A 200km traverse from the Vale of Kashmir to the high desert of Ladakh via Zoji La, the strategic NH1 pass between Srinagar and Kargil. The road climbs through the meadows of Sonamarg, then crosses the gravel-and-mud Zoji La (3,528m) onto the rain-shadow side of the Himalayas. Drass is the second-coldest inhabited place on earth, and Kargil is the major staging town for the second leg of any Ladakh circuit. Open mid-May to October.
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