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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 Wave I-5 GLO-30 resample. Days unknown.

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  • The Hiking World editorial · author

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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.

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 · 2026-09-10 · provisional

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

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Facts34.352, 74.974
Distance61.52 km*
OSM line (ODbL, rel 11246723) · 2026-09-21 · osm · provisional
Ascent+4,011 m*
Copernicus GLO-30 (30 m resample) · 2026-09-21 · dem · provisional
Descent3,650 m*
Copernicus GLO-30 (30 m resample) · 2026-09-21 · dem · provisional
High point4,176 m*
Copernicus GLO-30 · 2026-09-21 · dem · provisional
Low point2,267 m
Copernicus GLO-30 · 2026-09-21 · dem
Routepoint-to-point
Days5
Seasonunverified
GradeSAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1

Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog

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.

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Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 11246723 (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 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 DataPoint is the evidence-sheet 61.52 km for relation 11246723.

typicalDays 5 is Math.round(lengthKm/12), a placeholder. Days are unknown on the evidence sheet and stay provisional.

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

Permit
J&K Tourism trekking permit

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Getting there

No sourced gateway chain yet.

Trailheads

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

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Hazards

    Questions

    Do I need a permit for Kashmir Great Lakes?

    A permit is required for Kashmir Great Lakes: J&K Tourism trekking permit. Cost, booking, and issuer stay behind the login gate on this page.

    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 (provisional). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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