Road
Approximate — may differ on site
~3.5 h
Road difficultFrom Tashkent → via Pskem valley, 4x4 at the end
Asphalt ≈ 152 kmGravel 3 km
- TashkentVia Gazalkent and Charvak
- Pskem ValleyVia Nanay; border post on the way
- Urungach gorge gateGravelRegistration, fee · then Niva/UAZ or on foot
- Lower UrungachLakeshore; 30–60 min on foot to the upper lake
On foot
Approximate — depends on trail conditions and season
Easy
Difficulty
3 km
Round trip
+160 m
Elevation gain
1.5–2 h
From Lower Urungach Lake
Easy: no special training or gear needed.
Lower Urungach shore© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap
When to go
You can go until the end of October
Road closed from November. Best time: May – September.
Closes in ~5 days · until November 1
- NowOctoberPossible
- NextNovember – MarchRoad closed
- AprilPossible
- May – SeptemberBest
Next 7 days · at the place itself
Good to know
Border zone
Bring your passport — there is a border post on the way
Entry fee
~17,000 som national park fee (2024)
Snow and avalanches
In winter and early spring the trail is under snow, avalanche risk
About
Two lakes in Ugam-Chatkal National Park — Lower and Upper Urungach. About 160 km from Tashkent.
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