Stop 1 of 6 · Town · km 0 of 261
Leh
Altitude 3,500 m · km 0 of 261
Start. Plan for a long driving day and several nights at altitude.
Nearby
- Leh Palace
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.
Hard · June to September
Leh to Hanle
The long road east through Nyoma to one of the darkest night skies in India.
- Distance
- 261 km
- Duration
- 3-5 days
- Highest
- 4,261 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: Hanle needs a permit for most visitors. Rules change: confirm before you travel.
Elevation profile
| Stop | Km | Altitude |
|---|---|---|
| Leh | 0 | 3,500 m |
| Upshi | 47.7 | 3,400 m |
| Chumathang | 138 | 4,030 m |
| Mahe | 163.1 | 4,160 m |
| Nyoma | 183.9 | 4,190 m |
| Hanle | 261.3 | 4,260 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.