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Trans-Jammu Traverse

OSM hiking traverse, one intended nwn Chamba→Jammu corridor (275.84 km). Cross-state: ~120 km Himachal (Chamba: Chamera→Kadwah) and ~156 km J&K (Udhampur/Jammu: Kaluni Gala→Panjar). DEM high 2,776 m (mid-hill rollers, not alpine). Provisional for a ~2 km Ramnagar–Resian mapping gap.

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Distance 275.84 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, Trans-Jammu Traverse, read 2026-09-21, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/trans-jammu-traverse

How we verify · last checked 2026-09-21

Byline

  • The Hiking World editorial team · author
The western Himalaya from orbit on the Trans-Jammu Traverse corridor

Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.

Forecast at page generation, 2026-11-04T22:08:45.248Z

Representative point on Trans-Jammu Traverse: 32.860°, 75.488°, about 2776 m. A forecast, not a trail-surface reading.

At generation: 5°C, Clear.

  • 2026-11-05 2–11°C, 4 mm
  • 2026-11-06 3–11°C, 1 mm
  • 2026-11-07 3–13°C, 0 mm

Source Open-Meteo. Mountain weather changes with elevation and aspect.

Life-safety notices on this page come from the issuer.

Altitude weather delta

High 2,776 m minus low 533 m is 2,243 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 14.6 °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 Trans-Jammu Traverse, from 32.600°, 75.991° to 33.080°, 74.837°. 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

Facts32.600, 75.991
Distance275.84 km*
OSM line (ODbL, rel 13926283) · read 2026-09-21
Ascentnot published

Cumulative ascent not published — stored line geometry is too coarse for a reliable DEM figure.

Descentnot published
High point2,776 m*
Copernicus GLO-30 · read 2026-09-21 · provisional
Low point533 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
53516562776257.24 km profile length (DEM sample)

Stored distance is 275.84 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (257.24 km), not the published line length.

Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 13926283 (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 275.84 km (OSM line, ODbL, relation 13926283, lastVerified 2026-09-21). Provisional — OSM line, no cited itinerary. -confirmed one intended nwn traverse, not a superroute of unrelated pages (43 way members, type=route route=hiking, a single east→west corridor of named stages). Cross-state split: ~120 km in Himachal (Chamba: Chamera→Kadwah, tops 2,773 m) and ~156 km in J&K (Udhampur/Jammu: Kaluni Gala→Panjar, low 533 m at the west end). An HP-vs-J&K editorial split is optional later, not required. Ingest used the longest component (280.6 km) and left 0.5 km leftover fragments. The published figure is the evidence-sheet 275.84 km. Stays provisional because of a ~2 km mapping gap between Ramnagar and Resian (the only material break; other gaps are 21–665 m connectors).

High 2,776 m is Copernicus GLO-30 (lastVerified 2026-09-21) — resample jitter vs 's 2,773 m crest; nothing above 2,800 m was dropped. Foothill max, not a Ladakh pass. Low 533 m is the same DEM resample, verified. Ascent 19,789 m / descent 20,493 m remain provisional DEM (~20 km cumulative gain over 276 km of mid-hill rollers is consistent).

Permit is Unverified (not sourced from OSM or an official tariff; source notes 2026-09-21). Unverified — confirm the regional permit / inner-line requirement 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): +10 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.

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Getting there

No sourced gateway chain yet.

Getting there car-free

  • OSM line start (Himachal, Chamba/Chamera): car-free flag unknown.
  • OSM line end (Jammu): car-free flag unknown.

Trailheads

  • OSM line start (Himachal, Chamba/Chamera) car-free: unknown
  • OSM line end (Jammu) car-free: unknown

Questions

Do I need a permit for Trans-Jammu Traverse?

Permit status is unverified for Trans-Jammu Traverse. This desk does not assert that a walking permit is or is not required.

How difficult is Trans-Jammu Traverse?

Trans-Jammu Traverse is graded SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1.

How long is Trans-Jammu Traverse?

The length on this record is 275.84 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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