Upper Dolpo Circuit
Upper Dolpo Circuit — tail catalogue entry from OSM relation 11104197. Geometry and elevation are OSM/GLO-30 and provisional. No special permit known; verify locally.
Last verified 2026-10-04 · no issuer named on the permit
Cite this record
The Hiking World, Upper Dolpo Circuit, verified 2026-10-04, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/upper-dolpo-circuit
How we verify · last checked 2026-10-04
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.
Permits and fees
| Permit | Cost | Quota / restriction | Issuer | Source | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No special permit known (unverified)Unverified — not officially sourced | Not recorded | — | Not recorded | Not recorded | Unverified |
Altitude weather delta
High 5,186 m minus low 2,057 m is 3,129 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 20.3 °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 · provisionalISA 6.5 °C / 1,000 m · wikipedia.org · 2026-09-10
This line is a schematic. The files are not a GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON
Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog
- SAC T2
- 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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Tail catalogue entry built from OpenStreetMap relation 11104197 (ODbL). The stored line is the OSM geometry, decimated; its 2-D length is provisional and not published as walking distance.
Elevation high/low and ascent/descent are Copernicus GLO-30 samples at the line vertices (copernicus-dem:glo-30) and remain provisional.
No special permit was researched for this trail. Permit is marked unverified — confirm locally before relying on it.
Water
No water sources recorded.
Surface
Surface is not recorded. This field is filled only from an OSM surface tag, not from the grade.
Permits & fees
Permit status is unverified. Bulk tail ingest; no per-trail permit research. Verify locally.
Getting there
No sourced gateway chain yet.
Getting there car-free
- Upper Dolpo Circuit (start): car-free flag unknown. No transit note stored, so this is not a way to get there.
- Upper Dolpo Circuit (end): car-free flag unknown. No transit note stored, so this is not a way to get there.
Trailheads
- Upper Dolpo Circuit (start) car-free: unknown
- Upper Dolpo Circuit (end) car-free: unknown
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Hazards
Questions
Do I need a permit for Upper Dolpo Circuit?
Permit status is unverified for Upper Dolpo Circuit. This desk does not assert that a walking permit is or is not required.
How difficult is Upper Dolpo Circuit?
Upper Dolpo Circuit is graded SAC T2 · YDS 1.
How long is Upper Dolpo Circuit?
The length on this record is 440.5 km (provisional). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail
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