Snow melt water crossings at Baralacha La
Not yet checkedMelt water runs across the road around the pass, with slush early in the season.
From discoverwithdheeraj.com · dated 11 September 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Manali to Leh
Trouble on the road
Trouble on the road
8 warningsFrom published guides, not from riders
Each warning names the months it applies to. None has been seen by a rider this season unless it says so.
Fresh snowfall shuts Baralacha La after opening
Not yet checkedThe pass has closed again for days after opening, including an avalanche on 15 April 2021 that stranded travellers.
From discoverwithdheeraj.com · dated 31 July 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Flash floods and landslides near Jispa
Not yet checkedA flash flood on 30 June 2026 closed the road near Jispa until debris was cleared the same day.
From discoverwithdheeraj.com · dated 31 July 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Rough unpaved road between Sarchu and Pang
Not yet checkedDescribed as the roughest stretch of the highway every year.
From discoverwithdheeraj.com · dated 11 September 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
No fuel pump between Keylong and Karu
Not yet checkedKeylong is described as the last pump before a long gap; the next pump the source lists is at Karu.
From discoverwithdheeraj.com · dated 25 September 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Prepaid mobile connections from other states do not work
Not yet checkedA blogger reports that only postpaid connections from outside work in Jammu and Kashmir and in Ladakh; no official source was found.
From discoverwithdheeraj.com · dated 14 August 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
No mobile signal beyond Darcha
Not yet checkedSignal drops after Darcha. Sarchu got one network in 2021; beyond it towards Pang and Tanglang La there is none.
From discoverwithdheeraj.com · dated 14 August 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Black ice from October
Not yet checkedShaded stretches near the high passes ice over from early October, and riding after mid-October is described as risky.
From discoverlehladakh.in · dated 9 June 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
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