
Pindi Point and Kashmir Point
The two ridge viewpoints at either end of the Mall.

Hill station · Punjab
Murree is a hill station at about 2,291 metres in Rawalpindi district, Punjab, roughly 60 kilometres north-east of Islamabad. It was founded in 1851 as a British sanatorium and summer station, and its Mall Road, Anglican church and Gothic-revival buildings survive from that period. It is Pakistan's most visited hill town.
Murree sits on a forested ridge of the outer Himalaya and receives snow most winters, which is the main reason for its winter crowds. The Galiyat range extends north from it through Ayubia, Nathiagali and Thandiani, with the Pipeline Track between Ayubia and Dunga Gali a well-used walking route. Kashmir Point and Pindi Point mark the two ends of the ridge, and the Patriata chairlift rises to about 2,300 metres.
The colonial-era spine of the town, closed to most traffic.
Ridge viewpoint towards the Jhelum valley and Kashmir hills.
Chairlift and cable car to about 2,300 m.
A 3,312 hectare park north of Murree with the Pipeline Track.
Quieter Galiyat town at about 2,500 m, an hour away.

The two ridge viewpoints at either end of the Mall.

A chairlift and cable car ridge at 2,347 m.

Pine ridge road through the Galyat, 34 km on.

Lahore's river, and the boundary of the old Mughal city.

The river of the Heer Ranjha and Sohni Mahiwal folk tales.

Barrages at Marala, Trimmu and Panjnad steer the canal system.

Roasted corn, pakoras and dhaba chai along the Mall in winter.

Built for British summer residents from 1851.

Colonial-era stone churches still standing on the ridge.

Workshops in Rawalpindi and Lahore paint the country's fleet.

Qawwali at the shrines of Data Darbar and Baba Bulleh Shah in Kasur.

The spring kite festival, long identified with the Walled City.

The national animal, a wild goat of the northern ranges.

Roughly 200–420 remain in the Karakoram, Himalaya and Hindu Kush.

A winter migrant to the deserts of Balochistan and Cholistan.
March to June and September to November; December to February for snow, with heavy traffic.
About 1.5 to 2 hours by road from Islamabad on the Murree Expressway.
About 60 kilometres, or roughly 1.5 to 2 hours by road on the Murree Expressway.
Most snowfall occurs between December and February, with January usually the heaviest month.
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