The Route from Nubra Valley to Pangong Lake (Via Wari La)

A small request to all: Enjoy nature, enjoy your travel but please don’t spoil MOTHER NATURE. Refill bottles, don’t throw plastic in water bodies or roads. Dispose your garbage at proper place. Cheers!

Nubra valley, is a very common and known to all destination in Ladakh. One needs to cross Khardungla (37kms from Leh) at 18,380 feet followed by Khardung , Khalsar, Disket, Hunder, Turtuk on the left or Khardung, Khalsar, Panamic on the right.

If you want to take the road from Nubra valley to reach Pangong lake directly, there are 2 beautiful routes there for you without coming back to Khardung La.
Disket – Khalsar (after a few kms towards Khardung take left and follow board towards Agham).

Just after crossing Agham bridge you can see 2 routes. The route on left is to Shayok which opens up at Durbuk on Chang La – Pangong lake road. From Durbuk, Pangong lake is about 40kms. But this route is under heavy construction this year (2013), with river Shayok taking over the roads at many places making it a very difficult choice for motorbike riders. However, a good 4 by 4 with a risk taking driver must try this route.

If you take right after Agham bridge, you will start ascending towards Wari La, a very secluded pass in Ladakh. It is very common not to spot any vehicle or locals on that route except road construction workers . After you descend Wari La, keep moving towards Sakthi (or Serthi as on sign boards). From Sakthi, take left towards Zingral and follow the road to Changla – Tangste – Lukung – Spangmik (on banks of Pangong lake).


So here is your route:
Disket – Khalsar – Left after few kms from Khalsar to follow road to Agham – Right after Agham bridge – Tangiyar – Wari La – Sakthi (or Serthi as on boards) – Zingral – Chang La – Tangste – Pangong Lake.


The above route near to Wari La involves good amount of off roading with almost no road and a lot of water streams on the way. I am sure, any motorcycle rider will love this route. It is amongst my favorite trails in Ladakh as there are very less people, almost zero tourists, not at all developed, no roads, less Dhabas, no BSNL signals, no shops, no villages. Only you with some wild mules, horses, yaks, sheeps and a few distinct birds of Ladakh and the adhoc mountains with blue sky in background and cold water streams under you on the path or trail leading to Wari La.

If you are a rider and still haven’t covered this route, don’t think twice, just add these beautiful 4 hours under your belt. If you need to know more about this or have any doubt, ask me. Cheers!
Some pics:

This is just after Agham bridge

Wari La - The mighty pass

Pangong Lake