I have walked a total of three crossing routes in the Changtang No Man's Land, starting from Huatugou in Qinghai, passing through the Argin, Coco Xili, and Qiangtang No Man's Land from north to south, and crossing the four major uninhabited areas in Shuanghu County, Tibet, starting from the Qinghai-Tibet Line 109 National Highway Unfrozen Spring Protection Station, crossing the north-north line of the Changtang No Man's Land from east to west at 35 degrees north latitude, ending on the highway near Shandaban, the boundary of the 219 National Highway on the Xinzang Line; and starting from Jieze County, Tibet, crossing the Changtang No Man's Land West Line from south to north. This route is marked by the Kriya Trail.
The bold red line in the figure is three changtang uninhabited crossing routes
If you ask me which of these three crossing routes is the most difficult to walk, the most magnificent, and the largest wildlife population? I can only answer relatively officially, each route has a very good off-road experience. If you ask me which of the three crossing routes is the most worthwhile/recommended, I think I will answer that it is the No Man's Land Crossing of the Criya Ancient Road on the Western Line of Changtang No Man's Land.
The Changtang West Line Kriya route is not the most difficult and spectacular of the three cross-country routes, but it is the one I personally find most recommended.
1. Completely legal no-man's land crossing line. Nowadays, most of the popular crossing routes have been sealed by the local management department, and the four major no-man's lands that were once very hot have been connected to the line, and each no-man's land has also issued a "thank-you order", although the management of the no-man's land in Lop Nur in the past two years has been relatively lax and is in a semi-open state. But the remaining three contiguous high-altitude uninhabited areas: Argin, Coco Xili, Changtang, the management is becoming more and more stringent, without permission to enter, not only face economic penalties, but also greatly likely to rise to legal sanctions, so many of the team members who have walked through the no-man's land with us will be more distressed: My Lop Nur no man's land has been completed, how to go to the next no man's land? Unlike the relatively strict management of the other three high-altitude uninhabited areas, the Kriya Ancient Road in the no-man's land of the Western Changtang Line not only does not have explicit laws and regulations prohibiting crossing, but in the Hotan region of Xinjiang where the Kriya Ancient Road is located, there are even official acts of the Cultural and Tourism Bureau that publicize and encourage the crossing of this route. The majority of crossing enthusiasts, do not have to sneak through a no-man's land, can enter the deep heart of the Changtang no man's land in a bright and upright way.
2, all year round can be passed. Compared to the other three high-altitude no-man's land, the crossing window period can only be selected from November to March, when the temperature is lower. Benefiting from the first half of the Changtang West Line, you can borrow the 216 National Highway under construction, the second half of the Keriya Ancient Road Section, the altitude is higher, the year-round low temperature, so in theory, the Changtang West Line can be crossed all year round, and in fact, in july and August with heavy rainfall and the 12 and January with low temperatures, there are also successful cases of successful crossing of the Changtang West Line, but if you start from the perspective of travel safety, landscape beauty, line passability, etc., It is still recommended to cross this section of the road in May-June or September-October of each year.
Sulphur Dasaka on the Kriya Section
Bonda mistake in early spring
3, there are allusions to the no-man's land crossing line. Compared with other no-man's land crossing routes just to appreciate the natural beauty and self-isolation, in addition to the ancient road section of the Qiangtang West Line, in addition to having similar or even higher altitudes, the same landscape elements, the same rich wildlife population, and the same difficult traffic conditions, this route also contains the touching story of the advance company into Tibet in that year, it can be said that this is a natural and humanistic coexistence of no man's land crossing route, the story of the advance company into Tibet, You can check out our previous articles: If you want to walk into the Ninth Line of the Tibetan Kriya Ancient Road, what should you pay attention to?
Memorial of The Pioneer Township
4, the crossing time is short, the entry threshold is low, and there is no need for a professional logistics support team. The four uninhabited areas generally take about 15 days to cross the route, even if it does not include the Lop Nur no man's land and only takes the next three high-altitude no man's land crossing journey, it takes at least 7-8 days. The Changtang West Line Kriya Ancient Road is generally considered to have two optional routes, one is from the 219 National Highway Xinzang Line boundary shandaban, through the Beast Shape Lake, Bangda mistakenly into the old Xinzang Line, that is, the Kriya Ancient Road, ending in Pulu Village in Yutian County, southern Xinjiang, the whole journey is about 300 kilometers; one is to follow the trajectory of the advance company into Tibet that year, starting from the county seat of the Great Northern Line of Tibet, through the pioneer township, the memorial hall of the advance company into Tibet, the Mei Ma Cuo, and the Puer Cuo, Go to Bunda and end at The Village of Phuru via the Kriya Trail, a journey of about 700 km. Whether it is to choose a shorter distance of the New Tibet Line departure, or a longer distance to change the county departure, generally only need 2-3 days to go the full distance, because the stay time in the no-man's land is short, the material preparation requirements are low, so individuals can also go through the full distance through self-formation, self-driving hard-duty off-road vehicles, and do not necessarily need a professional logistics support team in the no-man's land, the flexibility of the itinerary is greatly improved, and the restrictions are correspondingly reduced.
Part of the road conditions on the western route of Changtang
Kriya travels through part of the elevation
If the travel experience of the three Changtang no-man's-land crossing routes is similar, the landscape elements are convergent, and the wildlife population is the same, then everyone will be more inclined to choose the no-man's land crossing route of the Qiangtang West Line, which is less difficult, has low logistical support requirements, and has a short crossing time.
Here to everyone, recommend a small crossing line in and out of Tibet including the no-man's land of the Ancient Road of Kriya, friends who want to drive themselves can refer to the implementation, want to take a car to join the group or need us to provide off-road pilot, logistics support of the self-driving vehicle can also consider participating in our scattered group period, the current August, September, October group period of the line can be registered, but also has been completed, the specific can contact us through the headline private message.
In 2021, the new version of the Sanjiangyuan + Zangdong Glacier + Kailash Zhuanshan + Kriya Ancient Road crossing route brief itinerary
Section A itinerary: Yellow River, Lancang River, Yangtze River Three Rivers Source / Qinghai-Tibet Central Line Itinerary
Day 1: All over the country - Golmud collection
Day 2: Golmud - Nanshan Pass Checkpoint - Kunlun Mountain Grand Canyon Crossing - Yellow River Source Monument - Maduo Township
Day 3: Maduo Township - two lakes and one monument at the source of the Yellow River (Zhaling Lake, Eling Lake and Yellow River Bull Head Monument) - Maduo County
Day 4: Maduo County - Qumalai - Wanli Yangtze River First Bay / Horseshoe Bay - Zhiduo County
Day 5: Zhiduo County - Lancang River Source - Zaduo County
Day 6: Zaduo County - The source of the Yangtze River (Nanyuan) - Zaduo County, only the team members who participate in the A-section itinerary can disband in Zaduo on this day, or they can be sent by our side to Qinghai Yushu to disband (Yushu has an airport, you can transfer back to the airport)
Section B Itinerary: Feast of Glaciers in the Snow Mountains of Eastern Tibet
Day 7: Zaduo County - Dingqing Bujia Snow Mountain (the world's largest hanging glacier) - 317 National Highway Sichuan-Tibet North Line - Dingqing County
Day 8: Ding Qing - Zizhu Temple In-depth Tour Shooting - Upper Nu River Gorge - Bianba County
Day 9: Bianba County - Bianba Tricolor Lake - Tricolor Lake Glacier - Shaguna Pass - Jinling Township
Day 10: Jinling Township - Jinling Glacier - Gagong Township - Sap Glacier
Day 11: Sapp-Lhasa Upper Reaches Madika Wetland - Jiali County
Day 12: Jiali County - Niwu Township - Yiga Glacier - Bagai - Yigong Zangpo - Tongmai
Day 13: Tongmai - Nyingchi - Linla Expressway - Lhasa
Day 14: One day of free activities in Lhasa (expenses for attractions in Lhasa, consumption at your own expense)
C-section itinerary: Ali Central Line + Kailash Turning Mountain + Kriya Ancient Road crossing
Day 15: Lhasa - Yang Zhuo Yongcuo - Gyantse - Shigatse - Lazi
Day 16: Lazi - Angrin - Saga - Dzongpa - Mapon Yongcuo - Tarchin
Day 17: Tarchin - Kailash Turning Mountain Day 1 - Stop Fever Monastery / Immovable Nails
Day 18: Kailash turns the mountain on the second day - after the turn is over, from AliZhong Line to Argy township
Day 19: Yare Township - Xiongba Township - Changed to the county seat
Day 20: Change - Advance Township (then enter the road of the heroes of the Tibetan Pioneer Company) - Mei Ma Tso
Day 21: Mammatso - Bondaco - Krija Trail (choose a camping site according to the progress of the trip)
Day 22: Kriya Ancient Road - Pulu Village - Yutian County
Day 23: Yutian - Ruoqiang / Huatugou
Day 24: Ruoqiang/Huatugou - Dunhuang
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