LAMAYURU TO CHILLING

Another trek that starts at the beautiful village of Lamayuru, this one heads to Cilling, the only village in Ladakh that provides metalworks such as copper, bronze, silver etc.

SEASON: May - October

MAX. ALTITUDE: 4950m

NUMBER OF DAYS: 6 days

HIGH PASSES: Dung Dung Chan La (4820m), Prinkti La (3750m), Kongskil La (4950m)

TREK GRADIENT: Moderately Challenging

Day 01: Participants arrive in Leh.

Day 02: Leh - Wanla via Lamayuru
Duration: 4 hours

The drive from Leh to Lamayuru takes about three hours. After a visit to the ancient monastery at Lamayuru, you can start your walk to Wanla which is a short hour away, past a small pass Prinkti La (3750m).

Day 03: Wanla - Hinju (3720m)
Duration: 5 hours

Today's trek winds through more quaint Ladakhi villages before arriving at the meadow camp outside the village of Hinju.

Day 04: Hinju - Sumdo Doksa (4430m) via Kongskil La (4950m)
Duration: 6 hours

A gradual ascent will bring you to the Kongskil La ridge from where you will get great views of Stok and Karakoram ranges. The other side pass is scree and a little difficult to negotiate.

Day 05: Sumda Doksa - Base of Dung Dung Chan la (4430m)
Duration: 5 hours

After a few river crossings and the village of Sumdo Chenmo, the trails starts gradually ascending to the base of Dung Dung Chan La. Look out for eidelweiss and other rare flowers of Ladakh along the way.

Day 06: Base of Dung Dung Chan La - Chilling (3550m)
Duration: 5 hours

It's a straight climb from the Dung Dung Chan La pass. The trail then descends gradually to the village of Chilling from where a vehicle will pick you up and drop you off at Leh.

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