Access
The Drang-Drung Glacier is accessible from Srinagar or Srinagar Airport in two days, 331 kilometres (206 mi) of drive by car or bus which leads by NH 1D, a national highway which connects Srinagar and Leh through the towns of Ganderbal, Kangan, Sonamarg and Drass. Kargil town is at the half way distance and a feasible place for a night halt. From Kargil the glacier lies on the right side of Kargil-Zanaskar Road which passes through a gorge valley of Suru River and under the shades of two mountain peaks of Nun and Kun. After crossing the Pensi La mountain pass a trekking of one day from the road leads to the head of Drang-Drung Glacier. The road is only open for traffic from the month of May to September due to heavy snowfall at Zojila and Pensi La passes, and the best time to visit is July to August.
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