Bali Pass
OSM hiking route Yamunotri to Sankri, Uttarakhand (32.39 km line) — the Bali Pass crossing on this page, not a second record. Not relation 11245186 — related, not merged. Vertical figures from the Wave I-1 GLO-30 resample. Days unknown.
Byline
- The Hiking World editorial · author
Desk byline for seed records. Named surveying editors replace this once a trail is verified.
Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.
Altitude weather delta
High 4,895 m minus low 2,185 m is 2,710 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 17.6 °C cooler at the high point than the valley, all else equal.
That is a model (International Standard Atmosphere environmental lapse), not a forecast and not a trail-closure. Wind, snow, and storms stay in Hazards.
derived:lapse-rate · 2026-09-10 · provisionalISA 6.5 °C / 1,000 m · wikipedia.org · 2026-09-10
Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog
Moderate
- SAC T2
- Mountain hiking. Continuous trail, some steep ground, sure-footedness helpful.
- YDS Class 1
- Class 1. Walking on an established path; low fall risk.
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Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 11243583 (ODbL). The mapped line is that geometry. Distance, ascent, descent, and high/low points are the Wave I-1 evidence-sheet figures (adjudicated 2026-09-18). Season was not sourced. SAC is OSM-sourced mountain_hiking (T2, ODbL, lastVerified 2026-09-18); YDS is the site cross-walk, still provisional.
OSM 2D length is 32.39 km (OSM line, ODbL, relation 11243583, lastVerified 2026-09-18). Provisional — OSM line, no cited itinerary. OSM name=Yamunotri to Sankri (nwn). This relation has no via=* tag; Bali Pass is the named crossing on this page (Wikipedia landmark, accessed 2026-09-18), not a second trail. Relation 11245186 is a different line — related, not merged. Ingest snap-joined four OSM components (stored assembly 34.3 km). The published DataPoint is the evidence-sheet 32.39 km for relation 11243583.
typicalDays 3 is Math.round(lengthKm/12), a placeholder. Days are unknown on the evidence sheet and stay provisional.
High 4,895 m is Copernicus GLO-30 (lastVerified 2026-09-18), corroborated by Wikipedia 4,950 m (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali_Pass, accessed 2026-09-18, CC BY-SA). Low 2,185 m is the same DEM resample, verified. Ascent 2,456 m / descent 3,683 m remain provisional DEM.
Govind NP entry permit is required on the Ruinsara Tal side (Uttarakhand Tourism / Govind NP, https://www.uttarakhandtourism.gov.in/destination/govind-national-park, lastVerified 2026-09-19). Authority: Govind NP, Purola. Season is unknown. OSM water context (ODbL, lastVerified 2026-09-18), not a potability or reliability claim and not mapped to WaterSource points (no honest atFraction): Baranti Gad; Bhumbul Gad; Kandachauru Gad; Kandar Gad; Manna Gad; Pandar Gad; Unti Gad; +2 springs.
Water
No water sources recorded.
Permits & fees
- Permit
- Govind National Park entry permit
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Getting there
No sourced gateway chain yet.
Trailheads
- OSM line start (Yamunotri side) car-free: unknown
- OSM line end (Sankri side) car-free: unknown
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Hazards
- Trail visibility: good (OSM, ODbL, relation 11243583, lastVerified 2026-09-18).
Questions
Do I need a permit for Bali Pass?
A permit is required for Bali Pass: Govind National Park entry permit. Cost, booking, and issuer stay behind the login gate on this page.
How difficult is Bali Pass?
Bali Pass is graded OSM sac_scale: mountain_hiking · SAC T2 · YDS 1. A sourced hazard on this record: Trail visibility: good (OSM, ODbL, relation 11243583, lastVerified 2026-09-18).
How long is Bali Pass?
The length on this record is 32.39 km (provisional). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail
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Related links
- Tourism boardUttarakhand Tourism — Govind National Parkuttarakhandtourism.gov.in · 2026-09-19 · official
