Stok La

Name: Stok La
Address: IN

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

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Distance 14.47 km Reported · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · T2 · OSM route

Itinerary not published

Last checked 2026-09-21

Cite this record

The Hiking World, Stok La, read 2026-09-21, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/stok-la

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, 2026-11-04T22:08:44.826Z

Representative point on Stok La: 34.028°, 77.489°, about 4868 m. A forecast, not a trail-surface reading.

At generation: -15°C, Clear.

2026-11-05 Light snow, -15–-5°C, 1 mm
2026-11-06 Fog, -15–-6°C
2026-11-07 Clear, -14–-5°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 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 · read 2026-09-10 · provisional

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

Stored line for Stok La, from 34.056°, 77.538° to 34.055°, 77.432°. The drawing is the simplified record, not a surveyed GPS track.

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GeoJSON

Line download is the stored OSM geometry, simplified. It is not a surveyed GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON

Facts34.056, 77.538

Distance14.47 km*

OSM line (ODbL, rel 11232944) · read 2026-09-21

Ascent+1,820 m*

Copernicus GLO-30 (30 m resample) · read 2026-09-21 · provisional

Descent384 m*

Copernicus GLO-30 (30 m resample) · read 2026-09-21 · provisional

High point4,868 m*

Copernicus GLO-30 · read 2026-09-21 · provisional

Low point3,598 m

Copernicus GLO-30 · read 2026-09-21 · provisional

Routepoint-to-point

Daysnot published

Seasonunverified

GradeUngraded — member ways untagged

Catalog entry

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.

Elevation

Stored distance is 14.47 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (13.88 km), not the published line length.

Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 11232944 (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 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 figure is the evidence-sheet 14.47 km for relation 11232944.

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; source notes 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

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.

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Getting there

No sourced gateway chain yet.

Getting there car-free

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

Trailheads

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

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