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Suusamyr to Talas

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Recorded distance
171 km
Riding-time estimate
2 h 42
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 Talas Ala-Too and high valleys.

Editorial context

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Access context

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Seasonal context

Jun-Sep

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

  1. 1. Suusamyr

    Suusamyr is a high, wide, windy valley in the heart of Kyrgyzstan, a long green bowl at more than two thousand metres between the Suusamyr-Too and Kyrgyz ranges, and in summer it is one of the best places in Central Asia to see a pastoral way of life that has hardly changed in centuries. The valley is famous for being cold: snow can fall in any month, and winter temperatures drop far below freezing.

    Read the complete Suusamyr write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    Suusamyr sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Talas.

  2. 2. Talas

    Talas sits in a valley of its own, in the far northwest of Kyrgyzstan, hemmed in by the Kyrgyz Ala-Too to the south and the border with Kazakhstan to the north. It is a town of about thirty-five thousand people, and a place that Kyrgyz people regard with special warmth because it is closely tied to Manas, the hero of the country's great oral epic. Said to be one of the longest poems in the world, the epic follows Manas and his companions as they unite the Kyrgyz tribes, and the Manas Ordo complex near town, with a mausoleum said to be the hero's tomb, draws visitors from across the country.

    Read the complete Talas write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    Talas comes up 171 km in.

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