Margalla Hills National Park

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"I joined a local trail-running group in the Margalla Hills National Park and painfully early we gasped our way up switchback paths carpeted in pine needles to a summit that overlooked Islamabad; I could hear the distant rush of traffic far below layered under birdsong. The park felt like a refuge for city dwellers escaping the heat and is home to a population of leopards, making it a strikingly green and surprisingly wild escape close to the capital." - Heather Richardson Heather Richardson Heather Richardson is a journalist based in Cape Town, South Africa. She writes about travel, conservation, and environmental science for publications such as National Geographic, Nature, BBC Future, and The Guardian. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines