Milemarker Altitude Description

2047 (3250m) Zhongdian

2030 (3513m) Minor pass

2017 (2990m) Jct with 5226; village, take right fork

2010 (3130m) Village, rest day, shop, police

1982 Village, rest, shop

(2000m) Yangtse Valley

1965 (2100m) Bensilan, hotel, rest, shops

1953 Dongshulin Monastery

1945 Village, shop, rest, hotel

1934 Start cobblestones

1925 (exposed) campsite at old road camp

1922 (3870m) Good campsite on a side road

1912 (4243m) First Pass

1905 (4270m) Second Pass (Yak La?)

1898 (4292m) Third Pass

1892 Pavement starts

1864 (3300m) Dechen/Deqin/Jol, hotels