Tag: Central Asia

Panorama over Jergez
Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan: Kol-Tor (Lower Jergez)

Kyrgyzstan: Kol-Tor (Lower Jergez) This quick and easy hike not far from Karakol ends at a small mountain lake – while it’s pretty enough, the real draw is the massive panorama of Ak Suu region on the way up and down the hill. Total Km: 14km Total Days: 1 Elevation […]

Ak Sai Panorama Hike
Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan: Ak Sai Panorama

Kyrgyzstan: Ak Sai Panorama Ak Sai Panorama offers perhaps the best payoff to effort ratio on the southern shore of Issyk Kol, the top of which is a massive 360 panorama of the lake and surrounding mountains of Ak Say Canyon. Total Km: 2 km Total Days: 1 Elevation Gain/Loss: […]

Hiking Kyrgyzstan: Boirok Grove
Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan: Boirok Grove

Kyrgyzstan: Boirok Grove Кыргызстан: Бишкек берозовая роща Boirok Grove is a very easy hike near Bishkek with incredible golden foliage in fall. Total Km: 6km Total Days: 1 Elevation Gain/Loss: 478m+ / 478m- Start Point: Kashka-Suu End Point: Kashka-Suu GPS Files Boirok grove (better known locally in Russian as berezovaya […]

Hiking in Kyrgyzstan: Chok Tal Valley
Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan: Chok-Tal Valley

Kyrgyzstan: Chok-Tal Valley An easy hike up a wide beautiful valley, proximity to the north shore of Issyk-Kul belies the rugged and remote feeling of Chok-Tal valley. To top it off, two pretty lakes (one atop a steep scree slope) cap the adventure. Total Km: 14km Total Days: 1 Elevation […]

Chok-Tal Seven Lakes Highest Lake
Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan: Chok-Tal Seven Lakes

Kyrgyzstan: Chok-Tal Seven Lakes Chok-Tal Seven Lakes offers a pleasant stroll through wildflower-filled pastures up to a string of seven lakes atop a small plateau above the main Chok-Tal valley. Local shepherds and the occasional marmot are likely the only company you’ll come across in this little-known valley high above […]

Night at Kol Tor Lake in Kyrgyzstan's At Bashi Valley
Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan: Kol Tor Lake (At Bashi)

Kyrgyzstan: Kol Tor Lake (At Bashi) The trek to Kol Tor is an easy dayhike to a beautiful mountain lake off the upper At Bashi Valley in the Naryn region of Kyrgyzstan. Short distances and minimal elevation gain make this suitable for trekkers of all levels, and the views stack […]