Park your vehicle here but it starts moving on this road

Magnetic Hill is a “cyclops hill” Located near Leh in Ladakh, India. The layout of the area and the surrounding slopes create the appearance of a hill. On this route, you would see that the road ahead going uphill.

      It is a small route about 30 km from Leh towards Kargil and is known as the Magnetic Hill of Ladakh. If you turn off the engine and keep your vehicle in neutral, then it will start moving slowly and can go up to 20 kilometers per hour. It is said that behind this mysterious phenomena there is a magnetic force that pulls the car uphill.

   But the truth behind the magnetic hill is an “optical illusion”(something that deceives the eye by appearing to be other than it is). Out of the numerous optical illusions recorded, there is one of Gravity Hill; which means that a very slight downhill slope appears to be an uphill slope.

    Because Our eyes and minds are used to using the horizon as a reliable reference; to be able to tell if a particular slope is straight or slant. Without the horizon, we will not be able to tell.

   This same concept applies to our Magnetic Hill in Ladakh. This is purely a natural optical effect that the short stretch of the road that appears to be uphill, as a matter of fact, is downhill. And this is the reason why cars slowly move.

  The hills in front of your eyes at this stretch are naturally laid out in such a manner that they will deceive your mind, and lead it to believe that you are going up. Since your eyes cannot clearly see the horizon, there is no way for your mind to contradict.

  The other two such magnetic hills are in Gujarat One is near Bhuj (Kalo dungar-the black hills) and other at Tulsi Shyam.