Route Plan

Day Date Route Retire Kms
01 Jul 16 Delhi - Raison Raison Valley 506 (10 hrs)
02 Jul 17 Raison - Manali - Jispa Jispa 200 (4 hrs)
03 Jul 18 Jispa - Sarchu Sarchu 80 (2 hrs)
04 Jul 19 Sarchu - Leh Leh 249 (5 hrs)
05 Jul 20 Leh - Khardungla - Leh Leh 40 (2 hrs)
06 Jul 21 Leh - Pangong Tso Pangong Tso 185 (4 hrs)
07 Jul 22 Pangong Tso - Tso Moriri (Via Chushul) Tso Moriri 125 (4 hrs)
08 Jul 23 Tso Moriri - Sarchu (Via Tso Kar) Sarchu 345 (8 hrs)
09 Jul 24 Sarchu - Jispa Jispa 80 (2 hrs)
10 Jul 25 Jispa - Manali - Mandi Mandi 240 (4 hrs)
11 Jul 26 Mandi - Delhi Delhi 430 (8 hrs)

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Route Details: Delhi to Leh

  • Delhi - Chandigarh - Raison - Manali - Rohtang Jot - Gramphu - Kokhsar - Tandi - Keylong - Jispa - Darcha - Zingzingbar - Baralacha La - Bharatpur - Sarchu (state border) - Gata Loops - Nakee La - Lachulung La - Pang - More Plains - Tanglang La - Gya - Upshi - Karu - Leh

Route Details: Leh to Delhi

  • Leh - Karu - Pangong Tso - Chushul - Tsomo Riri - Tso Kar - Sarchu - Baralacha La - Zingzingbar - Darcha - Jispa - Keylong - Tandi - Kokhsar - Gramphu - Rohtang Jot - Manali - Raison - Chandigarh - Delhi

Distances

  • 1: Manali (altitude 1,950 m (6,400 ft)) to Marhi at 3,300 m (10,800 ft) elevation 33 km (21 mi). It is a steady climb.
  • 2: Marhi to Rohtang Pass at 3,980 m (13,060 ft) elevation 18 km (11 mi). It is a steady climb.
  • 3: Rohtang to Gramphu at 3,200 m (10,500 ft) elevation 19 km (12 mi). It is a steady descent. Turn left (towards west) at Gramphu on the highway along Chandra river. The right turn (towards east) at Gramphu leads to Spiti valley and Batal, Kunjumla and Kaza on a road along Chandra river that is paved for some distance and then unpaved.
  • 4: Gramphu to Kokhsar, the first village north of Rohtang Pass 6 km (3.7 mi). Foreign nationals have to show their passports with valid visa at the police check post here. (Anyone can visit Leh freely. However, special permission is needed to visit some restricted areas beyond Leh. This permit can be obtained at Leh.)
  • 5: Kokhsar to Sissu at 3,130 m (10,270 ft) elevation 25 km (16 mi). There is a helipad at Sissu.
  • 6: Sissu to Tandi at 2,570 m (8,430 ft) elevation 8 km (5.0 mi). Tandi is situated at the bottom of the river valley at the confluence of the Chandra river and the Bhaga river (flowing down from north) which merge to form the Chandra-Bhaga river (that later becomes known as Chenab downstream in Jammu and Kashmir). Cross the Bhaga river over the bridge towards the right, take the right turn at the fork and the road again starts climbing.
  • 7: Tandi to Keylong at 3,080 m (10,100 ft) elevation 9 km (5.6 mi).
  • 8: Keylong to Jispa at 3,310 m (10,860 ft) elevation 22 km (14 mi).
  • 9: Jispa to Darcha at 3,360 m (11,020 ft) elevation 6 km (3.7 mi). All tourists have to register at the police check post here.
  • 10: Darcha to Zingzingbar 4,270 m (14,010 ft) elevation 26 km (16 mi). The steep ascent to Baralacha La starts at Zingzingbar.
  • 11: Zingzingbar to Baralacha La pass at 5,030 m (16,500 ft) elevation 18 km (11 mi). It is a steady climb. (Both the Bhaga river and the Chandra river originate from melting snow at opposite sides of Baralacha La, the former flowing southwest and the latter flowing first southeast and then northwest to merge at Tandi.)
  • 12: Baralacha La to Bharatpur 2 km (1.2 mi). It is a steady descent.
  • 13: Bharatpur to Sarchu at 4,300 m (14,100 ft) elevation 38 km (24 mi). Sarchu is a military base and has a police check post. Register at the police check post here. (Himachal Pradesh state ends here. Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir state starts here.)
  • 14: Sarchu to Pang 4,600 m (15,100 ft) elevation 80 km (50 mi) climbing 500 m through the Gata loops (22 hairpin bends) at 4,190 m (13,750 ft) elevation and traversing through Nakee La pass at 4,739 m (15,547 ft) and Lachulung La pass at 5,065 m (16,616 ft) elevations. Register at the check post at Pang.
  • 15: Pang to Tanglang La pass at 5,360 m (17,585 ft) elevation 69 km (43 mi) through a 4,700 m (15,400 ft) plateau called More plains or Morey plains. The highway becomes the second highest motorable road in the world as it crosses Tanglang La pass.
  • 16: Tanglang La pass to Upshi 60 km (37 mi). Upshi has a Customs and Excise taxation check post before crossing the river. Stop here for checking of vehicles. Then cross Indus river to reach Upshi village on the right bank (north) of the river. An ancient trading road (right turn while coming from Manali and going to Leh) heads to the east from Upshi towards Tibet. There is a helipad on this road.
  • 17: Upshi to Karu 16 km (9.9 mi) After crossing Indus river, the highway is on the right bank (north) of the river from Upshi to Leh. Turn left at Upshi for Karu. Do not take the right turn that leads to the east towards Tibet.
  • 18: Karu to Leh 35 km (22 mi) Continue on the highway towards Leh. Do not take the right turn just before Karu that leads to Shyok.
The distance from Lachalang La pass to the Tanglang La pass is 87 km (54 mi) via Pang. Reference:Wiki