Mile marker Altitude Description

4207 Campsite (forest has been partially logged but

still good site

4210 Small village

4214 (3000m) Nyinchi; watch out for PSB, big modern town,

main road past police station

4218 Military checkpoint

4230-35 (2976m) Bayi, watch for PSB; road goes around city

center get past Bayi before sunrise

4234 Bayi bridge, go straight do not cross bridge

4248 Military checkpoint

4292 Bepa, shops and cheap Guesthouse (bad)

4312 Namse Zampa, guesthouse & resaurant, no

problem to say here; side trip to Draksum

Chatso

4359 (3400m) Kongpo Giamda, large town, food

4403 Tinda nice Tibetan town, shops, bread for sale

4407 Good campsite above road

4420 (4300m) Shungdor, restaurant, shop Tibetan style

guesthouse

4468 Good campsite

4484 (5000m) Mila La

4509 (4300m) Rutok village, hotsprings, ugly Chinese hotel

4520 Village, shops

4548 Not so great campsite

4563 (3800m) Medro Gonghan, large town, basic hotel

4572 Gyalmashing valley

4583 Lamo Village

4591 Turnoff to Ganden Monastery

4632 Bridge over Kyi Chu River

4635 Lhasa!!!!

Checkpoints: be careful between Dechen and Yangjing (no hotels!)

PSB pass through at dark: Yangjing, Markham, Nyingchi/Baji