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Bishkek to Ala Archa

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Recorded distance
31 km
Riding-time estimate
37 min
Journey
Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis

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Why this ride

A named mountain-road corridor with sustained elevation change and pass scenery. It links naturally to Ala Archa National Park.

Editorial context

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Access context

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Seasonal context

May-Oct

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

  1. 1. Bishkek

    Bishkek lies at the foot of the Kyrgyz Ala-Too, the northern range of the Tian Shan, and on a clear morning the snow peaks seem close enough to touch from the city's long boulevards. The capital of Kyrgyzstan was a small fort and trading post in the nineteenth century, and was then rebuilt as a Soviet city named Frunze, after the Bolshevik commander born nearby. The legacy is a grid of broad, straight streets lined with poplars and elms, Soviet apartment blocks, wide squares, and statues, including the one of Manas, the hero of the national epic, who stands in front of the main square, Ala-Too.

    Read the complete Bishkek write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

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    Planning note

    Bishkek sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Ala Archa.

  2. 2. Ala Archa

    Within an hour's ride of Bishkek's traffic and concrete you can be standing in a glacial valley with a peak above you and a cold stream beside your boots. Ala Archa is a national park in the Kyrgyz Ala-Too, the northern range of the Tian Shan, and it is the capital's favourite weekend escape. The name is usually taken to mean something like the variegated juniper, after the Tian Shan junipers that cling to the slopes. The valley rises from the foothills toward a cluster of glaciers and snowy summits above four thousand metres.

    Read the complete Ala Archa write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

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    Planning note

    Ala Archa comes up 31 km in.

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