Gadsar or Yamsar Lake ( The Lake of Death)
Gadsar Lake is located 5,000 m above sea level, in the Himalayan Ranges. It is considered as one of the highest altitude lakes in the Kashmir region. This lake is famous as trekking base, which can be reached through the alpine trek. Brown-trout fishing is a popular activity among the tourists visiting this lake.
The Gadsar popularly renowned as Yamsar Lake (Lord Yama’s Lake) is a lake of demon or a lake of death. Mythological stats of locals states that a lake monster or freshwater octopus lives within that draws the creatures from the shore by using its tentacles.The locals tend to believe that lord Yama has some association with the lake. A fabled tale had created a spectacle in mind of travelers whether to take dip within or just stroll around. The trek up to the lake is a tiring one as one needs to trek upwards for a long time. And the lake has that uncertain sight that makes you to be away from it. If you stay on the bank for some time you’ll feel that something is scaring you. Now I am not trying to say that the lake is haunted or there is something supernatural, as I don’t believe in such things, but there is something about the lake which makes you to scare away.
Gadsar Lake is located 5,000 m above sea level, in the Himalayan Ranges. It is considered as one of the highest altitude lakes in the Kashmir region. This lake is famous as trekking base, which can be reached through the alpine trek. Brown-trout fishing is a popular activity among the tourists visiting this lake.
The Gadsar popularly renowned as Yamsar Lake (Lord Yama’s Lake) is a lake of demon or a lake of death. Mythological stats of locals states that a lake monster or freshwater octopus lives within that draws the creatures from the shore by using its tentacles.The locals tend to believe that lord Yama has some association with the lake. A fabled tale had created a spectacle in mind of travelers whether to take dip within or just stroll around. The trek up to the lake is a tiring one as one needs to trek upwards for a long time. And the lake has that uncertain sight that makes you to be away from it. If you stay on the bank for some time you’ll feel that something is scaring you. Now I am not trying to say that the lake is haunted or there is something supernatural, as I don’t believe in such things, but there is something about the lake which makes you to scare away.
The shepherds also choose to graze around rather than going to near at
the Lake of Death. At Gadsar Lake there is an abundance of brown trout
and other species of aquatics so if you have any interest in fishing or
angling than you can try your luck by standing at shores. The fresh
water trout are not an easy customer so anglers would have to remain
calm and patient to catch some to make their angling experience
productive.
Gadsar in local Kashmiri dialect means lake of fishes as the river bed has an abundance of trout and other species of marine lives that seems to invite fishers and anglers to catch some brown trout within the fishing bowl. Gadsar besides being a hub of brown trout also signifies a presence of alpine flowers which in turn has made it the valley of flowers. The vast stretch that measures around 0.85 km in length and with width of 0.76 kilometers it is fed by melting of glaciers and flows towards the westward direction before pouring down at Neelum River in Tulail.
The views are just breath taking, and while on the trek you can see the layers of ice on the mountains which have been there since ages.
The total length of the Seven Lakes trek is almost 65 Kilometres, and the trek is just awesome.You’ll need a lot of climbing to do and it is tiring and the whole trek that includes; Nitchnai Pass, Gadsar Pass, Satsar, Zachi Pass, Gangabal and at the end Narannag willtake you almost 6 days to complete.
Gadsar in local Kashmiri dialect means lake of fishes as the river bed has an abundance of trout and other species of marine lives that seems to invite fishers and anglers to catch some brown trout within the fishing bowl. Gadsar besides being a hub of brown trout also signifies a presence of alpine flowers which in turn has made it the valley of flowers. The vast stretch that measures around 0.85 km in length and with width of 0.76 kilometers it is fed by melting of glaciers and flows towards the westward direction before pouring down at Neelum River in Tulail.
The views are just breath taking, and while on the trek you can see the layers of ice on the mountains which have been there since ages.
The total length of the Seven Lakes trek is almost 65 Kilometres, and the trek is just awesome.You’ll need a lot of climbing to do and it is tiring and the whole trek that includes; Nitchnai Pass, Gadsar Pass, Satsar, Zachi Pass, Gangabal and at the end Narannag willtake you almost 6 days to complete.
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