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Route No. 174.

From △RÁLDANG (Ladák) to ÚPSHI (Ladák).

A secondary route, passable for horses.

*Literature:* Fraser's Journal, p. 309.

*Maps:* Cunningham's Panjáb and Western Himálaya.—
Waugh and Thuillier's Panjáb and adjoining coun-
tries.

△ *Ráldang,* 33° 14′; 78° 27′, on the left bank
of the Indus river (level of the river 13,858 ft.)
— Cross the Indus river — Continue along its
right bank — *Sángdo.*

*Chumatáng* — Continue along the right side
of the Indus valley — Késar — *Gni* — Ahkíke —
Gyayík — Cross the Indus river.

*Tíritdo* (a rather long march) — Continue along
the left bank of the Indus river — Árge — Hémya
— Kádpo.

*Táshet,* on the left bank of the Indus river —
*Tánu.*

*Úpshi,* 33° 42′; 77° 21′, on the left bank of the
Indus river, at its confluence with the Gyá,
or Mándur river (level of the Indus river
11,249 ft.).

Route
from RÁMPUR to NAGKÁNDA,
*see* No. 148.

Route No. 175.

From RÁMPUR (Simla) to the VÁNGTU BRIDGE
(Simla).

A principal route, passable for horses.

*Literature:* Gerard's Koonawar, pp. 208-39. — Hutton, in
Journ. As. Soc. Beng., Vol. VIII., part II., pp. 904-16. —
Jacquemont's Journal, Vol. II., pp. 193-204. — Tables
of Routes and Stages, pp. 317, 318. — Thomson's
Western Himálaya, pp. 54-66.

*Maps:* Gerard's Koonawar. — Indian Atlas, sheet 47 (second
edition).

*Rámpur,* 31° 31′·0; 77° 37′·0 ⊞; 3,398 ft., on
the left bank of the Sátlej river (level of the river
2,912 ft.) — Cross a small nálah — Nirgán — Cross
a nálah — *Jákho* — Cross the Pújar nádi — Ascend
a hill, Pálti dhar — Cross the Pálti nádi.

*Gáura* (5,809 ft.), 2 miles E. of the Sátlej river
(much ascent and descent between Rámpur and
Gáura) — Continue to ascend — Kártol — *Majúdi*
— Steep descent — Cross the Manglái river —
Long ascent — Ádi — Deogán (from here to Séran
road level).

*Séran,* or *Sárhan* (7,115 ft.), near the left
bank of the Sátlej river. This place is the
summer residence of the Rájah of Bisser —
Cross the Séran nálah — Klu — *Dvili* — Cross
the Tsóndo nádi.

*Tranda,* or *Taranda* (7,089 ft.), near the left
bank of the Sáildang river — Cross the Sáildang
river — Pánde — *Náchar* (5,250 ft.), on the left
bank of the Sátlej river (much ascent and de-
scent) — Descend for two miles.

*Vángtu bridge,* 31° 37′·0; 77° 54′·0 ⊞,
at the confluence of the Vángar and Sátlej
rivers (level of the bridge 4,932 ft.).

Route
from RAULPÍNDI to SRINÁGÁR,
*see* No. 205.

Route
from RÓNGO to GÁRTOK,
*see* No. 69.

Route
from RÓNGO to HÁNLE,
*see* No. 72.