- Best time
- Sep–Jun
- How long
- 2–3 days
- Stay a night
- ₹1,200–7,000
- Food a day
- ₹300–1,400
- Nearest railhead
- 50 km away
- Nearest airport
- 110 km away
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Plan this tripAbout Patnitop & Sanasar
A hilltop of deodar and pine on the old Jammu–Srinagar road — meadow walks, winter snow at Nathatop and paragliding over the cup-shaped meadow of Sanasar.
Things to do in Patnitop & Sanasar
Patnitop Meadow & Nag Temple
Old wooden temple in a pine meadow.
Nathatop
Snow play in winter, wide Pir Panjal views all year.
Sanasar Lake & Paragliding
Tandem flights over a bowl-shaped meadow.
Sudh Mahadev
Ancient Shiva temple with the trident of Parvati, below Patnitop.
Chenani–Nashri Tunnel
India’s first long road tunnel — 9 km that cut the climb.
Where to stay in Patnitop & Sanasar
Patnitop
JKTDC huts and hotels among the pines.
Kud & Batote
Cheaper hotels a few km down the road.
Sanasar
Quiet resorts and camps on the meadow.
What to eat
Kalari kulcha
Fried Dogra cheese in a bun — Udhampur’s classic.
Prem Sweets, Kud
Famous for patisa on the highway.
Rajma-chawal
Dogra-style, at highway dhabas.
Good to know
- Most highway traffic now skips Patnitop through the tunnel — take the old road through Kud.
- Chains may be needed at Nathatop after heavy snowfall.
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