Road
Approximate — may differ on site
~11 h
Road difficultFrom Tashkent · with border
Asphalt ≈ 724 kmGravel 4 km
- Bishkek≈ 660 km from Tashkent via Kazakhstan
- Bishkek → Kegeti village≈ 65 km paved, east
- Kegeti Gorge≈ 12 km, paved up to the dachas
- Dachas → road’s endGravel≈ 4 km dirt
- Yurt camp (road’s end)Parking; ~5 km on foot to the lake
On foot
Approximate — depends on trail conditions and season
Moderate
Difficulty
10 km
Round trip
+800 m
Elevation gain
5–6 h
From the yurt camp at the road’s end
When to go
You can go until the end of October
Road closed from November. Best time: July – September.
Closes in ~5 days · until November 1
- NowOctoberPossible
- NextNovember – AprilRoad closed
- May – JunePossible
- July – SeptemberBest
Next 7 days · at the place itself
Good to know
Entry fee
Free
Mobile signal
None at the lake; O! works up to halfway
Weather
Turns quickly, cold nights; the final climb is steep
About
A blue lake above Kegeti Gorge, reached on a day hike in the summer months.
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