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Kareri Lake

OSM hiking route Kareri Lake, Himachal Pradesh (6.04 km line). Eight approaches absorbed. OSM km vs Wikipedia 13 km (round-trip/other trailhead). Vertical figures from the GLO-30 resample. Days unknown.

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Distance 6.04 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, Kareri Lake, read 2026-09-19, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/kareri-lake

How we verify · last checked 2026-09-19

Byline

  • The Hiking World editorial team · author
Dhauladhar high country toward Kareri Lake, 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, 2026-11-04T22:08:40.546Z

Representative point on Kareri Lake: 32.305°, 76.272°, about 2945 m. A forecast, not a trail-surface reading.

At generation: 3°C, Clear.

  • 2026-11-05 Overcast, 3–10°C
  • 2026-11-06 2–10°C, 1 mm
  • 2026-11-07 2–10°C, 0 mm

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

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

Altitude weather delta

High 2,945 m minus low 1,931 m is 1,014 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 6.6 °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 · read 2026-09-10 · provisional

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

Stored line for Kareri Lake, from 32.288°, 76.266° to 32.325°, 76.273°. 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

Facts32.288, 76.266
Distance6.04 km*
OSM line (ODbL, rel 15522704) · read 2026-09-19
Ascent+1,020 m*
Copernicus GLO-30 (30 m resample) · read 2026-09-19 · provisional
Descent6 m*
Copernicus GLO-30 (30 m resample) · read 2026-09-19 · provisional
High point2,945 m*
Copernicus GLO-30 · read 2026-09-19 · provisional
Low point1,931 m
Copernicus GLO-30 · read 2026-09-19 · provisional
Routepoint-to-point
Daysnot published
Seasonunverified
GradeOSM sac_scale: mountain_hiking · SAC T2 · YDS 1

Catalog entry

DifficultyOSM sac_scale: mountain_hiking

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.
openstreetmap.org · verified 2026-09-19
Elevation
1931244229535.57 km profile length (DEM sample)

Stored distance is 6.04 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (5.57 km), not the published line length.

Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 15522704 (ODbL). The mapped line is that geometry. Distance, ascent, descent, and high/low points are the evidence-sheet figures (adjudicated 2026-09-19). Season was not sourced. SAC is OSM-sourced mountain_hiking (T2, ODbL, lastVerified 2026-09-19); YDS is the site cross-walk, still provisional.

OSM 2D length is 6.04 km (OSM line, ODbL, relation 15522704, lastVerified 2026-09-19). Provisional — OSM line, no cited itinerary. MERGE page: eight trailhead approaches are absorbed, not this measured lake line 15522704. ⚠ Distance mismatch: OSM 6.04 km vs Wikipedia 13 km (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kareri_Lake, accessed 2026-09-19, CC BY-SA) — different extent (round-trip/other trailhead). Record the OSM line; the 13 km figure is a cited itinerary, not this figure. Ingest stored assembly 6.1 km. The published figure is the evidence-sheet 6.04 km for relation 15522704.

High 2,945 m is Copernicus GLO-30 (lastVerified 2026-09-19), corroborated by Wikipedia 2,934 m (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kareri_Lake, accessed 2026-09-19, CC BY-SA). Low 1,931 m is the same DEM resample, verified. Ascent 1,020 m / descent 6 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. Water was not mapped to named WaterSource points.

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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Hazards

  • Trail visibility: good (OSM, ODbL, relation 15522704, 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 Kareri Lake?

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

How difficult is Kareri Lake?

Kareri Lake is graded OSM sac_scale: mountain_hiking · SAC T2 · YDS 1. A sourced hazard on this record: Trail visibility: good (OSM, ODbL, relation 15522704, lastVerified 2026-09-19).

How long is Kareri Lake?

The length on this record is 6.04 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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