Ladakh's cold high-altitude desert means nearly every trek here starts above 12,000 ft before the walking even begins — Leh acclimatization, not trail fitness, is what most Ladakh itineraries are actually built around.
Ladakh
Two high passes and a string of Changthang villages, crossing Kongmaru La at over 17,000 ft.
Zanskar, Ladakh
Walking on the frozen Zanskar river itself rather than a trail beside it — currently on hold pending safe ice conditions, so treat any listed date as provisional.
Stok Valley, Ladakh
India's most climbed 6,000 m peak, currently off-limits — kept in this record as a status flag, not a bookable trek.
Central Ladakh
Ladakh's gentlest trek, nicknamed the "baby trek" — a good first taste of high-altitude walking through Buddhist villages and monasteries.
Nubra, Ladakh
A high-pass crossing connecting the Leh side to the Nubra valley, less trodden than Markha and correspondingly quieter.
Rupshu, Ladakh
High-altitude walking around one of Ladakh's largest lakes, through Changpa nomadic pastureland at consistently high elevation.
Central Ladakh
A classic moonland-to-monastery route starting at Lamayuru's dramatic eroded landscape and finishing near the Chadar trek's summer trailhead.
Central Ladakh
The reverse-direction, shorter entry into the same Hemis National Park terrain as Markha Valley, crossing Ganda La from the Leh side rather than deep in the valley.
Rupshu, Ladakh
Part of what's sometimes marketed as the "Great Ladakh Trail" or Trans-Himalayan route — a long, consistently high-altitude trek through the Changthang plateau to Tso Moriri.
Aryan Valley, Ladakh
A cultural walk through villages of the Brokpa (Aryan) community, known for a distinct culture and appearance said to be unrelated to surrounding Tibetan-Buddhist Ladakh — genuinely under-documented in mainstream trekking sources.
Markha Valley, Ladakh
A non-technical but genuinely high summit above the Markha Valley, often attempted by trekkers without prior mountaineering experience — the altitude, not technical skill, is the main obstacle.
Zanskar, Ladakh
The classic long Zanskar traverse, crossing multiple high passes to link Padum with Lamayuru — historically one of the great multi-week Himalayan treks, shortened somewhat now that roads reach further into Zanskar than they used to.
Zanskar, Ladakh
A trek to one of the most dramatically sited monasteries in the Himalaya, built into a cliffside cave above the Lungnak river.
Ladakh, Ladakh
Kargil Suru Valley Trail is recorded as a possible hiking destination in Ladakh, Ladakh. Panth has not verified a complete walkable route, trailhead, distance or current permissions. Use this catalogue entry to discover the area, not as a navigational itinerary.
Ladakh, Ladakh
Nubra Valley Turtuk Trail is recorded as a possible hiking destination in Ladakh, Ladakh. Panth has not verified a complete walkable route, trailhead, distance or current permissions. Use this catalogue entry to discover the area, not as a navigational itinerary.
Ladakh, Ladakh
Khardung Village to Khardung La Trek is recorded as a possible hiking destination in Ladakh, Ladakh. Panth has not verified a complete walkable route, trailhead, distance or current permissions. Use this catalogue entry to discover the area, not as a navigational itinerary.
Ladakh, Ladakh
Alchi to Saspol Trail is recorded as a possible hiking destination in Ladakh, Ladakh. Panth has not verified a complete walkable route, trailhead, distance or current permissions. Use this catalogue entry to discover the area, not as a navigational itinerary.
Ladakh, Ladakh
Tso Kar Nomad Trail is recorded as a possible hiking destination in Ladakh, Ladakh. Panth has not verified a complete walkable route, trailhead, distance or current permissions. Use this catalogue entry to discover the area, not as a navigational itinerary.
Ladakh, Ladakh
Trekking in Suru Valley is recorded as a possible hiking destination in Ladakh, Ladakh. Panth has not verified a complete walkable route, trailhead, distance or current permissions. Use this catalogue entry to discover the area, not as a navigational itinerary.