It flows northeast to join the Indus River near Nimo.

This river then takes a north-eastern course through the dramatic Zanskar Gorge until it joins the Indus near Nimo in Ladakh.

Lower (northern) sections of that gorge are popular in summer with tourists making rafting trips, typically from Chiling to Nimmu.

In winter when the road to Zanskar is closed by snow on the high passes, the only overland route to Padum is by walking along the frozen river, a multi-day hike that is now sold as an adventure activity called the Chadar Trek ('ice sheet').

[4] This trek will eventually be rendered obsolete once the road from Chiling to Padum is completed.