MG Marg
No cars, no smoking, and the whole town walks it.
- Where
- Gangtok, Sikkim, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 27.3290, 88.6124
Get the MG Marg stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at MG Marg. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Sikkim volume with your photos and a note.
Near MG Marg
Do Drul Chorten 1.9 km
A hundred and eight prayer wheels around one stupa.
Enchey Monastery 2.0 km
Two hundred years of Nyingma practice above the town.
Rumtek Monastery 6.8 km
The seat of the Karmapa in exile, built in the sixties as a copy of the monastery left behind in Tibet.
Tsomgo Lake 16 km
A glacial lake at thirty eight hundred metres on the Nathu La road, frozen from December through March.
Aritar Lake 17 km
Boats on a lake shaped like a footprint.
Nathu La 23 km
A pass at forty three hundred metres on the old Silk Road, closed in 1962 and reopened for trade in 2006.
Namchi Char Dham 23 km
Four dhams and a Shiva, all in one place.
Temi Tea Garden 23 km
The only tea estate in the state.
More famous places to visit in Sikkim
Questions
Where is MG Marg?
MG Marg is in Gangtok, Sikkim. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Do Drul Chorten (1.9 km), Enchey Monastery (2.0 km), Rumtek Monastery (6.8 km).
How do I get the MG Marg stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at MG Marg and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Sikkim volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to MG Marg before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Sikkim volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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