Time on bike

Gradients

20/07

62.3

27/39

Sunny

724

824

5 /13

Tent

+/+

Tar

Samarkand to Ghallaral, mostly flat, some hills constant strong wind (7)

21/07

98.3

26/39

Sunny

374

724

4 /9

Locals

+/+

Tar

to: Dashtabad, 1st 30km downhill, some hills; flat and downhill again.

22/07

78.3

4.5

25/37

Partly clouded

254

374

6 /10

Hotel

+/+

Tar

to: Gullistan, Lots of small bumps in the road, 3 flat tires

24/07

93.4

5.1

19/30

Sunny

373

417

0 /2

Tent

++/++

Tar

to: Olmaliq, lots of cotton fields, good road, cool breeze

25/07

72.3

4.5

15/36

Sunny

417

922

4 /8

Appartm.

++/++

Tar

to: Angren, climbing into the first mountain pass (to 900m)

27/07

133.6

8.1

22/37

Sunny

364

2089

6 /12

Hotel

+/-

Tar

to: Qoqand, 50km climbing to 2089; descending to 364m

30/07

87.2

4.1

20/32

Sunny

505

364

2 /3

Hotel

+/+

Tar

to: Margillan, flat road

31/07

133.9

7.2

22/38

Sunny

505

941

2 /5

Hotel

+/+

Tar

to: Osh,  Marhamat border closed, mostly flat

03/08

84.5

5.0

22/35

Partly clouded

880

941

5 /11

Tent

+/+

Tar/ Gravel

to: Ozgon, Potholes, gravel, hilly

04/08

53.5

3.0

16/22

Light rain

378

1024

6 /16

Hotel

-/+

Tar

to: Jalabad, One very steep hill; rain/dry/rain/dry

05/08

86.8

4.5

20/37

Sunny

711

1200

2 /6

Jan & Brieke

+

Tar

to: Jalabad Constant slowly climbing/ returned after 38km

07/08

72.7

5.5

14/35

Partly clouded

771

1648

6 /16

Tent

+/-

Gravel

Jalabad- Kazarman, Hard cycling, lot of small steep hills

10/08

67.4

6.5

13/35

Sunny

1233

2816

6/16

Locals

-/-

Gravel

to: Kazarman, 22km to 2800m, desc. 17km to 1800m, 12km asc. 200m, desc.

11/08

53.6

4.5

20/37

Sunny

1150

1850

6/18

Locals

+/-

Tar

to: -, 15km to kazarman, slowly asc. to 1850

12/08

61.3

5.0

22/35

Sunny/clouded

1850

2761

7/18

Tent

+/-

Gravel

to: -, 27km asc to 1761m; slowly desc to 1900m

13/08

70.6

5.2

20/35

Partly clouded

1650

2145

6/18

Hotel

+/-

Gravel

Baetov, 40km asc.;30km slowly desc. to 1650m

15/08

71.18

5.1

8/35

Sunny

1450

2380

5/16

Tent

+/-

Tar/ Gravel

to: -., 40km desc to 1450m, 25km asc to 1950 steep to 2380m

16/08

32.9

2.5

15/26

Sunny

2380

3250

6/14

Tent

+/-

Gravel

to: lake Son Kol, 10km asc to 3250m, 22km desc to lake @ 3022m (alt. correction: +200m)

17/08

34.3

2.0

15/26

Partly clouded

3022

3080

2/10

Tent

+/-

Gravel

Around the lake Son Kul

18/08

93.4

5.4

13/30

Partly clouded

1935

3470

6/17

guest house

+/+

Gravel

To: Kochor; 13km to asc. 3470; 80km desc to 1935m

19/08

81.1

3.7

22/30

Partly clouded

1832

1935

4/9

Locals

-/-

Tar

To: Kapa koo; 18km slowly desc; flat

20/08

91.3

5.1

16/29

Partly clouded

1754

2188

4/13

guest house

+/+

Tar

To: Tanga; flat over 5km; asc. to 2188m over 10km; desc 10km;flat

21/08

62.2

4.3

16/26

clouded

1754

2254

5/14

guest house

+/+

Tar/ gravel

To: hot spring near Gavyyl; 1st 40km tar slowly desc.to 1900m ; slowly asc to 2254

22/08

64.3

3.5

13/26

Sunny

1820

2254

5/9

guest house

+/+

Gravel/ Tar

To: Karakol; 1st 20km desc. to 1900m

20/08

91.3

5.1

16/29

Partly clouded

1754

2188

4/13

guest house

+/+

Tar

To: Tanga; flat over 5km; asc. to 2188m over 10km; desc 10km;flat

21/08

62.2

4.3

16/26

clouded

1754

2254

5/14

guest house

+/+

Tar/ gravel

To: hot spring near Gavyyl; 1st 40km tar slowly desc.to 1900m ; slowly asc to 2254

22/08

64.3

3.5

13/26

Sunny

1820

2254

5/9

guest house

+/+

Gravel/ Tar  

To: Karakol; 1st 20km desc. to 1900m

27/08

63.1

3.5

10/31

Rain

1800

1841

6/14

Tent

+/+

Tar

30km to Kazak border: slowly asc.

28/08

81.0

5.3

18/34

Sunny

1800

2120

5/9

Tent

-/-

Tar/ Gravel

30km from Kazak border: hilly slowly desc

29/08

46.3

2.3

14/30

Sunny

1600

1800

4/7

-

+/+

Tar

To:Tup slowly desc, took bus to Bishkek