Road
Approximate — may differ on site
~8 h
Road openFrom Tashkent · by car
- TashkentVia Samarkand (M39)
- Navoi≈ 430 km paved
- Navoi → Nurata roadTurn-off halfway, ≈ 45 km from Navoi
- Sarmish campGravelDirt, streambed · regular car in dry weather
- Petroglyphs~1.5 km on foot from the camp in summer
On foot
Approximate — depends on trail conditions and season
Easy
Difficulty
4 km
Round trip
~3 h
From Sarmish camp
Easy: no special training or gear needed.
Petroglyphs© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap
When to go
Until the end of November
In December — possible, best again from March.
- NowOctober – NovemberBest
- NextDecember – FebruaryPossible
- March – MayBest
- June – AugustPossible
- SeptemberBest
Next 7 days · at the place itself
Good to know
Entry fee
Not checked yet
Summer heat
Up to +45 °C in summer — go in spring or autumn
Road in rain
The last stretch runs along the streambed — hard to pass after rain
About
A gorge in the Karatau mountains with over 10,000 ancient rock carvings — the largest petroglyph site in Uzbekistan.
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