Neelum Valley provides a variety of treks at varying altitudes durations, ranging from a day to a week via from Dowarian or Sharda to Ratti Gali with duration of 3 days, reaching a maximum altitude of 4140 meters and the trek can be extended to the Kagan Valley by crossing the Ratti Gali Pass. Near the pass one can see an ideal natural lake “ Ratti Gali Sar” at an altitude of 3832 meters. A challenging trek of a week’s duration is from kel to Astor via Shounter Gali, reaching a maximum altitude of 4260 meters.

Gulmarg offers some exciting treks to the tourists, especially in the northern Pir Panjal Range. Some of the popular treks from Gulmarg are:
Gulmarg - Alpather Lake, 13 km from Gulmarg
Gulmarg - Ferozepur Nala - Danwas - Tejjan - Samaidan
Gulmarg - Tosamaidan

The hill station of Sonamarg offers the trekking options to several mountain lakes namely Vishansar, Kishansar, Gadsar, Satsar and Gangabal. Apart from this the other trekking options from Sonamarg in Kashmir Valley are:
Sonamarg - Amarnath
Sonamarg - Pahalgam
Sonamarg - Thajiwas Glacier
Sonamarg - Nichinai pass - Gangabal Lake

One of the most popular short walks from Sonamarg and a major attraction during the summer months is the 4-km route to Thajiwas, a small valley at the foot of the Sonamarg glacier. A path leads up to the Shakhdar hill, overlooking the glacier from the northeast. It is dangerous to climb the steep slope leading up to the glacier. Ponies can be hired for the trip up to Thajiwas glacier.