Re: Chronicles Of A Lone Biker: The Northern Chapter

- Jispa to leh should be doable if weather holds up. Otherwise, you might have to drop anchor at a high altitude area so keep some diamox or its alternative(if you are allergic) based on doc orders.
- Permit rules seem to have been relaxed this year. Keep searching on bcmtouring threads to get the latest info.
- The extra day in manali is pointless if you are living in NCR(Its pretty close-isn't at much height to help in acclimatization). Better to give that day to ladakh/chandertal. If your bike is fine, it will do the whole trip with max an oil topup and some regular chain cleaning.
- Day 7 is going to be a stretch so do start early.
- Rest of the itinerary looks fine.
- For the other info you have asked.. well its been answered multiple times on this thread and on the 2013 leh planner thread. I would suggest that you religiously go through the ultimate ladakh guide on team-bhp. You will get all the answers there - including distances/accomodation/fuel availability/permits.

Edit: Just saw that you are starting 1st of june. Keep your plan dynamic then. Sometimes, the baralach la gets snowed out. So based on updates on the leh road status thread on bcmt, be flexible to take the srinagar route :-)

Re: Getting Leh'ed - 2014 Planner

Hi Savneet
I am afraid I won't be interested in taking a pillion neither would anyone else planning to go along with me. With help of this and some other forums, right now it's 6 of us planning to go together on 14th June early morning from Delhi, each on his own bike. 2 guys from Chennai, two from Gurgaon and two from Ghaziabad(including me), a seventh guy from Chennai is yet tentative. You can hire a bike on 13th June in Delhi and can then join in on 14th early morning.
Please pm me your number.

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Chronicles Of A Lone Biker: The Northern Chapter

Hey!,

Well its been a while since I've posted here as professional and personal responsibilities kept me occupied big time. I recently traded off my RE 2011 C5 for a Pulsar 200 NS due to misc. reasons and now I'm planning the Ladakh ride starting 1st June this year. I have made a "blue print" of the itinerary and need advise from all the experienced and expats over the same. For the short bit, I would have max 14 days on disposal (+1 buffer day) from Delhi-Leh-Delhi trip. The plan is as follows:

Day 1: Delhi-Manali/Vashisht

Day 2: Manali and around. Servicing the bike and preparing for the big advnture

Day 3: Manali-Jispa

Day 4: Jispa-Leh

Day 5: Leh and around, bike check up and permits

Day 6: Leh-Turtuk (night stay at Turtuk)

Day 7: Turtuk-Pangong-Spangmik (via Nubra-Khalsar-Agham-WariLa-Shakti-Changla-Taqngtse); night stay at Spangmik

Day 8: Spangmik-Chushul-Mahe-Tso Moriri (Night stay at Tso Moriri)

Day 9: Tso Moriri-Tso Kisgar-Sumdo-Tso Kar-Debring-Upshi-Leh

Day 10: Rest day at Leh

Day 11: Leh-Hanu-Dah-Kargil

Day 12: Kargil-Srinagar

Day 13: Srinagar and around

Day 14: Srinagar-Jammu

Day 15: Jammu-Delhi


I hope the plan is not over ambitious either for the rider or the bike. If yes, suggestions, comments, rebukes and abuses are more than welcome

Info on the accommodation part is needed in the far off areas of Turtuk, Tso Moriri and Spangmik.

Also, if someone can shed some light over the road condition and availability of fuel in the above areas.

Permits: If someone can jot down as to what all places need to be mentioned while getting the permits, it would be a great help.


Day 3&4 are a bit of a concern for me as the the road might get blocked. Will I be better off to split Manali-Leh into 3 days?


Waiting for comments and suggestions!

Re: Getting Leh'ed - 2014 Planner


Hi Amit,

This is Savneet solo rider and i am very much interested to join you for my dream ride. Right now I dont have bike if you have any space for pillion let me know or otherwise i will hire a bike for the trip. Please let me so that i can plan accordingly.

Re: Getting Leh'ed - 2014 Planner

You want snow, then june is the month. Sep new roads wud b laid by bro so I am happy with wet ride

Re: Getting Leh'ed - 2014 Planner

No snow, but plenty of rain

Re: Getting Leh'ed - 2014 Planner

Yea Prat bhai, but September means "No Snow"

Re: Getting Leh'ed - 2014 Planner

You going in August, get ready for some wet ride then.

Re: Getting Leh'ed - 2014 Planner

Hello All. Anyone planning to start to Leh on Aug 2nd?

Re: Getting Leh'ed - 2014 Planner

That's really good. Maybe mamu's knowledge was ancient
All the best..

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Re: Getting Leh'ed - 2014 Planner

Thanks. Really appreciate it. I do know the situation last year as a few people did do that route. Supposedly the road is now all tarmac with only a few landslide prone areas. Not sure about snow in june though. Let's see how things pan out with some untoward activity also being reported.

Re: Getting Leh'ed - 2014 Planner

[MENTION=11584]Mik[/MENTION].. I asked my uncle (mamu) about the Mughal road and they said its mostly used by armed forces and the roads on almost whole stretch are non-existent and there would be a lot of snow even at this point time. They also said that till few years back, the road was not open to general public for our own safety (and they didn't knew about present scenario).

if you know someone who has done the Mughal rally last year (I think it takes place on the same road) that might be helpful to you.

Re: Getting Leh'ed - 2014 Planner

I guess HVK forum is the place :P

Re: Getting Leh'ed - 2014 Planner

Thanks for asking around. I guess we will have to find out ourselves ;-)

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Re: Getting Leh'ed - 2014 Planner

[MENTION=11584]Mik[/MENTION].. I asked around and no one had any idea about that route, its condition and time estimate (no one has been through that)