Margalla Trail Running (MTR) is trail running club based in Islamabad, Pakistan. The club’s objective is to promote trail running in Pakistan. MTR club members regularly run on the trails of Margalla Hills, Galiyat, & different terrains of Pakistan’s mountains from the shortest to longest distance and lowest to highest altitude.
Complete guide about Trail Running routes of Pakistan.
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Trail Running, Hiking, Trekking, Weight loss, etc.
We love to go on trails like Alpine Style Expeditions
Margalla Trail Runners organizes four annual races in a calendar year, Winter Trail Running Race Series, Inter-Club Hill Marathon, Galiyat Mountain Trail, and Margalla Backyard Ultra. Races we organize unique, challenging, and thrilling events and first, it’s kind of in the history of Pakistan.
Ultra-Trail Runner from Switzerland
"Dream comes true to participate in the Race on the trails of Margalla Hills". I visited back in 2005 and ran on Trail 3. It was my wish that trail races should be organized here because Pakistan is blessed with so beautiful and mighty mountains.
Margalla Trail Runners is doing a great job to promote trail running in Pakistan. Trail running is growing rapidly around the world. “This is how it all started in #Europe, first it was only small groups of 15-20 racers joining trail races and then after a few years it grew really big!”. MTR is organizing such kinds of trail running events and races which will connect with as many great runners as possible around the world.
Pakistan is home to mountains where the biggest mountain ranges, Himalaya, Karakorum, and Hindu Kash meet. There are 5 8000r Peaks and 108 peaks above 7,000 meters and 4555 above 6,000m. There is no count of peaks above 5,000 & 4,000m. There are so many beautiful valleys and scenic trails in each province of Pakistan.
Margalla Hills are foothills of Himalayas and located in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Inter-connected trail of Galiyat. Start from Thandiyani to Khaira Gali.
The Land of the biggest mountains and 8000r Peaks.
Kaghan Valley is full of lush green Alpine trails and Galcial lakes
Margalla Trail Runners welcomes all sorts of runners without any discrimination to join the club and activities. We also look forward to creating a partnership in our races and events that meets marketing and promotion objectives, maximizes positioning and delivers on the long-term outcomes of companies/organizations. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or comments, you may have. Your time and interest are greatly appreciated, and we look forward to running and working with you.