How to drive the curvy road to Ganden Monastery in Lhasa?

Ganden Monastery is a high mountain monastery at an elevation of 4.327m (14,196ft) above sea level, located in Dagzê District, Lhasa, in China.

Ganden Monastery

Where is Ganden Monastery?

The monastery is located 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Lhasa, in the Tibet Autonomous Region. The monastery was founded by Tsongkhapa, founder of the Gelug order, in 1409. It is one of the great three Gelug university monasteries of Tibet.

Is the road to Ganden Monastery paved?

The road to the monastery is very curvy, with 18 hairpin turns, offering amazing views of the Lhasa valley. It was totally paved on the 2010´s.

How long is the road to Ganden Monastery?

Set high in the Wangbori Mountain, the road is pretty steep. Starting from Jiangcuo, a mountain village, the curvy road to the monastery is 7.6 km long. Over this distance the elevation gain is 517 meters. The average gradient is 6.80%.
Road suggested by: jorge manuel gómez sánchez
Pic: Philipp Gaertner

 

 

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