How long is the Kailash Parikrama walk? And how hard is the walk? 

By gwtadmin November 23, 2023
How long is the Kailash Parikrama walk? And how hard is the walk? 
How long is the Kailash Parikrama walk? And how hard is the walk?
The Kailash Parikrama or Kailash Kora walk total from Darchen to Darchen is 54 KM, but since now you can drive up to Tharboche, Yama Dwar to start the Parikrama and you can end the walk at Sarsiyu Valley end of Zothulphuk now total walk becomes only 38 Kms in 3 days. The first day from Tharboche ( Yama Dwar) to Diraphuk the north face of Kailash walk is about 10 Km total which is not so hard and it is about 6 to 8 hours of walk.
The 2nd day of Parikrama to Shivastal and to Dolma la is the hardest and longest one all the way to Zutholphuk it is a total of about 18 KM and it takes about 10 to 12 hours max. We start quite early and it is a full day’s walk slowly.
The 3rd day is again about 8 to 10 Km walk and it is about 5 to 6 hours of walk. You can take a horse at extra cost if you can’t walk all (a horse is useful for uphill only). You can also hire an extra porter at Kailash at extra cost. The walking stick can be useful.
Although it takes 3 days for us to Kailash Parikrama the local Tibetan pilgrims does in one day.

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