Only 12 km further on, and connected to Patnitop and Kud by a number of footpaths, this hill resort at 1,560 m was the overnight stop between Jammu and Srinagar before the Banihal Tunnel was opened. Around Kud, there is a spring close to the town of Batote, known as Amrit Chashma. This spring is about 2.5 km away from Batote.