Day 3 of 27 · Tar-Suu · The Nomadic Trails & Silk Road Heritage of Kyrgyzstan
Day 3 — Chon-Kemin Valley Pine Forests
An active day to your new base in Tar-Suu, with ≈ 1 h 30 on the road and little free time.
Stage 3 · Tar-Suu · Kyrgyzstan
≈ approximate position — the point found is 30 km from the expected place
day 3 2 nights ≈ 1 h 31 on the road≈ 91 kmclimate to watch
- programme
- 6 h 30
- road
- ≈ 1 h 30
- usable window
- 8 h
This road time is measured from an approximate position.
- Day hike to the panoramic Kalmak-Ashu pass viewpoint4 h(instead of 6 h — heat that day)
- Gentle walk along the Chon-Kemin riverbanks2 h 30
“Day hike to the panoramic Kalmak-Ashu pass viewpoint”: shortened version, 4 h instead of 6 h — heat that day. The activity as described is only partly done.
Bad-weather option — something else that day — Traditional bread baking workshop with a local family
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On the way
Stops beside the road, chosen for their small detour — we say they are on the way, we do not promise to go through them.

Tokmok
A local town stop to stock up on supplies and water before heading into the high mountain passes.
45 min there · detour +9 km · View on Google Maps
© photographed on 26 April 2023 by Nikolai Bulykin — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons