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ModerateTibetan Friendship Highway — Lhasa to Shigatse via Yamdrok Lake and Karo La Glacier
Glacier at the roadside. Turquoise lake below. 5,000 m up.
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Overlanding Trails in Tibet Autonomous Region
Trails curated for overlanders in Tibet Autonomous Region.
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DifficultSichuan–Tibet Highway — Chengdu to Lhasa via the G318 High Altitude Corridor
The highest overland highway on the planet.
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ExpertSichuan–Tibet Highway — Markam to Zuogong via Dongda La High Pass and Lancang River Canyon
Sea-level canyon to 5,000m pass in one gut-punch climb.
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DifficultSichuan–Tibet Highway — Batang to Markam via the Jinsha River Canyon and Tibetan Plateau Edge
Drop to the Yangtze, climb into Tibet.
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ModerateTibetan Friendship Highway — Shigatse to Gyantse via Khamba La Pass and Yamdrok Lake
Turquoise lakes and glaciers at the top of the world.
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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.
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ExpertSichuan–Tibet Highway — Chengdu to Lhasa via the Southern Route (G318)
Fourteen passes. Two weeks. One legendary road.
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DifficultFriendship Highway — Lhasa to Kathmandu
The roof of the world, all 900 kilometres of it.