Khatling Glacier
OSM hiking route Gangi to Khatling, Uttarakhand (21.6 km line). Gangotri-side approaches 11234974 and 11243548 are absorbed on this page, not merged into the line. Vertical figures from the Wave I-1 GLO-30 resample. Days unknown.
Byline
- The Hiking World editorial · author
Desk byline for seed records. Named surveying editors replace this once a trail is verified.
Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.
Altitude weather delta
High 3,673 m minus low 2,423 m is 1,250 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 8.1 °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
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.
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Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 11245261 (ODbL). The mapped line is that geometry. Distance, ascent, descent, and high/low points are the Wave I-1 evidence-sheet figures (adjudicated 2026-09-18). Water, season, hazards, and trail visibility were not sourced. SAC is OSM-sourced demanding_alpine_hiking (T5, ODbL, lastVerified 2026-09-18); YDS is the site cross-walk, still provisional.
OSM 2D length is 21.6 km (OSM line, ODbL, relation 11245261, lastVerified 2026-09-18). Provisional — OSM line, no cited itinerary. OSM name=Gangi to Khatling. MERGE page: 11234974 and 11243548 are absorbed other-side approaches, not this measured Gangi line. Related record: Gaumukh Tapovan (/trails/gaumukh-tapovan, relation 11247852) — do not merge. OSM tag=GTV is an UltraJourneys shield, not OSM ref, and not the trail name. Ingest stored assembly 22.5 km; the published DataPoint is the evidence-sheet 21.6 km.
typicalDays 2 is Math.round(lengthKm/12), a placeholder. Days are unknown on the evidence sheet and stay provisional.
High 3,673 m is Copernicus GLO-30 (lastVerified 2026-09-18). Wikipedia cites 3,900 m (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khatling_Glacier, accessed 2026-09-18, CC BY-SA) — Δ227 m; geometry may stop short of the cited high. Record the DEM high; treat 3,900 m as a landmark, not this DataPoint. Low 2,423 m is the same DEM resample, verified. Ascent 2,626 m / descent 1,687 m remain provisional DEM.
Permit is Unverified (not sourced from OSM or an official tariff; evidence sheet 2026-09-18). Confirm officially before travel. Season is unknown. Water was not mapped to named WaterSource points.
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, 2026-09-18). Confirm officially before travel. Gangotri-side 11234974 and 11243548 are absorbed approaches on this page, not this measured Gangi line. Related to gaumukh-tapovan (OSM 11247852); do not merge.
Getting there
No sourced gateway chain yet.
Trailheads
- OSM line start (Gangi) car-free: unknown
- OSM line end (Khatling) car-free: unknown
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Hazards
Questions
Do I need a permit for Khatling Glacier?
Permit status is unverified for Khatling Glacier. This desk does not assert that a walking permit is or is not required.
How difficult is Khatling Glacier?
Khatling Glacier is graded OSM sac_scale: demanding_alpine_hiking · SAC T5 · YDS 4.
How long is Khatling Glacier?
The length on this record is 21.6 km (provisional). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail
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