Lawu Pass: a paved steep road to the top

Lawu La is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 4.371m (14,340ft) above the sea level, located in Markham County, in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.

Lawu Pass

The road to the summit is paved and runs along the Langcang River. It’s called 318 National Road (G318), the Tibet-Sichuan highway. The pass is 47.3 km long, running from Rumeizhen to Markam. This section is steep and has lots of turns.
Pic: yanming chen
Road suggested by: Jorge Manuel Gómez Sánchez

 

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