Sarchu to Manali (230 Kms) on Discover 135

Tripoto
13th Jun 2020
Day 1

Sarchu to Manali (230 Kms)

It was a beautiful freezing cold morning when I woke up at 7:30 am. I started my ride at 9:00am from Sarchu campsite towards Baralachala Pass. It was very cold but the initial ride was pleasant and smooth. Soon the steep climbing started and I was in the middle of high snow capped mountains. It was amazing view to see the pure white snowy mountains around. Finally I’ve reached at Baralachala Pass around 10:30 am. It was so beautiful at the top, snow all around, felt like a white blanket of snow is covering the mountains.

After that I crossed Suraj Taal, Deepak Taal and ZingZing Bar. It was really an amazing ride. I reached Darcha around 12:30 pm and had my lunch (Freshly made hot Daal-Chawal) and registered my bike at the police check-post.

Then I continued my journey and crossed Jispa at 1:30pm and reached Keylong at 2:00pm. I have taken a small break of 10 minutes there and after that around 2:30 pm I crossed Tandi and crossed Sissu by 3:00pm. I reached Khoksar village at 3:30pm and had a cup of tea.

The weather was not at all good. It was Dark, cloudy and rainy. Then the rain started and within 15 minutes of rain, the roads got completely messed-up, muddy, slushy and slippery. I continued my ride in the drizzle and started climbing-up towards Rohtang Pass. It was dangerous to ride up on slippery, slushy, narrow roads. The whole road for about 8-10 kms till Rohtang Pass was not in good shape. After 1 hour of hardcore off-road biking in cold & wet conditions, I’ve managed to reach up at Rohtang Pass by 4:30pm.

I’ve spent around 30 mins there and started coming down towards Manali. It was again not easy to ride down in the drizzle and slippery narrow road. I continued my ride and after coming down half way, the drizzle stopped and finally managed to reach Manali by 7:00 pm in the evening. I looked for a hotel and checked-in. It was really a one of the longest and toughest ride of my Ladakh journey.

Later in the evening, I’ve visited the Mall road & took a relaxing walk after having my dinner.

Sarchu-Baralachala Pass-ZingZing Bar-Darcha-Jispa-Keylong-Rohtang Pass-Manali - https://youtu.be/iZeri4rHF3M

Watch all the Episodes of My Ladakh Trip:

Episode 1.) Delhi-Ambala-Ludhiana-Amritsar - https://youtu.be/OGWggm5P-GY

Episode 2.) Amritsar-Pathankot-Udhampur-Ramban-Srinagar - https://youtu.be/0Oo-IcRemyg

Episode 3.) Srinagar-Sonamarg-Jojila-Drass-Kargil - https://youtu.be/IqwRB6GuKjE

Episode 4.) Kargil-Magnetic Hill-Gurudwara Pathar Sahib-Leh - https://youtu.be/I8teXM-_32I

Episode 5.) Leh-Khardungla-Disket-Hunder(Nubra Valley) - https://youtu.be/VlpXxkp_3LM

Episode 6.) Hunder to Turtuk (Last village of India) - https://youtu.be/QtFqQcFbI20

Episode 7.) Hunder(Nubra valley)-Durbuk-Pangong Lake - https://youtu.be/FfKN6pIgdNI

Episode 8.) Pangong Lake-Changla Pass-Leh - https://youtu.be/_Jix4Fpg4XI

Episode 9.) Leh-Karu-Upshi-kiari-Chumanthang-Nyoma - https://youtu.be/PkKGyBRVX8w

Episode 10.) Nyoma-HANLE-Sumdo - https://youtu.be/PNlZAAhYQaY

Episode 11.) Sumdo-Tsohttps://youtu.be/iZeri4rHF3Mkar-Debring-Pang-Lachungla Pass-GATA Loops-Sarchu - https://youtu.be/ZpPIDKh07_g

Episode 12.) Sarchu-Baralachala Pass-ZingZing Bar-Darcha-Jispa-Keylong-Rohtang Pass-Manali - https://youtu.be/iZeri4rHF3M

Episode 13.) Manali-Kullu-Mandi-Chandigarh-Delhi - https://youtu.be/MDxZ-IpkEaQ

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Photo of Sarchu to Manali (230 Kms) on Discover 135 by OneGoodSoul
Photo of Sarchu to Manali (230 Kms) on Discover 135 by OneGoodSoul
Photo of Sarchu to Manali (230 Kms) on Discover 135 by OneGoodSoul