Gangbal–Naranag
OSM hiking route Gangbal–Naranag, Jammu and Kashmir (11.9 km line). Related to Kashmir Great Lakes; not merged. Vertical figures from the Wave I-5 GLO-30 resample. Days unknown.
Byline
- The Hiking World editorial · author
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Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.
Altitude weather delta
High 3,521 m minus low 2,267 m is 1,254 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 8.2 °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
- 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.
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Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 14476251 (ODbL). The mapped line is that geometry. Distance, ascent, descent, and high/low points are the Wave I-5 evidence-sheet figures (adjudicated 2026-09-21). Season was not sourced. Member ways are untagged for sac_scale; SAC stays ungraded.
OSM 2D length is 11.9 km (OSM line, ODbL, relation 14476251, lastVerified 2026-09-21). Provisional — OSM line, no cited itinerary. Single way 493201061 is also a member of Kashmir Great Lakes 11246723 — relate, do not merge. Measured separately. Ingest stored assembly 11.9 km. The published DataPoint is the evidence-sheet 11.9 km for relation 14476251.
typicalDays 1 is Math.max(1, Math.round(lengthKm/12)), a placeholder. Days are unknown on the evidence sheet and stay provisional.
High 3,521 m is Copernicus GLO-30 (lastVerified 2026-09-21), corroborated by Wikipedia 3,570 m (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangabal_Lake, accessed 2026-09-21, CC BY-SA) as the lake landmark. Low 2,267 m is the same DEM resample, verified. Ascent 1,582 m / descent 345 m remain provisional DEM.
Permit is Unverified (not sourced from OSM or an official tariff; evidence sheet 2026-09-21). Ladakh PAP/ILP likely for many areas; confirm officially before travel. Season is unknown. Water was not mapped to named WaterSource points (no honest atFraction).
Water
No water sources recorded.
Permits & fees
Permit status is unverified. Permit was not sourced from OSM or an official tariff this pass (evidence sheet Unverified, 2026-09-21). Ladakh PAP/ILP likely for many areas; confirm officially before travel. Related to kashmir-great-lakes (OSM 11246723); do not merge.
Getting there
No sourced gateway chain yet.
Trailheads
- OSM line start car-free: unknown
- OSM line end car-free: unknown
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Hazards
Questions
Do I need a permit for Gangbal–Naranag?
Permit status is unverified for Gangbal–Naranag. This desk does not assert that a walking permit is or is not required.
How difficult is Gangbal–Naranag?
Gangbal–Naranag is graded SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1.
How long is Gangbal–Naranag?
The length on this record is 11.9 km (provisional). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail
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- Tourism boardGangabal Lake (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)en.wikipedia.org · 2026-09-21 · editorial