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Saboo to Shey via Saboo La (difficult)

In the Ladakh Range

Local route9.8 km · 6.1 miBest Jul–Sep

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jul–Sep · highs 14–18 °C (57–64 °F)

  1. J-9°-21°22
  2. F-7°-18°26
  3. M-3°-15°29
  4. A1°-11°27
  5. M6°-6°37
  6. J13°-1°38
  7. J18°6°50
  8. A18°7°56
  9. S14°2°38
  10. O7°-6°16
  11. N-1°-15°10
  12. D-6°-19°17

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

About 9.8 km (6.1 mi) long, Saboo to Shey via Saboo La (difficult) is a local hiking route in Ladakh, India. It is in the Ladakh Range. It lies about 3.7 km east of Choglamsar.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
9.8 km · 6.1 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Ladakh Range (Karakoram; GMBA)
Nearest town
3.7 km E of Choglamsar (Leh, Ladakh) · GeoNames
Best months
Jul–Sep
Country
India
Region
Ladakh
Continent
Asia
Route type
Local route
Route centre
34.0961, 77.6472
Route start
34.1204, 77.6266
OpenStreetMap
relation 16200308
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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