Natural beauty of Meghalaya: January 2019

Mawphlang Village (under Mawphlang C&RD Block) is about 25 kilometres from Shillong is a place that has driven many people to the natural beauty of this location, both local and tourist since it is very close to the city of Shillong and about 1 hour away from the city.

The word maw means "stone", maw-phlang means "grassy stone", the village is known mostly for the Sacred Grove/Forest (Mawphlang Sacred Grove) which has trees that has been there for more than 1,000 years.

There are Three main Hotspots to visit when you reach Mawphlang, they are:
Mawphlang Sacred Grove
Mawphlang Viewpoint
Mawphlang David Scott Trail

The Mawphlang Viewpoint has a really nice view of the nearby village.

The Khasi Heritage Village has been set up by the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council opposite the Mawphlang Sacred Forest consists of various types of authentic, traditionally constructed mock tribal huts which was showcased during Monolith Festival but today the huts are in bad conditions and are not properly maintained.

If you like treking then, don't miss the Mawphlang David Scott Trail, it's a 5 (five) hour long trek, which leads to Mawkdok.
So if you like to reach Mawphlang you can start the trek from Mawkdok and take the route to reach Mawphlang, then you can also visit the Sacred Grove or have a view from the Mawphlang View Point.