Hello reader, Today I will tell you a story that how I started my hiking journey and how I made new friends on hike.

Solo Hike

I Shifted to Islamabad from Lahore in 2020 on my motorbike. I was 24 years old that time looking for a job stranger to this city. Then I started to ride on bike to explore the city and its surroundings. During ride I passed by sector F6 on Margalla Road seeing many cars parked on left side of road. I checked it and came to know that there is trail for hiking for people. There are 6 trails in surroundings of Margalla hills which are under administrative control of “Islamabad Wildlife Management Board” (IWMB). Usually people gather at trail 5 because its the most safest and crowdy trail.

After thoughtful search I joined hiking groups on Facebook but before going with group I started solo hike because I never hike in my life and started to build my stamina. As time goes by I was able to complete 6 Km trail in 3 hours which was acceptable as a beginner.

Hiking in Group

I first started going with a group called “Islamabad Hiking Club” with 30 – 40 active members. They usually organize an event on weekend or on Sunday’s. Their admin introduces trail 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 to respective members. After this group I started to make my own close friends group and add them on fb messenger which was name as “HIKING BUDDIES” it includes the following hikers:

1. Hassan Salman
2. Adnan Khawaja
3. Ali Saqlain
4. Husnain
5. Anam Bashir
6. Haleema Saadia
7. Khoula Khan

We usually go for a hike on Sunday morning in summers and evening in winters. We hangout on weekdays also on different chaye cafes. This is how I created my close friends group which is my part of life till now.