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Kashmir Great Lakes

OSM hiking route Kashmir Great Lakes, Jammu and Kashmir (61.52 km Sonamarg–Naranag line). J&K Tourism permit required. Related to Gangbal–Naranag; not merged. Vertical figures from the GLO-30 resample. Days unknown.

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Distance 61.52 km Reported · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · T2 · OSM route

Itinerary not published

Last checked 2026-09-21

Cite this record

The Hiking World, Kashmir Great Lakes, read 2026-09-21, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/kashmir-great-lakes

How we verify · last checked 2026-09-21

Byline

  • The Hiking World editorial team · author
The western Himalaya from orbit on the Kashmir Great Lakes corridor

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

Forecast at page generation, 2026-11-04T22:08:44.857Z

Representative point on Kashmir Great Lakes: 34.445°, 75.044°, about 4176 m. A forecast, not a trail-surface reading.

At generation: -10°C, Overcast.

  • 2026-11-05 -10–-2°C, 3 mm
  • 2026-11-06 -15–0°C, 1 mm
  • 2026-11-07 Clear, -11–0°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 4,176 m minus low 2,267 m is 1,909 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 12.4 °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 Kashmir Great Lakes, from 34.352°, 74.974° to 34.303°, 75.262°. 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

Facts34.352, 74.974
Distance61.52 km*
OSM line (ODbL, rel 11246723) · read 2026-09-21
Ascentnot published

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

Descentnot published
High point4,176 m*
Copernicus GLO-30 · read 2026-09-21 · provisional
Low point2,267 m
Copernicus GLO-30 · read 2026-09-21 · 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
22673234420159.02 km profile length (DEM sample)

Stored distance is 61.52 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (59.02 km), not the published line length.

Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 11246723 (ODbL). The mapped line is that geometry. Distance, ascent, descent, and high/low points are the 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 61.52 km (OSM line, ODbL, relation 11246723, lastVerified 2026-09-21). Provisional — OSM line, no cited itinerary. Sonamarg→Naranag. Includes Gangbal–Naranag way 493201061, also relation 14476251 — relate, do not merge. OSM tag=KGL is an UltraJourneys shield, not OSM ref, and not the trail name. Ingest stored assembly 61.5 km. The published figure is the evidence-sheet 61.52 km for relation 11246723.

High 4,176 m is Copernicus GLO-30 (lastVerified 2026-09-21). Low 2,267 m is the same DEM resample, verified. Ascent 4,011 m / descent 3,650 m remain provisional DEM.

A mandatory trekking permit is required (J&K Tourism, https://www.jktourism.jk.gov.in/, lastVerified 2026-09-21). Confirm the live process. No fee figure was copied this pass. Season is unknown. Water was not mapped to named WaterSource points (no honest atFraction).

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
J&K Tourism trekking permit

Permits and fees

We are not the issuer. Fees and rules change — confirm with the issuer before you pay. Issuer page.

PermitCostQuota / restrictionIssuerSourceChecked
J&K Tourism trekking permitUnverified — not officially sourcedNot recorded—Not recordedIssuer pageUnverified

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Getting there

No sourced gateway chain yet.

Getting there car-free

  • OSM line start (Sonamarg): car-free flag unknown.
  • OSM line end (Naranag): car-free flag unknown.

Trailheads

  • OSM line start (Sonamarg) car-free: unknown
  • OSM line end (Naranag) car-free: unknown

Questions

Do I need a permit for Kashmir Great Lakes?

A permit is listed as required for Kashmir Great Lakes: J&K Tourism trekking permit. Status: Unverified. This desk does not treat that as an official ruling.

How difficult is Kashmir Great Lakes?

Kashmir Great Lakes is graded SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1.

How long is Kashmir Great Lakes?

The length on this record is 61.52 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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