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ModerateSichuan–Tibet Highway — Kangding to Litang via the Tibetan Plateau High Spine (G318)
G318: where China ends and Tibet begins.
Overlanding Trails in China
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ExpertSichuan–Tibet Highway South Route — Litang to Batang via the Tibetan Plateau High Corridor (G318)
High passes, yak country, and zero margin for error.
China
DifficultKarakoram Highway — Kashgar to Gilgit via Khunjerab Pass
Highest international highway on earth.
China
ExpertSichuan–Tibet Highway — Chengdu to Lhasa via the Southern Route (G318)
Fourteen passes. Two weeks. One legendary road.
China
DifficultFriendship Highway — Lhasa to Kathmandu
The roof of the world, all 900 kilometres of it.
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Muztagh Ata Base Camp Viewpoint — KKH Kilometer 194
The pull-off near the standard base camp for Muztagh Ata delivers one of the most brutal mountain close-ups…
China
Karakul Lake — Karakoram Highway High-Altitude Lake Viewpoint
At 3,600m, this volcanic crater lake with Muztagh Ata reflected in its surface is one of the most…
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Khunjerab Pass — China-Pakistan Border Summit Viewpoint
The highest paved international border crossing in the world at 4,693m — the literal roof of the KKH…
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Tashkurgan — Stone City Campground and Guesthouse Pitches
The last proper town before Khunjerab Pass has guesthouse-adjacent camping, fuel, and border formalities — sort yourself out…
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Oytagh — Ghez River Upper Valley Campground
Small designated camping area in the Ghez River valley above the gorge — a genuine staging point before…