KGL 1: Shekhdur (Tabletop) to Nishnai
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 4.18 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,289 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 213 ft
- Max elevation
- 11,848 ft
- TrailRank
- 52
- Min elevation
- 11,848 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Moving time
- 2 hours 23 minutes
- Time
- 3 hours 56 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1196
- Uploaded
- September 30, 2022
- Recorded
- September 2022
near Shitkari, Ladakh (India)
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Itinerary description
Shekdur is a beautiful meadow surrounded by Bhoj trees.
Have lunch here before moving ahead to Nichnai. The meadow of Shekdur stretches for half an hour.
The gentle descent on the meadow ends in a forest of Bhoj or Silver Birch. Take the trail that goes in the middle of the forest and continues to descend gently. Watch out for the sun rays making their way in between the thick foliage giving out beautiful light and dark rays.
In 45 minutes, you reach the end of the Birch trees and the trail goes down and climbs back into a river valley. The river valley is the beginning of Nichnai.
The trail now is along the right bank of the river going upstream. Look behind to see snow-clad peaks from Sonarmarg valley.
You are now in a wide valley but enclosed by mountains on either side. The river, which joins the Sindh eventually, flows in speed through the valley. The first 30 minutes is over the rocks and your mules will walk very slowly over here.
An hour into the river valley, green patches devoid of rocks open up. The river valley widens and you can see the green meadow widening in between the two mountain ranges.
Far ahead lie triangular twin snow-clad peaks. Choose a flat ground to pitch tents and end the first day's trek.
Have lunch here before moving ahead to Nichnai. The meadow of Shekdur stretches for half an hour.
The gentle descent on the meadow ends in a forest of Bhoj or Silver Birch. Take the trail that goes in the middle of the forest and continues to descend gently. Watch out for the sun rays making their way in between the thick foliage giving out beautiful light and dark rays.
In 45 minutes, you reach the end of the Birch trees and the trail goes down and climbs back into a river valley. The river valley is the beginning of Nichnai.
The trail now is along the right bank of the river going upstream. Look behind to see snow-clad peaks from Sonarmarg valley.
You are now in a wide valley but enclosed by mountains on either side. The river, which joins the Sindh eventually, flows in speed through the valley. The first 30 minutes is over the rocks and your mules will walk very slowly over here.
An hour into the river valley, green patches devoid of rocks open up. The river valley widens and you can see the green meadow widening in between the two mountain ranges.
Far ahead lie triangular twin snow-clad peaks. Choose a flat ground to pitch tents and end the first day's trek.
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Intersection
10,810 ft
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