Pune Winter Sketching
Sketching Pune this winter?
Urban Sketch Trails is a free, hand-drawn guide to Pune made by local sketchers. Pick a trail for your free hours, find the next good corner to draw, and add your sketches to the city's shared collection.
Winter Sketch Wall
Your sketch could be the first one here.
10-minute spots in Camp
For short breaks and quick pages. Walking times are approximate.
- Babajan Darga ChowkDome, crowds and street stalls
- Lal Deval SynagogueRed-brick Gothic tower
- Shivaji MarketColonial market hall and vendors
- St Patrick's CathedralSpire, arches and quiet grounds
- Dastur Meher RoadOld Camp bungalows and balconies
- Dorabjee & Sons / Parisian CaféParsi café interiors over chai
- Empress GardenOld trees and shaded paths
After dark
Lively, well-lit corners for evening sketching. Go in a group.
Got a free morning?
- Peshwa Heritage Walk →Wadas, temples and peth lanes of old Pune.
- Old City Food Loop →Sketch, snack, repeat — classic old-city eateries.
- Old City Crafts & Faiths →Copper-smiths, shrines and busy bazaars.
- Camp & Cantonment Loop →Colonial facades and street life, under an hour.
- South Pune Green Trail →Shaded lakes and gardens for quieter pages.
Keep sketching in your city
Cities with sketching communities across India. Add sketches from home — a city opens on the map as soon as its first sketch is approved.
Earn the 🎟️ Pune Winter Sketcher stamp with your first approved winter sketch, and 🌏 Winter Trio with three.
Sketching tips for Pune in winter
- Mornings (7–10 am) and late afternoons give soft light and cooler air; midday sun is strong.
- Old-city lanes are busy — pick a doorway or temple step out of traffic, and carry a small stool.
- Ask before sketching inside temples or private wadas, and close to people.
- Each place page lists nearby food stops and visit notes; check alerts before heading out.
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