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Kullu-Lahaul Himalaya · Himachal Pradesh

Hampta Pass

Moderate~26 km trail5 trekking daysMax 4,270 mBest: Jul, Aug, Sep

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

2,800 m3,100 m3,600 m4,270 m3,900 m3,360 m4,300 m4,300 m0 km~113 km straight-line
Schematic profile between waypoints — not a surveyed GPS elevation track.

Day by day

  1. 1

    Day 1 — Jobra · 2,800 m

    approx, roadhead above Manali

  2. 2

    Day 1 — Chika · 3,100 m

    approx, first meadow camp

  3. 3

    Day 2 — Balu ka Ghera · 3,600 m

    approx, riverbed camp below pass

  4. 4

    Day 3 — Hampta Pass · 4,270 m

    Kullu-Lahaul crossing, verified Wikipedia

  5. 5

    Day 3 — Shea Goru · 3,900 m

    approx, Lahaul cold-desert camp

  6. 6

    Day 4 — Chhatru · 3,360 m

    approx, Spiti road camp

  7. 7

    Day 5 — Chandratal Lake · 4,300 m

    Optional moon lake, verified Wikipedia

Permits & reaching base

Forest check-post entry ticket at Jobra and Manali, plus Chandratal Wildlife Sanctuary fee for the lake extension.

Base: Manali. Take the train to Chandigarh or Joginder Nagar and the bus to Manali, or fly to Bhuntar (KUU) and drive to Manali. Take a local cab from Manali to Jobra roadhead to start, and return from Chhatru by road to Manali.

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.