Manali - Leh Part 1
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 88.04 mi
- Elevation gain
- 10,039 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 5,551 ft
- Max elevation
- 12,948 ft
- TrailRank
- 62
- Min elevation
- 6,595 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Coordinates
- 3626
- Uploaded
- September 20, 2015
- Recorded
- August 2015
near Duff Dunbar, Himachal Pradesh (India)
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Trail photos
Itinerary description
The first one consists substantially of the Rohtang La crossing, followed by the descent into the Chandra valley, with the subsequent ascent in the Bhaga valley.
Due to an error, I cycled off from Manali with the recording of the track points on the card turned off. I detected this when we were already at Whisky Nalah.
So, of the bicycle ride I own only the 500-point compressed track.
For this reason I recorded properly the data while travelling back to Manali from Leh by bus, on 25-02-2015, following the very same route - which is also the only one. Hence, the present track is obtained by time-reversing that data. Compared to typical tracks recorded from the bicycle, I detected a little loss of precision in some stretches. However, consider that this is not a point since the whole track follows the road.
The division in days is as follows:
04-08: in the afternoon, climb from Manali up to Marrhi, last village under the Rohtang La;
05-08: crossing of the Rohtang La. Descent to the Chandra valley, followed until Gondhla, a little settlement past Sissu;
06-08: descent to the Chandra-Bhaga junction, the point where the two river unite to form the Chenab river. Ascent to Keylong and, past Keylong, to the tiny village of Gimur;
07-08: only the first kms of this day, until the Darcha bridge, are included in the present track. See Manali-Leh 02 for continuation: http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=10857734
Waypoints
Mountain hut
6,619 ft
Manali
Start of the Manali-Leh highway. Highly touristic location, that can be reached overnight from Delhi by bus.
Intersection
7,931 ft
Solang fork
The fork to the Solang valley, where the Rohtang tunnel is being constructed.
Waterfall
10,195 ft
Rahala waterfalls
We passed the Rahala waterfalls at night, the photos refer to a bit lower down.
Mountain hut
10,991 ft
Marrhi
Village high on the way to Rohtang La. Many dhabas also offering accommodation.
Mountain pass
12,943 ft
Rohtang La, 3980
The first big pass, 2000 me ascent from Manali. We found it in awkward conditions, especially on the Lahaul side.
Panorama
12,912 ft
Stupa after Rohtang
Located at a panoramic point where the view opens on the Lahaul region. Weather permitting! The site is also full of flowers.
Waypoint
10,379 ft
Rohtang tunnel north portal
Works in progress also on this side.
Waypoint
10,475 ft
Switchbacks after Gondla
A problematic stretch of road begins at these few switchbacks. Very eroded mountainside, with continuous works in progress.
Bridge
9,807 ft
Tandi bridge
Located near the confluence Chandra - Bhaga, which give rise to the Chenab river, flowing later into Kashmir. Here you touch the minimal height after the Rohtang La. There is also a petrol station in the vicinity.
Intersection
9,938 ft
Fork to Chenab valley
Right below the village of Tandi, which is not touched by the main road.
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Hola Alberto
.he visto en wikiloc que has ciclado por el himalaia indio,en el valle de Nubra,yo en dos semanas empiezo una ruta en bici por el himalaia indio hasta nepal,te queria preguntar alguna cosa.
¿se necesita permiso para ese valle,tienes algun sitio de confianza para el permiso?,¿que tal estan las pistas?¿para dormir hay alojamiento,es que no llevo tienda?¿cuanto tiempo te costo en hacerlo? veo que lo tienes dividido en 3 partes
¿merece la pena llegar hasta el lago pangong?
te mando mi blog para que veas que me encanta la bici y si te puedo ayudar en algun viaje sera un placer
http://pedaleandoenlibertad.blogspot.com.es/
Un saludo.y muchas gracias.
Alfredo
un saludo .Alfredo
Hola Alfredo
Para Nubra y Pangong, y cualquier lugar al norte de la Manali - Leh, necesita permiso, que se puede lograr solo en Leh. Puedo aconsejar "Luna Ladakh Travel", lo hacen en un día.
Carpa: nosotros hemos llevado una pequeña carpa a túnel, pero sin utilizarla, porque siempre se encuentra alojamiento, puede ser en carpas gigantes ("parachute tents") como por ejemplo en Bharatpur
http://www.panorama-photo.net/panorama.php?pid=18938
Las pistas del Himalaya están en condiciones muy variables de año en año!
Pangong: seguro merece, y la pista no es mala.
Saludos, Alberto.
Muchas gracias seguire tus consejos
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Have you done this leg over one day with breaks, or over several days ?
Three days, as detailed in the description.