One of the best places in Shimla if you love being in touristy places. It has a crowd, it has a good view - a perfect setting for someone to spend some time here. You can click a lot of photos here.

Visited shimla recently. Preferred to stay in shoghi which is 14 kms before shomla. From shoghi , took mmy car to shomla in evening and parked near lift . Got the lift straight to library . Weather was excellent . Good sunshine in day but cooler in evening. People had started igniting wood to relief from cold winds . Ridge was not much rush

Good place, but a little crowded over weekends. Must visit the place as there are many many historical places near this, like the Tagore theatre , very old and rare book stores like Maria brothers etc. And do visit the church here.

Stretching from Christ Church to Scandal Point, The Ridge is an open space in Shimla's centre. As you walk along it you will pass many historic buildings and statues. Among the buildings are the Hawa Ghar (a pavilion with views of The Ridge itself and the surrounding countryside and in front of which there is an imposing statue of Mahatma Gandhi), the Himichal Pradesh State Library and the Gaiety Theatre complex. There are also a number of interesting statues. As well as the Mahatma Gandhi statue, there is a bust of Lieutenant-General Daulat Singh (who was killed in a helicopter accident), Dr Y S Parmar (the First Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh state), Atal Bighari Vapajee (a poet who served three terms as the tenth Prime Minister of India) and Indira Gandhi (who, as well as being Mahatma Gandhi's daughter, also served as India's third and fifth Prime Minister). On top of all these buildings and statues, The Ridge also commands some magnificent views of the surrounding countryside. It's a walk that should not be missed.