Day 1
Juphal to Sulighat
4 hrs8 kmsleep 2,120 m
Dolpo · Strenuous
Upper Dolpo Trek itinerary, day by day
Every stage from Juphal to Juphal, with the walking hours, distance and sleeping altitude for each day.
Days
20
Highest sleep
4,510 m
Distance
180 km
Rest days
2
Altitude profile
Where you sleep each night
The single biggest safety factor on a high trek is how fast your sleeping altitude rises - not how high the route eventually goes.
Stages
The full schedule
Day 2
Sulighat to Chhepka
6 hrs12 kmsleep 2,700 m
Day 3
Chhepka to Ringmo
6 hrs10 kmsleep 3,640 m
Sleeping altitude rises 940 m on this night, above 3,000 m. That is more than the commonly cited 500 m guideline - worth a look if you have spare days to place.
Day 4
Ringmo acclimatisation
4 hrs5 kmsleep 3,640 m
Day 5
Ringmo to Phoksundo Khola Camp
6 hrs10 kmsleep 3,960 m
Day 6
Phoksundo Khola Camp to Snowfields Camp
7 hrs9 kmsleep 4,500 m
Sleeping altitude rises 540 m on this night, above 3,000 m. That is more than the commonly cited 500 m guideline - worth a look if you have spare days to place.
Day 7
Snowfields Camp to Shey Gompa
8 hrs10 kmsleep 4,050 m
Day 8
Shey Gompa acclimatisation
4 hrs5 kmsleep 4,050 m
Day 9
Shey Gompa to Bhijer
6 hrs12 kmsleep 3,870 m
Day 10
Bhijer to Saldang
5 hrs10 kmsleep 3,770 m
Day 11
Saldang to Jeng La BC
7 hrs10 kmsleep 4,510 m
Sleeping altitude rises 740 m on this night, above 3,000 m. That is more than the commonly cited 500 m guideline - worth a look if you have spare days to place.
Day 12
Jeng La BC to Tokyu
7 hrs10 kmsleep 4,000 m
Day 13
Tokyu to Dho Tarap
5 hrs10 kmsleep 4,040 m
Day 14
Dho Tarap to Tarap Camp
6 hrs14 kmsleep 3,760 m
Day 15
Tarap Camp to Laisicap
6 hrs14 kmsleep 2,950 m
Day 16
Laisicap to Juphal
5 hrs12 kmsleep 2,475 m
Upper Dolpo Trek itinerary questions
Answers computed from the published day-by-day data for this route.
How many days is the Upper Dolpo Trek?
20 days as published here, covering 180 km with 92 hours of walking in total and 2 acclimatisation days built in.
What is the highest sleeping altitude on the Upper Dolpo Trek?
4,510 m. The highest point reached on the route is 5,190 m, which is not the same thing - what your body has to adapt to is where you sleep.
Which day of the Upper Dolpo Trek climbs the most?
Day 3, Chhepka to Ringmo, gains 940 m of sleeping altitude.
Does the Upper Dolpo Trek itinerary allow enough time to acclimatise?
There are 3 nights above 3,000 m where sleeping altitude rises by more than 500 m, which is more than the commonly cited guideline. That does not make the itinerary wrong, but those are the nights to look at first if you are adding spare days.
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