Likir La

Name: Likir La
Address: IN

OSM hiking route Likir La, Ladakh (30.75 km high-pass / high-ridge crossing NE of Likir; DEM crest 5,492 m). Single-way OSM line. Vertical figures from the GLO-30 resample. Days unknown.

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Distance 30.75 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, Likir La, read 2026-09-21, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/likir-la

How we verify · last checked 2026-09-21

Byline

The Hiking World editorial team · author

High Himalaya from orbit on the Likir La corridor, Ladakh

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

Forecast at page generation, 2026-11-04T22:08:44.904Z

Representative point on Likir La: 34.418°, 77.312°, about 5492 m. A forecast, not a trail-surface reading.

At generation: -19°C, Clear.

2026-11-05 -19–-10°C, 2 mm
2026-11-06 -20–-11°C, 0 mm
2026-11-07 -23–-11°C, 1 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 5,492 m minus low 3,957 m is 1,535 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 10 °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 Likir La, from 34.315°, 77.231° to 34.505°, 77.414°. 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

Facts34.315, 77.231

Distance30.75 km*

OSM line (ODbL, rel 17918710) · read 2026-09-21

Ascent+1,884 m*

Copernicus GLO-30 (30 m resample) · read 2026-09-21 · provisional

Descent1,886 m*

Copernicus GLO-30 (30 m resample) · read 2026-09-21 · provisional

High point5,492 m*

Copernicus GLO-30 · read 2026-09-21 · provisional

Low point3,957 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

Stored distance is 30.75 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (30.07 km), not the published line length.

Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 17918710 (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 30.75 km (OSM line, ODbL, relation 17918710, lastVerified 2026-09-21). Provisional — OSM line, no cited itinerary. High-pass / high-ridge crossing NE of Likir village (single OSM way 1306301741), not the Sham Valley baby trek. Ingest stored assembly 30.8 km. The published figure is the evidence-sheet 30.75 km for relation 17918710. The Sham Valley walk (Likir–Yangthang–Hemis Shukpachan–Tingmosgang, ~3,700–4,000 m) is a different, unmapped-as-this-relation line — a separate future record, not this one.

High 5,492 m is Copernicus GLO-30 on the crest (lastVerified 2026-09-21) — a real elevation, persisting over ~150 m of ground, both ends ~3,960 m, a genuine ~1,500 m climb/descent, not a DEM spike. Low 3,957 m is the same DEM resample, verified. Ascent 1,884 m / descent 1,886 m remain provisional DEM.

Permit is Unverified (not sourced from OSM or an official tariff; source notes 2026-09-21). Ladakh PAP/ILP likely for many areas; confirm officially before travel. Season is unknown. OSM water context (ODbL, lastVerified 2026-09-21), not a potability or reliability claim and not mapped to WaterSource points (no honest atFraction): +1 spring.

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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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 Likir La?

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

How difficult is Likir La?

Likir La is graded SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1.

How long is Likir La?

The length on this record is 30.75 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail