Shogran Valley

Panoramic view of Valley

Shogran valley is the green plateaus at the height of 7,749 ft in Kaghan valley. The tall pine trees, emerald meadows, cornfields and cow pastures make up the beautiful valley of Shogran. In hindko Sho means “beautiful” and Gaun means “Village”, the whole phrase mean “the beautiful village”.The valley is 34km far away from Balakot.

The Season of Spring

The village gets affected with the earthquake of 2005.On the way to Shogran, there is a place name kewai, a good place to take a nap. Sri/Paya and Dona Meadows are two popular spots near Shogran. The visitor can hire a jeep or hike for two hours to get to these places. Sri Paye has an elevation of 11,200 feet above sea level. The place is lush with the emerald color meadows and beautiful lakes. Most of the time of year the peak is covered with snow. Siri Paye is covered with beautiful yellow and purple flowers in springs a best time to visit when its beauty is at peak. The two mythical stories are attached with the name of Siri Paye. Locals say that “Siri” was a Hindu lady who fell in love with Paye and  Paye (the legendary hero) lived somewhere on the meadows called Paye. Another story has the amazing feature of lion  with supernatural force lifted goat of a villager and ate it at some place with “Siri” and “Paye” of the goat left stinking at two nearby mountains.

On the way to Dona Meadows, the hurdle of a huge glacier should be crosser and a lovely nearby of two lovely waterfalls. Pine Park Shogran is another amazing great effort to create the natural affiliation to the visitors. The mini zoo is also the part of Pine Park Shogran

The shogran valley has a real asset to view. For adventurous trips the Sharan is a good option; two hour hike and the immature jade lawns are here with the quilt of thick forest. There are a lot of hotels in Shogran. So you can stay here. People are helpful & friendly. The most amazing thing to note is that Telenor and Mobilink signals are also available in the Shogran Valley.

Shogran is only 10 km from Kiwai and 34 km from Balakot. First the flight to Islamabad should be take my visitors then there is a road from Islamabad to Kiwai which is 212 km long. From Shogran, you have a various options of  jeep, horse and hike to several scenic places.