October · right after Dussehra

Jalpaiguri → North Sikkim, on two wheels

Riding in October, right after Dussehra. Permits + last fuel at Mangan · Gurudongmar at dawn, Kala Patthar on the way down · a Gangtok night on the descent. A 5-day loop. Press Start to ride the route in 3D.

~850 kmround trip
5 days4 nights (Gangtok on the way down)
5,430 mGurudongmar · 17,800 ft
—total climb
—Lachen ↔ Lachung
—climb between halts
Ready to ride
3D terrain: MapLibre GL + free satellite & DEM tiles (needs internet). Use Google / Mapbox instead?
The map provider is isolated in one MAP_CONFIG block near the top of the script. To use Mapbox satellite + terrain, set provider:'mapbox' and paste your mapboxToken. To use Google Photorealistic 3D Tiles, set provider:'google', paste your googleApiKey, and enable the commented deck.gl Tile3DLayer stub (Google's photorealistic tiles need a deck.gl/three.js overlay, not just a style swap). The default MapLibre view needs no key.
Ready to ride
Press “Start” to animate the journey
The marker rides the exact route in 3D, pausing at every stop long enough to read the card, then returns home to Jalpaiguri.
—arrive
—stop
—leave by
—leg from prev
—elevation
—Δ vs prev
Cumulative progress
From start
—distance
—ride time
—climb
From last stop
—distance
—ride time
—Δ elev
From last overnight
—distance
—ride time
—climb

⛽ Fuel — Mangan is the last pump

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Elevation profile

Legend

Watch out for

Things to do en route

Day plan