Stop 1 of 6 · Town · km 0 of 167
Leh
Altitude 3,500 m · km 0 of 167
Start. Leave by 7-8 am; the road is long and the pass is best crossed in the morning.
Nearby
- Thiksey Monastery
- Shey 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.
Moderate · May to September
Leh to Pangong Lake
Cross Chang La and descend to the long, colour-shifting lake on the Chinese border.
- Distance
- 167 km
- Duration
- 2-3 days
- Highest
- 5,360 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: Pangong needs a permit for most visitors. Rules change: confirm before you travel.
Elevation profile
| Stop | Km | Altitude |
|---|---|---|
| Leh | 0 | 3,500 m |
| Karu | 33.9 | 3,340 m |
| Chang La | 76.4 | 5,360 m |
| Tangtse | 115.1 | 3,940 m |
| Lukung | 152.8 | 4,260 m |
| Spangmik | 166.9 | 4,290 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.