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Margalla’s Monster Hike

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Trail stats

Distance
34.39 mi
Elevation gain
8,176 ft
Technical difficulty
Very difficult
Elevation loss
8,176 ft
Max elevation
3,699 ft
TrailRank 
62
Min elevation
387 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
12 hours 30 minutes
Time
16 hours 38 minutes
Coordinates
9416
Uploaded
October 21, 2018
Recorded
October 2018

near Justice Colony, Islāmābād (Pakistan)

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Itinerary description

Mountaineering level : Easy
Trekking Level : Very difficult (Due to a long hike doing in a single day)

Details :
Parked my Car At "Trail 3" 04:00am
Started Hike From "Trail 3" that leads the path to "Trail 5"
Started Ascending From "Trail 5" , Reached "Pir Sohawa Road"
From "PirSohawa RD" Slow Jog Till Start point of "Ridge Trail"
From "Ridge Trail" Connecting all different Routes on ridges to Reach "KotJaandan Road"
Started Descending at "Kot Jaandan Rd" Toward "Sinyari Village"
"Sinyari Villag/Trail 1" Ascend toward "Kalinjer Gali" Desscend From the saddle Toward " Kalinjer Darra" ((i Got a minor continuose cramp on my Right Leg's Uper Calve , Lower Thigh behind Knee whole approx these all parts , while i m writing the description 1 day after it but i can feel it Mostly it went worst when i started Running from "Cafe Montana" To "Monal Restaurent"))
From Base of "Kalinjer Darra" Hiked Between a small village then just behind the "Margalla Greens Golf Club" To Reach "Trail 6"
From "Trail 6" Went upto "Chak Jabbi" & Descended From "Trail 4" to "Cafe Montana" located at base start point of "Trail 4"
From "Trail 4/Cafe Montana" I Ran till "33.746855,73.060962" at the maximum speed i could For a Reason (Shared in the End) which Makes it 3.9Kms,
(From this part ontill Monal i got a ride on a friend's Car till monal which is 4.1kms,
From "Monal Restaurent" walked toward "Trail 3" the Guard told me the millitary checkpost Route of "Trail 3" is closed so i went from another route Which starts from Car park of "La Montana" i guess, took the fireline of "Trail 3" to End this Long Hike,

Disappointments :
•when i wokeup with only 2 hours Sleep i mistakenly Took the wrong wallet which i use for Extra visitng cards of people , papers & Bills i paid etc, so i m out of home empty pocket,
• i Packed Snacks the will last till "Trail 6" Base & then i can buy some "Kulfi" & other stuff to eat, but couldnt find one , i had to start hike empty stomach which i was already feeling starving while descending "Kalinjer Darra"
•Finaly i was super happy by reaching at "Cafe Montana" i was starving like Hell (Chowhay nai Babbar Shaiyr Paiyt main Dowr rahy thy) i know how much struggle ihad to face on "Trail6 - Trail 4) the energy level was -1000% , i felt like i am hungry from decades, the electrolytes were not working any more for me,
Lets go Back to Cafe Montana & what happened their,
they had only 3 options (Nuggets,Pakoray,French Fries) & they just started cooking them which will take around 20 mins to serve it,i said fair enough if u will serve it 1 hour later i will wait i dnt have another option cant take a single step,
So i told the waiter give me the Bill so i can pay you ryt now to not waste my time after getting my food & waiting for your bill as i need to b back on track soon, he said fair enough, by the time he was brining the bill i went through my bag to Takeout my wallet,
Oh Gosh !! I took the wrong wallet with me apologised to the Owner that ihave mistakenly brought the wrong wallet can u still serve me my order i will pay later today or tomorrow you can get my business Card i m located 5 mins away from this cafe, but he declined any sort of info or "keep my id" etc,
It was a shocking moment for me & Never got angree on myself before that day, why did packed food snacks for a particular amount of Trail,
Then i called a friend told him my situation at the moment & what i have been through whole day , Told him meet me at Monal (its emergency case :D::) you will find me at monal Eating my Dinner or on the Road to Monal,
So i thought lets Get to monal in the mean time my friend will arrive to pay at the restaurent ,
I Ran as fast as i could or i would say i never ran that much concentrating in my Mind for Food before this day,(i was contiously sending this msg to my mind & Body , Food ! Deliciouse Food yummy lets reach their fast fast more fast , Ran the Fastest i could Took a 5 mins Breathe at 3.9km from cafe montana, where my friend was on his way to "Monal" he offered & insisted to sit in his car, to b Honest i couldnt resist his offer bcz of starvation, i sat in his car drove at fastest as he could,
(It would have been better if i had told him to bring some fruits along so i could hydrate myself & continued 4.1 kms more till monal)

Well i guess we learn from our mistakes,

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Take left, on Ryt is Ficus spring

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5:15 am

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Fajar PrYer 5:30 am

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Ridge Trail

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Go Down on ryt is the Trail

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Leave the Left , Cross ridge on right for trail

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9:40 am

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1st Rest For 20 Mins

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Went to Look For the ice cream , Couldnt Find One.

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Cade Montana Fries & Pakory

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Monal Dinner

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Alhumdulillah Done

Comments  (3)

  • Photo of Bear Claw
    Bear Claw Nov 18, 2018

    Hi, can I please contact you? I need to ask a few questions about this trail 😊

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    Hobo MoB Tramp Nov 18, 2018

    Yeah sure, sending you my Number.

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    Saeed Jadoon Nov 25, 2018

    Amazing 👏

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