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Bhrigu Lake

OSM hiking route Bhrigu Lake, Himachal Pradesh (8.29 km line), canonical Vashisht relation. Gullaba and Vashist approaches are absorbed on this page, not merged into the line. Vertical figures from the GLO-30 resample. Days unknown.

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Distance 8.29 km Reported · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · T2 · OSM route

Itinerary not published

Last checked 2026-09-19

Cite this record

The Hiking World, Bhrigu Lake, read 2026-09-19, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/bhrigu-lake

How we verify · last checked 2026-09-19

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  • The Hiking World editorial team · author
Bhrigu Lake high country, Himachal Pradesh

Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.

Forecast at page generation, 2026-11-04T22:08:39.886Z

Representative point on Bhrigu Lake: 32.292°, 77.241°, about 4175 m. A forecast, not a trail-surface reading.

At generation: -10°C, Clear.

  • 2026-11-05 Light snow, -13–1°C, 0 mm
  • 2026-11-06 Fog, -12–1°C
  • 2026-11-07 Fog, -15–2°C

Source Open-Meteo. Mountain weather changes with elevation and aspect.

Life-safety notices on this page come from the issuer.

Altitude weather delta

High 4,175 m minus low 2,060 m is 2,115 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 13.7 °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 · read 2026-09-10 · provisional

ISA 6.5 °C / 1,000 m · wikipedia.org · 2026-09-10

Stored line for Bhrigu Lake, from 32.266°, 77.188° to 32.266°, 77.188°. The drawing is the simplified record, not a surveyed GPS track.

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GeoJSON

Line download is the stored OSM geometry, simplified. It is not a surveyed GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON

Facts32.266, 77.188
Distance8.29 km*
OSM line (ODbL, rel 11244101) · read 2026-09-19
Ascent+1,544 m*
Copernicus GLO-30 (30 m resample) · read 2026-09-19 · provisional
Descent664 m*
Copernicus GLO-30 (30 m resample) · read 2026-09-19 · provisional
High point4,175 m*
Copernicus GLO-30 · read 2026-09-19 · provisional
Low point2,060 m
Copernicus GLO-30 · read 2026-09-19 · provisional
Routepoint-to-point
Daysnot published
Seasonunverified
GradeUngraded — member ways untagged

Catalog entry

DifficultyUngraded — member ways untagged
SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade)
Mountain hiking. Continuous trail, some steep ground, sure-footedness helpful.
YDS Class 1
Class 1. Walking on an established path; low fall risk.
Elevation
20603116417215.42 km profile length (DEM sample)

Stored distance is 8.29 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (15.42 km), not the published line length.

Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 11244101 (ODbL). The mapped line is that geometry. Distance, ascent, descent, and high/low points are the evidence-sheet figures (adjudicated 2026-09-19). Season and permit were not sourced. Member ways are untagged for sac_scale; SAC stays ungraded.

OSM 2D length is 8.29 km (OSM line, ODbL, relation 11244101, lastVerified 2026-09-19). Provisional — OSM line, no cited itinerary. MERGE page: Gullaba 13312536 and Vashist 18658845 are absorbed approaches, not this measured Vashisht line. Ingest stored assembly 16.6 km (includes the return on this relation). The published figure is the evidence-sheet 8.29 km for relation 11244101.

High 4,175 m is Copernicus GLO-30 (lastVerified 2026-09-19), corroborated by Wikipedia 4,235 m (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhrigu_Lake, accessed 2026-09-19, CC BY-SA). Low 2,060 m is the same DEM resample, verified. Ascent 1,544 m / descent 664 m remain provisional DEM.

Permit is Unverified (not sourced from OSM or an official tariff; source notes 2026-09-19). Confirm officially before travel. Season is unknown. OSM water context (ODbL, lastVerified 2026-09-19), not a potability or reliability claim and not mapped to WaterSource points (no honest atFraction): +3 springs.

Water

No water sources recorded.

Permits & fees

Conditions, fees and rules change. Confirm with the issuer and local authorities before you go. This is a reference, not a substitute for local advice. Terms

Permit status is unverified.

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Getting there

No sourced gateway chain yet.

Getting there car-free

  • OSM line start (Vashisht): car-free flag unknown.

Trailheads

  • OSM line start (Vashisht) car-free: unknown

Questions

Do I need a permit for Bhrigu Lake?

Permit status is unverified for Bhrigu Lake. This desk does not assert that a walking permit is or is not required.

How difficult is Bhrigu Lake?

Bhrigu Lake is graded SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1.

How long is Bhrigu Lake?

The length on this record is 8.29 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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