Pässe und Bergstraßen per Fahrrad / Mountain roads and passes by bicycle

Namshang La is located in eastern part of Northern Indian Ladakh and connects Indus-Valley in the North with the high plateau of Tsomoriri, a huge lake at an altitude of 4,500m close to the border to Tibet. Actual altitude of the pass is unknown. Map data alternate from 4,800m to more than 5,000m. On pass summit one can find hundreds of Buddhistic prayer flags but no reference to the actual altitude. A barometric altimeter confirms a height of some 4,800m. Northern ramp starts at river Indus at a police station in the village Mahe at approx. 4,250m of altitude. Specified tour actually started at the spot of Sumda, led afterwards via the pass, subsequently along the salt lake Thatsang Karu to Tsomoriri Lake. Scenically this pass even beats the highest passes Khardung La and Taglang La.