You like the comfort of daily drudgery? You really don’t want to do much more than walking to your cubicle in the office and slogging for ten hours? Then you should not go to any of these places, because you would risk getting lost. The beauty, the calm would make you forget everything. If that is exactly what you want, then explore these trails:
1. Watch the Sun set as you walk to Shiva Cafe in McLeodganj to grab a bite
2. Follow the rays filtering through the canopy of trees onto your path in Palghat, Kerala
3. Look for your shadows in the clouds when the sun shines down on you at the mesmerising Coaker’s walk, Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu)
4. Accompany the railway tracks leading to the Dudhsagar falls (Goa) and get hypnotised
5. Hop from one stone to another in this quaint village of Chatpal in the Kashmir valley
6. Be a guest to the wild while meandering down the paths in the forests of Bandipur (Karnataka)
7. Let the greens be your blanket as you walk through the trails in Coorg (Karnataka)
8. Feel the ground beneath your feet come alive as you walk across the root bridges in Cherrapunji, Meghalaya
9. Marvel at the existence of this path between rows of trees as you walk from Sem village to Koti Devi in Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)
10. Feel the thrill of being wrapped in a cover of clouds at Nandi Hills (Karnataka)
11. Try to spot saltwater crocodiles in the Bhitarkanika Wildlife sanctuary (Odisha) while moving through a web of Mangrove trees
12. Chase the light peeking from the horizon as you walk on a path of pebbles towards Stok Kangri (Ladakh)
13. Feel the leaves of autumn crumpling beneath your feet as you walk briskly in the shade of chinars in Srinagar
14. Allow yourself to be guided by the paths as you walk amongst tea plantations in Munnar (Kerala)
15. Walk in the rainforests of Andaman to listen to the waves fight
16. Allow happiness to seep through your heart as you walk by bright yellow mustard fields in Punjab
17. Watch the rare blue flowers bloom as you walk through the Western Ghats
18. Become a companion of the moon as you walk through Mane Bhanjang in Darjeeling
19. Take a two hour trek from Barshaini to Tosh (Himachal Pradesh) – watch the sun shine on snow-capped mountains
Or you could just walk until you find this bench to sit on and contemplate life