Mall Road, where tourists enjoy evening walks and shopping. It is a colonial-era vehicle-free walking street with several handicraft shops and local food stalls. Few of the colonial-era stores are still there. There are several shops, from where you can purchase gifts for your friends and relatives. People also enjoy delicious food from the restaurants while strolling down the Mall Road.

Murree GPO

While walking in the Mall Road, one can also explore the colonial-era building of Murree GPO. Murree Post Office is an attractive landmark on the Murree Mall Road. Most of the tourists walk through the Mall Road to GPO building. One the opposite end of the Mall Road, there is colonial-era church building.

Murree Galiyat Region

The Murree Galiyat region is collection of various Galiyat and known for its landscape covered with pine and oak trees which create an amazing scenic beauty of the area. Murree is full of lush green trees and different kinds of plants due to heavy rain in the monsoon period. Murree gets the highest percentage of rainfall in Pakistan due to monsoon.

Kashmir Point View

Kashmir Point is a walking trek at an elevation of 7,500 feet toward the Muzaffarabad city in Kashmir. It offers a fantastic panoramic of snow-capped mountain peaks of Kashmir region in clear weather. Tourists can perform a walk through circular trail shaded with dense trees with cool mountain air. On the trek, one can enjoy the scenic views of the Pir Panjal Mountain range.

Pindi Point

On the southern side toward the Rawalpindi, there is another panoramic view point on walking distance, known as Pindi Point. From there, one can look down toward the plains of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. It gives the broader view of Rawalpindi and Islamabad city from the Murree Hills. Tourists can enjoy the beautiful and modern landscape of Islamabad city from there.

Patriata TCCP Chairlift & Cable Car

Patriata is located at a distance of 15 km from Murree, and it is the main attraction of the town due to cable car. One can drive to TDCP Patriata Chairlift and Cable Car and park vehicle in parking lot, then walk to purchase the ticket to overlook the high mountain plateau. It is the highest point in Murree. Cable car system and chairlift are the main attraction in the Patriata. Cable car glides over the dense pine forest and gives splendid views of high ridges. People love to enjoy these and observe the scenic beauty of Murree from it. The chairlift is used to enjoy the valley from the top of the hill into the deep pine forest.

Gateway to Galiyat Region

Murree is the gateway to explore the Galiyats of the area, which are physically located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, but mostly accessed through Murree. In which Ayubia and Nathia Gali are the most popular and beautiful locations in the Murree Galiyat region. Natia Gali is the highest point in the Galiyat region. Others are Donga Gali and Khaira Gali.

Spotlights of British Regime

Murree was developed in the times of the British Regime. A number of churches are still located in the different parts of the Galiyat area. It was an important resort in the time of British Rule in sub-continent. A water system was also developed by the British at that time to supply water to Murree and its surrounding Galiyats. Two huge water tanks are still available in Donga Gali. One can observe those tanks while trekking toward Mukshpuri Top.

Pineline Treks in Galiyat

The most important attraction of the Galliat area is the various pipeline treks, which give beautiful scenic values as well as give a chance to study the wildlife in the area. These pipeline treks are covered with the lush green dense pine trees. The most famous treks are from Nathia Galli to Donga Galli and Donga Galli to Ayubia. These treks are much easy to cover, so families can also enjoy them without any special types of equipment. In the winter season, these treks give a chance to walk on the snow trek and gives a chance to observe valley covered with snow.

Weather of Murree

Murree has a pleasant weather in summer, whereas it receives snowfall in winter season. Most of the tourists visit Murree and Galiyat region in summer season. To observe the snowfall, people love to visit in winter season at the end of December and January. Due to heavy snowfall, there are numerous winter recreational activities.

Heading toward the deep inside the Pir Panjal Mountain Range of Kashmir region, read our completeMuzaffarabad City Travel Guide.