Kargil to Skardu:
Abbreviations:
D.B.- Govt. Dak Bungalow with servants & board.
B- Road Bungalow, rest house or baradiri without servant or board.
F.B.- Forest Bungalow.
C.- Caravan Serai for Native Travellers.
E.- Encamping Ground.
P.O.- Post Offcie.
T.O.- Telegraph Office.
S.- Supplies or russud for an ordinary party of travelers.
G.- Grass for grazing for transport animals.
F.- Firewood or other fuel.
W.- Water for drinking.
M.P.- mountain Pass.
L.- Lake.
T.- Transport coolies, ponies, mules or yaks available for an ordinary party of travelers.
H.- Hot Spring.
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No. of Marches |
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Kms |
Kms |
Nature of Route |
Main Valleys & mountain passes |
River crossing and lakes |
ASL in meters & feet |
Supplies & Transport at Stages |
Remarks |
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Camp to camp |
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KargilE.- |
0 |
0 |
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8787' or 2679 m |
S.G.W. plentifulF. moderate, T. available |
Large village & fort, & hqrs of distt. |
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Kirkitchu E.- |
16 |
16 |
Difficult road not passable for ponies or mules |
Left bank |
Dras bridge |
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S.G.F.W. procurable, T. nil |
Vlg Chanigund on right bank. Junction of Suru with Shingo |
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2 |
Gangany E.- |
16 |
32 |
Along precipices in a narrow valley |
Up Shingo river |
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Small vlg |
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3 |
Olting Thang E.- |
19 |
51 |
Rugged path over scaffolding in places |
Down Indus valley's left bank |
Bamachan chu bridge |
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S.G.F.W. procurable, few coolies |
village |
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4 |
Tarkuty E.- |
22 |
73 |
Bad parts over steep rugged spurs with scaffolding. Hard climb. |
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Torgun chu & Gidiasdo chu |
7800' or 2378 m |
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Kartaksho E.- confined |
27 |
100 |
Fair road on right bank, while on left bank crosses over high stony ridge, then fairly level along river. |
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Indus rope bridge
Ingot chu |
8500' or 2592 m |
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" |
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6 |
Tolti E.- |
20 |
120 |
From Tolti steep ascent over high cliffs & easy descent to level ground & cultivation. |
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Kusura chu
Dumsum chu |
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7 |
Parkuta E.- |
22 |
142 |
Fair hill road crossing several rock stairs with long strips of cultivation |
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Kati chu
Murko chu |
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S.G.F.W. plentiful, T. available |
Large village |
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Gol E.- |
21 |
163 |
Level road crossing several rocky spurs. |
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Gol chu |
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Kepchung |
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190 |
From here road very good and level. |
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Kepchung chu |
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SkarduP.O., T.O., E.- |
34 |
197 |
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7440' or 2268 m |
Everything in abundance |
Capital of Baltistan & bazar |
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