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Kang La Trail

OSM hiking traverse Kang La Trail, Himachal Pradesh (78.21 km line). Village-to-village / pass path; no cited itinerary. Vertical figures from the GLO-30 resample. Days unknown.

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Distance 78.21 km Reported · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · T5 · OSM route

Itinerary not published

Last checked 2026-09-19

Cite this record

The Hiking World, Kang La Trail, read 2026-09-19, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/kang-la-trail

How we verify · last checked 2026-09-19

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  • The Hiking World editorial team · author
Kang La Trail high country

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

Forecast at page generation, 2026-11-04T22:08:40.530Z

Representative point on Kang La Trail: 33.116°, 76.751°, about 5418 m. A forecast, not a trail-surface reading.

At generation: -25°C, Fog.

  • 2026-11-05 Snow, -26–-11°C, 2 mm
  • 2026-11-06 Light snow, -26–-12°C, 0 mm
  • 2026-11-07 Clear, -24–-10°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 5,418 m minus low 3,436 m is 1,982 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 12.9 °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 Kang La Trail, from 32.870°, 76.850° to 33.369°, 76.928°. 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

Facts32.870, 76.850
Distance78.21 km*
OSM line (ODbL, rel 11229706) · read 2026-09-19
Ascentnot published

Cumulative ascent not published — stored line geometry is too coarse for a reliable DEM figure.

Descentnot published
High point5,418 m*
Copernicus GLO-30 · read 2026-09-19 · provisional
Low point3,436 m
Copernicus GLO-30 · read 2026-09-19 · provisional
Routepoint-to-point
Daysnot published
Seasonunverified
GradeOSM sac_scale: demanding_alpine_hiking · SAC T5 · YDS 4

Catalog entry

DifficultyOSM sac_scale: demanding_alpine_hiking

Very difficult

SAC T5
Demanding alpine hiking. Often pathless, exposed, climbing to II; glacier possible.
YDS Class 4
Class 4. Simple climbing with exposure; a rope is often used.
openstreetmap.org · verified 2026-09-19
Elevation
34444429541475.98 km profile length (DEM sample)

Stored distance is 78.21 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (75.98 km), not the published line length.

Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 11229706 (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. SAC is OSM-sourced demanding_alpine_hiking (T5, ODbL, lastVerified 2026-09-19); YDS is the site cross-walk, still provisional.

OSM 2D length is 78.21 km (OSM line, ODbL, relation 11229706, lastVerified 2026-09-19). Provisional — OSM line, no cited itinerary. additional traverse (Lahaul/Zanskar). OSM tag=KL is an UltraJourneys shield, not OSM ref, and not the trail name. Ingest stored assembly 78.3 km. The published figure is the evidence-sheet 78.21 km for relation 11229706.

High 5,418 m is Copernicus GLO-30 (lastVerified 2026-09-19). Low 3,436 m is the same DEM resample, verified. Ascent 2,489 m / descent 2,308 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): +7 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.

Report a fee change or correction

Hazards

  • Trail visibility: good (OSM, ODbL, relation 11229706, lastVerified 2026-09-19).

Getting there

No sourced gateway chain yet.

Getting there car-free

  • OSM line start: car-free flag unknown.
  • OSM line end: car-free flag unknown.

Trailheads

  • OSM line start car-free: unknown
  • OSM line end car-free: unknown

Questions

Do I need a permit for Kang La Trail?

Permit status is unverified for Kang La Trail. This desk does not assert that a walking permit is or is not required.

How difficult is Kang La Trail?

Kang La Trail is graded OSM sac_scale: demanding_alpine_hiking · SAC T5 · YDS 4. A sourced hazard on this record: Trail visibility: good (OSM, ODbL, relation 11229706, lastVerified 2026-09-19).

How long is Kang La Trail?

The length on this record is 78.21 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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