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Sikkim Himalaya · Sikkim

Goecha La

Challenging~90 km trail9 trekking daysMax 4,940 mBest: Apr, May, Oct

Schematic line through verified waypoints — carry your operator's GPS track on the trail. Map © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

1,780 m2,200 m2,980 m4,030 m3,930 m4,160 m4,200 m4,600 m4,940 m4,940 m0 km~30 km straight-line
Schematic profile between waypoints — not a surveyed GPS elevation track.

Day by day

  1. 1

    Day 1 — Yuksom · 1,780 m

    First capital trailhead, verified Wikipedia

  2. 2

    Day 1 — Sachen · 2,200 m

    approx, forest clearing camp

  3. 3

    Day 2 — Tshoka · 2,980 m

    approx, Tibetan hamlet and monastery

  4. 4

    Day 4 — Dzongri · 4,030 m

    approx, acclimatisation plateau

  5. 5

    Day 6 — Thansing · 3,930 m

    approx, glacial valley meadow

  6. 6

    Day 7 — Lamuney · 4,160 m

    approx, high moraine camp

  7. 7

    Day 8 — Samiti Lake · 4,200 m

    approx, sacred tarn below pass

  8. 8

    Day 8 — Goecha La Viewpoint 1 · 4,600 m

    Permitted sunrise point, verified Wikipedia

  9. 9

    Day 8 — Goecha La Pass · 4,940 m

    approx, true saddle above viewpoint

Permits & reaching base

Khangchendzonga National Park permit and Sikkim Protected Area Permit arranged only through a registered Sikkim trek operator.

Base: Yuksom. Fly to Bagdogra (IXB) or take the train to New Jalpaiguri (NJP), then drive to Yuksom via Jorethang and Gyalshing in 6 to 8 hours. Walk from Yuksom into Khangchendzonga National Park and return to Yuksom the same way.

Read the student trek guide

Key waypoints are verified against published sources; remote camps are operator-reported positions. The line is schematic, not a surveyed GPS track. Trails shift with weather — carry your operator's current GPS track, a registered guide and all permits.