The Beauty of Merrik

Merik Lake and the Arched Footbridge Beauty 

Merik Lake is the central attraction of Merik and this is where you are likely to spend most of your time. This 1.25km natural lake is known as Sumendu Lake. 

 Rain and spring water keep feeding the lake and it remains full all through the year. The depth of water varies from 3ft to 25ft. The western bank of the lake is surrounded by forest with tall dhupi trees having walking trails passing through it and the eastern bank of the lake has a nice garden where tourists and locals relax and enjoy the natural settings. 

The lake is at the lowest altitude in Merik (at 4,900ft). Far ahead towards north you can see the mountains, and on a clear day you can even get nice views of the Kanchenjunga snow peaks. There is a lovely 80-ft long arch footbridge bridge across the center of the lake which joins the eastern bank with the western bank. 

Pathway exists all around the lake. If you take a full circle around the lake, it will be about 3.5kms... so a good distance for a nice morning walk although for most part the trail is not paved. In some places particularly in the forest at the western bank, the trail becomes quite uneven and therefore some care must be taken while walking. 

Loads of travelers take part in fish encouraging simply outside the southern end of the lake. There is an extension that interfaces the lake zone with Krishnanagar (southern piece of Mirik). The scaffold is two minutes stroll from the lake. When you remain over the extension and look down beneath into the waters, you can see various fishes there. Vacationers and local people toss breads into the water and you can see many fishes quickly meeting. A woman there sells bread cuts for fish sustaining.