Saluni to Baleesa
OSM hiking traverse Saluni to Baleesa, Himachal Pradesh (58.9 km line). Crosses Chamba into J&K Bhalessa; filed here. Not bhaderwah-to-saluni. Vertical figures from the Wave I-2 GLO-30 resample. Days unknown.
Byline
- The Hiking World editorial · author
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Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.
Altitude weather delta
High 3,582 m minus low 1,214 m is 2,368 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 15.4 °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 · provisionalISA 6.5 °C / 1,000 m · wikipedia.org · 2026-09-10
Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog
- 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 14184288 (ODbL). The mapped line is that geometry. Distance, ascent, descent, and high/low points are the Wave I-2 evidence-sheet figures (adjudicated 2026-09-19). Season and permit were not sourced. Member ways are untagged for sac_scale; SAC stays ungraded.
OSM 2D length is 58.9 km (OSM line, ODbL, relation 14184288, lastVerified 2026-09-19). Provisional — OSM line, no cited itinerary. Provisional-listed traverse. Line crosses Chamba (Himachal) into J&K Bhalessa. Filed under himachal-pradesh. Not bhaderwah-to-saluni (OSM 14184178; J&K start, held for a later wave). Ingest stored assembly 58.9 km. The published DataPoint is the evidence-sheet 58.9 km for relation 14184288.
typicalDays 5 is Math.round(lengthKm/12), a placeholder. Days are unknown on the evidence sheet and stay provisional.
High 3,582 m is Copernicus GLO-30 (lastVerified 2026-09-19). Low 1,214 m is the same DEM resample, verified. Ascent 5,529 m / descent 5,387 m remain provisional DEM.
Permit is Unverified (not sourced from OSM or an official tariff; evidence sheet 2026-09-19). Confirm officially before travel. Season is unknown. OSM water context (ODbL, lastVerified 2026-09-19), not a potability or reliability claim and not mapped to WaterSource points (no honest atFraction): +1 spring.
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, 2026-09-19). Confirm officially before travel. Line crosses into J&K Bhalessa. Not bhaderwah-to-saluni (OSM 14184178).
Getting there
No sourced gateway chain yet.
Trailheads
- OSM line start (Chamba / Saluni side) car-free: unknown
- OSM line end (Bhalessa / J&K) car-free: unknown
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Hazards
Questions
Do I need a permit for Saluni to Baleesa?
Permit status is unverified for Saluni to Baleesa. This desk does not assert that a walking permit is or is not required.
How difficult is Saluni to Baleesa?
Saluni to Baleesa is graded SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1.
How long is Saluni to Baleesa?
The length on this record is 58.9 km (provisional). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail
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