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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 15–20 °C (59–68 °F)

  1. J-5°-13°52
  2. F-3°-11°62
  3. M1°-6°117
  4. A8°-1°184
  5. M13°4°225
  6. J18°8°154
  7. J20°11°129
  8. A20°10°77
  9. S15°5°60
  10. O8°-1°101
  11. N2°-6°84
  12. D-3°-11°64

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.

Trail facts

Mapped length
10 km · 6 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Trans-Ili Alatau Mountains (Central Tian Shan › Tian Shan; GMBA)
Nearest town
16 km SE of Almaty · GeoNames
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
Kazakhstan
Region
Almaty
Continent
Asia
Route type
Local route
Ref
GK_LAKES
From / to
Медеу → Озера Горельника
Route centre
43.1244, 77.0536
Route start
43.1595, 77.0587
OpenStreetMap
relation 17070457
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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