Naltar Valley
Schematic Naltar hotel stand-in to Naltar Pass. The named lakes were not in OSM. DEM high 4,662 m is the pass and may sit above a lake walk. Not a GPS track.
Last verified 2026-09-23 vs local community
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.
Permits and fees
Quota / restriction: Open zone. Not a Gilgit-Baltistan restricted-zone permit and not a CKNP Core Zone park fee.
| Permit | Cost | Quota / restriction | Issuer | Source | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open zone — local or community feeReported (secondary) — confirm before travel | Not recorded | Open zone. Not a Gilgit-Baltistan restricted-zone permit and not a CKNP Core Zone park fee. | local community | Not recorded | Verified 2026-09-23 vs local community |
Altitude weather delta
High 4,662 m minus low 2,896 m is 1,766 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 11.5 °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
This line is a schematic. The files are not a GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON
Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog
- SAC T3
- Demanding mountain hiking. Exposed sections possible; hands may be needed for balance.
- YDS Class 2
- Class 2. Simple scrambling, occasional use of hands.
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Pins: Naltar Palace Hotel node 6605680985 (village node not confirmed) and Naltar Pass node 835499421. Hungary Nagyar was rejected.
No published kilometre. 22.07 km is pin spacing. If the walk stops at the lakes, this high is an upper bound, not a lake surface.
typicalDays 1 is a required-field placeholder. No day count was in the marquee list.
Water
No water sources recorded.
Surface
Surface is not recorded. This field is filled only from an OSM surface tag, not from the grade.
Permits & fees
No permit required.
Getting there
No sourced gateway chain yet.
Trailheads
- Naltar (hotel stand-in) car-free: unknown
- Naltar Pass car-free: unknown
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Hazards
- DEM high 4,662 m is Naltar Pass. Named Naltar lakes were not resolved.
Questions
Do I need a permit for Naltar Valley?
No government walking permit is reported for Naltar Valley. That report is secondary — confirm before travel.
Naltar Valley permit quota and booking
Open zone. Not a Gilgit-Baltistan restricted-zone permit and not a CKNP Core Zone park fee.
How difficult is Naltar Valley?
Naltar Valley is graded SAC T3 · YDS 2. A sourced hazard on this record: DEM high 4,662 m is Naltar Pass. Named Naltar lakes were not resolved.
How long is Naltar Valley?
The length on this record is 22.07 km (provisional). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail
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