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Karakol Gorge - Ala-Kul - Altyn Arashan - Ak-Suu village
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Sep · highs 13–20 °C (55–68 °F)
- J-5°-14°19
- F-2°-12°22
- M3°-7°35
- A9°-2°52
- M13°3°91
- J17°7°80
- J20°10°86
- A20°10°65
- S16°5°53
- O9°-1°59
- N2°-8°35
- D-3°-12°26
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
Karakol Gorge - Ala-Kul - Altyn Arashan - Ak-Suu village is a regional hiking route in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan, about 50 km (31 mi) in length. It is in the Terskey Ala-Too Range. It lies about 5.4 km south of Karakol.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 50 km · 31 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Terskey Ala-Too Range (Central Tian Shan › Tian Shan; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 5.4 km S of Karakol (Issyk-Kul) · GeoNames
- Best months
- May–Sep
- Country
- Kyrgyzstan
- Region
- Issyk-Kul
- Continent
- Asia
- Route type
- Regional route
- Local name
- Каракольское ущелье - Ала-Куль - Алтын-Арашан - село Ак-Суу
- Route centre
- 42.3953, 78.5181
- Route start
- 42.4442, 78.4137
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 12350207
- Wikidata
- Q105634448
- Official info
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Karakol
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.