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Круговой маршрут по Шамалгану и Узын Каргалы
In the Trans-Ili Alatau Mountains
Next nearby hike: Казачьи озера 5.1 mi · 8.2 kmExplore Trans-Ili Alatau Mountains →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Sep · highs 12–20 °C (54–68 °F)
- J-5°-12°30
- F-3°-11°37
- M1°-6°70
- A7°-1°115
- M12°3°155
- J17°7°122
- J20°10°110
- A19°9°68
- S15°5°45
- O8°-2°66
- N2°-7°51
- D-3°-10°40
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
Круговой маршрут по Шамалгану и Узын Каргалы is a local hiking route in Almaty, Kazakhstan, about 57 km (36 mi) in length. It is in the Trans-Ili Alatau Mountains. It lies about 29 km southeast of Uzunagach.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 57 km · 36 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Trans-Ili Alatau Mountains (Central Tian Shan › Tian Shan; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 29 km SE of Uzunagach (Almaty Region) · GeoNames
- Best months
- May–Sep
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Region
- Almaty
- Continent
- Asia
- Route type
- Local route
- Ref
- UZYNKAR
- From / to
- Касымбексай → Касымбексай
- Route centre
- 42.9504, 76.4539
- Route start
- 43.0296, 76.5654
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 19533866
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.
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