10 Beautiful Lakes in Azad Kashmir for 2026
For summer 2026, most of the tourist have already planned to visit these beautiful fresh water and alpine lakes in Azad Kashmir and performed hiking on its trek. These are the hot tourist points for the year 2026, as thousands of queries have already entertained to provide information about these alpine lakes in Azad Kashmir.
Here, you are provided a list of beautiful fresh water lakes in Azad Kashmir to make your adventurous and unforgettable tour in the year of 2026. List is created on the basis of last three years data using tourist reviews and logistics available there. It is created after analyzing various factors such as number of visitors, tourist attractions for that lake, trek difficulty, available facilities & logistics, and accessibility To visit these lakes, will be your dream. You must hike its trek to visit the lake and enjoy the best time of your life and do memorable adventure available there.
Information provided in this list is sometimes biased toward the analyst's personal interests, so it would not be necessary to match with your demand to travel for a particular lake. There will be no liability on the organization, if there are some errors in providing this comparison information about these lakes in Azad Kashmir.
Chitta Katha Lake
Chitta Katha Lake is situated in the Shounter valley in Sharda, Neelum Valley, Azad Kashmir at an altitude of 13,500 feet on the foot of Mount Hari Parbat. Lake can be accessed from Kel to Domel Bala by Jeep hired from Kel, and then trekking for 5km.
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Gattian Lake
Gattian Lake is located near Kaghan Valley in Neelum Valley, Azad Kasmir, at an altitude of 12,000 feet above sea level. The lake is at the distance of 2 km from Ratti Gali Lake on its backside mountain. It is alphine glacier lake, and the main source of water of this lake is from the glaciers on surrounding mountains.
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Ratti Gali Lake
The Ratti Gali Lake is located in Neelum Valley at an altitude of 12,130 feet, it is also a glacial lake, as it is filled by the surrounding glacier waters.
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Mangla Dam
The Mangla Dam is the second-largest dam of Pakistan for the purpose of fulfilling the energy requirements of the country, located on the Jhelum River in the Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It is also the 7th largest dam in the world.
Read Complete Mangla Dam Travel GuideShounter Lake
Shounter Lake, a beautiful and attractive glacial lake, is located at an altitude of 10,200 feet in the Shounter Valley in Neelum Valley, Azad Kashmir. The lake is enclosed within the snow-capped mountains, so the main source of its water is the glaciers on those surrounding hills. It can be accessed from Kel, you have to hire a jeep from there to access the lake.
Read Complete Shounter Lake Travel GuideSpoon Lake
Spoon Lake is situated in the Shounter valley in Azad Kashmir on Shouter Valley Road at the distance of 20 KM from Shouter Valley. Due to its spoon like shape, it is known as Spoon Lake. The main source of its water is surrounding glaciers, so it winter season it becomes the part of surrounding glaciers.
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Banjosa Lake
Banjosa Lake is located at the distance of 20 km from Rawalakot in Azad Kashmir. It is an artificial lake at an altitude of 6,499 feet within the lush green grassland, deep fine forest and mountains, which make it more charming and attractive in view.
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