Sko Koh valley lakes
OSM hiking traverse Sko Koh valley lakes, Ladakh (33.63 km line ending in a lakes basin). Member ways untagged; SAC ungraded. Vertical figures from the GLO-30 resample. Days unknown. additional.
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Distance 33.63 km Reported · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · T2 · OSM route
Itinerary not published
Cite this record
The Hiking World, Sko Koh valley lakes, read 2026-09-21, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/sko-koh-valley-lakes
How we verify · last checked 2026-09-21
Byline
- The Hiking World editorial team · author
Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.
Forecast at page generation, 2026-11-04T22:08:45.196Z
Representative point on Sko Koh valley lakes: 34.145°, 78.378°, about 5590 m. A forecast, not a trail-surface reading.
At generation: -20°C, Clear.
- 2026-11-05 Light snow, -22–-10°C, 0 mm
- 2026-11-06 Light snow, -23–-12°C, 1 mm
- 2026-11-07 Fog, -24–-11°C
Source Open-Meteo. Mountain weather changes with elevation and aspect.
Life-safety notices on this page come from the issuer.
Altitude weather delta
High 5,590 m minus low 4,623 m is 967 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 6.3 °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 · provisionalISA 6.5 °C / 1,000 m · wikipedia.org · 2026-09-10
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GeoJSONLine download is the stored OSM geometry, simplified. It is not a surveyed GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON
Cumulative ascent not published — stored line geometry is too coarse for a reliable DEM figure.
Catalog entry
- 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.
Stored distance is 33.63 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (66.42 km), not the published line length.
Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 21258228 (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 33.63 km (OSM line, ODbL, relation 21258228, lastVerified 2026-09-21). Provisional — OSM line, no cited itinerary. Ends high in a lakes basin. The stored OSM geometry returns to the start (ingest assembled 67.3 km as that out-and-back/loop). The published figure is the evidence-sheet 33.63 km for relation 21258228.
High 5,590 m is Copernicus GLO-30 (lastVerified 2026-09-21). Low 4,623 m is the same DEM resample, verified. Ascent 1,547 m / descent 648 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): +3 springs.
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.
Getting there
No sourced gateway chain yet.
Getting there car-free
- OSM line start: car-free flag unknown.
Trailheads
- OSM line start car-free: unknown
Questions
Do I need a permit for Sko Koh valley lakes?
Permit status is unverified for Sko Koh valley lakes. This desk does not assert that a walking permit is or is not required.
How difficult is Sko Koh valley lakes?
Sko Koh valley lakes is graded SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1.
How long is Sko Koh valley lakes?
The length on this record is 33.63 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail
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