MarathonRoad🇮🇳 Leh, India

Ladakh Marathon

Sunday, 12 September 2027Estimated dateIn 11 months · Start 06:00

One of the world's highest road marathons, run at around 3,500 m from Leh's NDS Stadium along Indus valley highways; organisers require several days of acclimatisation.

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Facts checked 10 Oct 2026 against fatmarathoner.com.

Elevation gain

350 m

Hilly · ↓ 350 m

Highest point

3,600 m

above sea level

Temp at start

10°C

Peaks around 16°C

Entry fee

≈ $120

Open entry

Finishers

—

typical year

Course

Loop

6.75h cut-off

Getting thereFly into IXL (Leh), about 4 km from the start

Course map

A detailed route is not available for this race yet. The marker shows the race location.

Elevation profile

Hilly: about 350 m of climbing and 350 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

10°C

Peak during race

16°C

Humidity

40%

Chance of rain

Wind

3 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 12 September ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 06:00 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

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