Stop 1 of 6 · Town · km 0 of 127
Leh
Altitude 3,500 m · km 0 of 127
A good first-week outing while you are still acclimatising.
Nearby
- Leh Market
Route map
Roads, passes and the long way round
Choose a road and travel it stop by stop: the altitude at every pass, the distance between villages and the places worth pausing for. Every line follows the real road, measured from open map and terrain data.
Easy · April to October
Sham Valley: Leh, Alchi and Lamayuru
A gentle westward day (or two) along the Indus: monasteries, confluences and moonland.
- Distance
- 127 km
- Duration
- 1-2 days
- Highest
- 3,549 m
About this route. Road line and driving distances from OpenStreetMap (routed with OSRM); elevation profile from the Copernicus GLO-90 elevation model. Roads in Ladakh change with the seasons: always check current conditions locally before you travel. Use it to plan, not to navigate.
Permits: No special permit is usually needed for this section.
Elevation profile
| Stop | Km | Altitude |
|---|---|---|
| Leh | 0 | 3,500 m |
| Spituk | 9.4 | 3,200 m |
| Magnetic Hill | 31.1 | 3,380 m |
| Nimmu Sangam | 38 | 3,150 m |
| Alchi | 70.7 | 3,170 m |
| Lamayuru | 126.6 | 3,490 m |
Stops
Route lines and distances: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM. Elevation: Copernicus GLO-90 digital elevation model, © DLR / Airbus, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA, via Open-Meteo; and NASA SRTM via OpenTopoData. Roads in Ladakh change with the seasons; always check current conditions locally.