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Singalila Range · West Bengal

Sandakphu

Moderate~48 km trail6 trekking daysMax 3,636 mBest: Oct, Nov, Apr

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

1,928 m2,900 m2,621 m3,186 m3,636 m2,300 m2,100 m2,200 m3,636 m0 km~35 km straight-line
Schematic profile between waypoints — not a surveyed GPS elevation track.

Day by day

  1. 1

    Day 1 — Manebhanjan · 1,928 m

    approx, park gate town per operator sheet

  2. 2

    Day 1 — Tumling · 2,900 m

    approx, Nepal-border ridge hamlet

  3. 3

    Day 2 — Gairibas · 2,621 m

    approx, forest hut halt

  4. 4

    Day 3 — Kalapokhri · 3,186 m

    approx, black-lake ridge village

  5. 5

    Day 4 — Sandakphu · 3,636 m

    Bengal high point, verified Wikipedia

  6. 6

    Day 5 — Gurdum · 2,300 m

    approx, forest descent village

  7. 7

    Day 5 — Srikhola · 2,100 m

    approx, river bridge hamlet

  8. 8

    Day 6 — Rimbick · 2,200 m

    approx, roadhead exit village

Permits & reaching base

Singalila National Park entry of Rs 100 Indian and Rs 200 foreigner plus mandatory guide registration at Manebhanjan.

Base: Manebhanjan. Fly to Bagdogra (IXB) or take the train to New Jalpaiguri (NJP), then drive to Darjeeling and on to Manebhanjan in about 4 hours. Start walking at Manebhanjan and exit via Srikhola and Rimbick back to Darjeeling.

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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.