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Ladakh Himalaya · Ladakh

Markha Valley

Moderate~75 km trail7 trekking daysMax 5,260 mBest: Jul, Aug, Sep

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

3,260 m3,430 m4,960 m3,360 m3,760 m4,030 m4,840 m5,260 m3,920 m3,620 m5,260 m0 km~101 km straight-line
Schematic profile between waypoints — not a surveyed GPS elevation track.

Day by day

  1. 1

    Day 1 — Spituk · 3,260 m

    Monastery roadhead, verified Wikipedia

  2. 2

    Day 1 — Zingchen · 3,430 m

    approx, Hemis NP gate hamlet

  3. 3

    Day 3 — Ganda La · 4,960 m

    approx, first high pass per operator itinerary

  4. 4

    Day 3 — Skiu · 3,360 m

    approx, Markha river village

  5. 5

    Day 4 — Markha · 3,760 m

    approx, main valley village and monastery

  6. 6

    Day 5 — Hankar · 4,030 m

    approx, upper valley hamlet

  7. 7

    Day 6 — Nimaling · 4,840 m

    approx, high plain below Kang Yatse

  8. 8

    Day 7 — Kongmaru La · 5,260 m

    approx, highest pass per operator GPS

  9. 9

    Day 7 — Chogdo · 3,920 m

    approx, Shang Sumdo descent village

  10. 10

    Day 7 — Hemis · 3,620 m

    Monastery exit, verified Wikipedia

Permits & reaching base

No Inner Line Permit for Indians, ILP for foreigners, plus Hemis National Park entry fee paid at Zingchen or Chogdo.

Base: Leh. Fly to Leh (IXL) or take the train to Jammu/Pathankot then drive Srinagar-Leh or Manali-Leh to Leh town. Acclimatise in Leh for 2 days, then drive to Spituk/Zingchen to start and exit via Chogdo to Hemis and back to Leh.

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.