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Dochu La - Punakha

Hiking Very hard Created at: March 17, 2026

Informations

Distance 23.76 km
Elevation gain 1841 m
Elevation loss 3730 m
Altitude minimum 1225 m
Altitude maximum 3115 m
Altitude Start 3114 m
Altitude End 1225 m
Estimated hiking time 6 h 20 min
Difficulty Very hard

23.76 km loop hiking starting from Thimphu. Elevation gain is 1841 m, with altitude ranging from 1225 m to 3115 m. Estimated time: 6 h 20 min. Starting town: Thimphu (སྤུ་ན་ཁ་རྫོང་ཁག་, འབྲུག་ཡུལ།).

This hike includes 2 significant climbs. With a total elevation gain of 172 m across 1.08 km, with an average slope of 15.9%.

  • Climb 1 (at km 9.07 km): +48 m over 445 m, average slope 10.8%
  • Climb 2 (at km 16.51 km): +124 m over 635 m, average slope 19.5%

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