Padri Top | |
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Padri Pass | |
Padri Top in Bhaderwah, Jammu and Kashmir | |
Floor elevation | 3,037 m (9,964 ft)[1] |
Geography | |
Country | India |
State | Jammu and Kashmir |
Region | Jammu region |
District | Doda district |
Coordinates | 32°54′40″N 75°48′02″E / 32.9110087°N 75.8005142°E [2] |
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]
The route starts from provincial headquarter and nearest airport at Jammu. The road starts from Jammu to Batote (via NH1A), changing route from Batote — Pul Doda (via NH244), turning left near Neeru Bridge towards Doda —Bhaderwah road.