The Manali-Leh Highway: The Facts So many times we have organized the Manali-Leh Highway as a Bicycle tour and now it’s actually the first time I write something on my blog about this great bike tour! The Manali-Leh Highway: 475 km long, five high mountain passes, two of them over 5000 meters high, open only […]
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Mountain Biking Tour and Race: Manali-Keylong- Manali
Three days of intensive mountain biking in the high mountain desert of Lahaul Keylong is the district capital of the beautiful high mountain valley of Lahaul. The name “capital” is somewhat exaggerated. Locals even call Keylong a village. I would call it a small town. The name Keylong derives from the Keylong towering snow-capped “killing […]
Over the highest passes in the world with the Royal Enfield
By motorcycle in two days from Leh to Manali I have already overcome the 470 km between Manali and Leh in many different ways: in eight days by bike, in 18 hours in a minibus, comfortably in the car and also on the motorcycle. For bikers from all over the world, the Manali Leh Highway […]
Bicycle trip to Rothang Pass and back
A report about the 1st stage of the Manali-Leh Bicycle Tour and a Full day Long Cycling Trip in Manali On the occasion of the soon happening mountain bike tours on the Manali Leh Highway and personal preparation, I rode my bike 51 km up and back down the Rothang Pass yesterday! Cycling up from […]