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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 Wave I-5 GLO-30 resample. Days unknown. Provisional-listed.

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 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 · 2026-09-10 · provisional

ISA 6.5 °C / 1,000 m · wikipedia.org · 2026-09-10

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Facts34.096, 78.453
Distance33.63 km*
OSM line (ODbL, rel 21258228) · 2026-09-21 · osm · provisional
Ascent+1,547 m*
Copernicus GLO-30 (30 m resample) · 2026-09-21 · dem · provisional
Descent648 m*
Copernicus GLO-30 (30 m resample) · 2026-09-21 · dem · provisional
High point5,590 m*
Copernicus GLO-30 · 2026-09-21 · dem · provisional
Low point4,623 m
Copernicus GLO-30 · 2026-09-21 · dem
Routepoint-to-point
Days3
Seasonunverified
GradeSAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1

Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog

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.

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Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 21258228 (ODbL). The mapped line is that geometry. Distance, ascent, descent, and high/low points are the Wave I-5 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 DataPoint is the evidence-sheet 33.63 km for relation 21258228.

typicalDays 3 is Math.round(lengthKm/12), a placeholder. Days are unknown on the evidence sheet and stay provisional.

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; evidence sheet 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

Permit status is unverified. Permit was not sourced from OSM or an official tariff this pass (evidence sheet Unverified, 2026-09-21). Ladakh PAP/ILP likely for many areas; confirm officially before travel.

Getting there

No sourced gateway chain yet.

Trailheads

  • OSM line start car-free: unknown

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Hazards

    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 (provisional). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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