Why this ride
The stops in between: Aryskannyg, Oroku-Shinaa and back through Aryskannyg. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,650 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available. It suits an unhurried touring pace.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Jamaalyg and Oroku-Shinaa
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 266 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 35
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: planning record, not independently verified geometry.
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Distances and riding times are planning figures. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Jamaalyg
Tuva sits at the geographic heart of Asia, a Russian republic wedged between Siberia and Mongolia, and its south-west corner is a country of salt lakes, steppe and drifting sand. The village of Erzin lies near the Mongolian border in the Ubsunur hollow, a vast basin ringed by mountains, and the dunes of Tsugeer Els are part of a shared World Heritage site with Mongolia, listed in 2003. Jamaalyg is a spot on this wide plain, in the emptiest part of a thinly populated republic.
Read the complete Jamaalyg write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Jamaalyg is where the day begins. Next is Aryskannyg.
2. Aryskannyg
Tuva sits in the heart of Asia, in a basin enclosed by the Sayan and Tannu-Ola ranges, and its geographical centre was once marked by a monument at Kyzyl, where the Yenisei begins its long journey north. This point lies in the western half of the republic, near Samagaltay, in country of steppe, river terraces and dry hills. Tuva is known for throat singing, for felt yurts and horses, and for a landscape strewn with the stone mounds and carved slabs of people who herded here thousands of years ago. The Scythian-era burial mound at Arzhan, in the east of the republic, held gold animal figures that rank among the glories of ancient steppe art.
Read the complete Aryskannyg write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Aryskannyg comes up about 63 km into the recorded legs. Next is Oroku-Shinaa.
3. Oroku-Shinaa
The Uvs Nuur Basin is one of those places on the map that looks like a mistake. A huge salt lake, a ring of mountains, a dry steppe, a patch of desert and a snowfield, all within a few hours of each other. The basin straddles the border between Mongolia and Russia, and the Russian part lies in Tuva, a republic of throat singers, shamans and horse herders in the heart of Siberia. Oroku-Shinaa, in the northern part, is one of the clusters protected as part of the UNESCO site listed in 2003.
Read the complete Oroku-Shinaa write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 133 km into the recorded legs you reach Oroku-Shinaa. Next is back through Aryskannyg.
4. back through Aryskannyg
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Aryskannyg write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Aryskannyg, late in the day. Next is Jamaalyg.
5. Jamaalyg
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Jamaalyg write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Jamaalyg. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Jamaalyg to Aryskannyg
Jamaalyg → Aryskannyg is 63 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Aryskannyg to Oroku-Shinaa
Aryskannyg → Oroku-Shinaa is 70 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Oroku-Shinaa to back through Aryskannyg
Oroku-Shinaa → back through Aryskannyg is 70 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Aryskannyg to Jamaalyg
back through Aryskannyg → Jamaalyg is 63 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
More motorcycle rides nearby
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