Saturday Family Hiking 19 July 2025- Trail 5

As a hikers group; eager for a nature escape, we set off together, laughter mingling with the gentle murmur of a stream that guided our first steps. Initially the hikers started off together along Trail 5 at 5:30 am, in the air fresh with the scent of natural flora and fauna

and the earth. The trail welcomed the hikers with soft paths shaded by towering trees, their leaves whispering stories in the breeze.

The group split into two: each led by the Committee Members Ms. Areej Faisal and Mr. Nadeem Ryaz. The first group stayed at the first spring while the other group went all the way to the top; touching ,the second spring. As the group opting for a higher track ventured further up, the forest thickened, wrapping the hikers in a quiet stillness broken only by the bubbling of hidden springs, natural streams and the occasional call of a bird overhead. Each turn brought new surprises—clearings bathed in sunlight, trickling brooks crossing the path, and birds flitting through the trees like tiny guardians of the woods.

As the climb grew steeper, the rocks more challenging. Encouraging each other, the hikers pressed on, rewarded with glimpses of the city far below through breaks in the canopy and the view opened up in a breathtaking sweep—Islamabad stretched out like a painted tapestry.

The group gathered for a hearty breakfast at the Golf Course, Islamabad Club.

Our next hiking is planned on Saturday 2 August, 2025.