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Stok La

OSM hiking route Stok La, Ladakh (14.47 km Stok→Rumbak line). Not the closed Stok Kangri approach. Vertical figures from the Wave I-5 GLO-30 resample. Days unknown.

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 4,868 m minus low 3,598 m is 1,270 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 8.3 °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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Facts34.056, 77.538
Distance14.47 km*
OSM line (ODbL, rel 11232944) · 2026-09-21 · osm · provisional
Ascent+1,820 m*
Copernicus GLO-30 (30 m resample) · 2026-09-21 · dem · provisional
Descent384 m*
Copernicus GLO-30 (30 m resample) · 2026-09-21 · dem · provisional
High point4,868 m*
Copernicus GLO-30 · 2026-09-21 · dem · provisional
Low point3,598 m
Copernicus GLO-30 · 2026-09-21 · dem
Routepoint-to-point
Days1
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 11232944 (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 14.47 km (OSM line, ODbL, relation 11232944, lastVerified 2026-09-21). Provisional — OSM line, no cited itinerary. Stok→Rumbak. Shares the Stok village stem with unpublished Stok Kangri approach 11232945; do not merge. Stok Kangri is a closed Mountain Guide, not a trail. Ingest stored assembly 14.5 km. The published DataPoint is the evidence-sheet 14.47 km for relation 11232944.

typicalDays 1 is Math.max(1, Math.round(lengthKm/12)), a placeholder. Days are unknown on the evidence sheet and stay provisional.

High 4,868 m is Copernicus GLO-30 (lastVerified 2026-09-21). Low 3,598 m is the same DEM resample, verified. Ascent 1,820 m / descent 384 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. Water was not mapped to named WaterSource points (no honest atFraction).

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. Stok Kangri approach 11232945 is unpublished (closed); do not merge.

Getting there

No sourced gateway chain yet.

Trailheads

  • OSM line start (Stok) car-free: unknown
  • OSM line end (Rumbak) car-free: unknown

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Hazards

    Questions

    Do I need a permit for Stok La?

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

    How difficult is Stok La?

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

    How long is Stok La?

    The length on this record is 14.47 km (provisional). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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