Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary is located at outskirt of Darjeeling around 10-15 km from main town. It is one of the oldest wildlife sanctuaries of India and covers an area of 38.6 km2. The elevation of the Sanctuary ranges from 1,500 to 2,600 m (4,900 to 8,500 ft). It provides habitat for barking deer, wild boar, Himalayan black bear, Indian leopard, jungle cat, rhesus monkey, Assam macaque, Himalayan flying squirrel. The sanctuary also has a rich variety of birds. The sanctuary consists of compactly blended natural and man-made forests. The forest has different kinds of trees and plantation including oak, pines and birch. The sanctuary opened the country's first-ever cycle trail, which is a 20-km stretch weaving through thick pine forests.