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ELM GROVE

Bishkek Park Tour
DURATION: 1 day
TOTAL DISTANCE: 10 km
SEASON: Year round

This route takes bikers on a tour of Bishkek’s oldest park. It features multiple dirt trails thru the grove’s most remote corners. It is the most easily accessible biking area within Bishkek.

KEGETY MOUNTAIN VALLEY

DURATION: 1-2 days
TOTAL DISTANCE: 250-300 km
BIKING ROUTE: 50 km
AVE ALTITUDE: 2500 m
AVE SPEED: 6 km/h, downhill - 40-50 km/h.
SEASON: summertime
The tour group will be transported to the start of the biking trail by bus.

This trip takes bikers up and down the Kegety mountain valley 100 km away from Bishkek. The slopes of picturesque Kegety are covered with Tien-Shan pine woods. This is a challenging expedition with a long and tedious upward movement for 2/3 of the time. The reward is a pleasant breeze in the bikers' face on the return way. Among attractions along the way are Kegety waterfalls, the Kara Unkur Caves, and moraine lakes in the side valleys.

Bike down the Tuu-Ashuu pass (3586m)

Bishkek-Osh highway
DURATION: 1 day
TOTAL DISTANCE: 260 km
BIKING ROUTE: 60 km
SEASON: summertime
The tour group will be transported to the start of the biking trail by bus.

The group will be biking down the Tiu Ashuu pass (3,586 m). The gorge slopes drop nearly 1,000 m from the top of the pass to the buttom of the valley. The pass is located 130 km to the west of Kyrgyz capital - Bishkek. The country’s major motorway runs thru this pass. This thread of road asphalt connects the south and the north of Kyrgyzstan - the settled cultures of the Ferghana valley and the nomads of Northern Tien-Shan, following the medieval trails of the Great Silk Road. The highway went thru a capital rehabilitation project and is now maintained in an excellent condition.

ORTO SAI HILLS

Bishkek Skyline Tour
DURATION: 1 day
TOTAL DISTANCE: 45 km
BIKING ROUTE: 30 km
ELEVATION ABOVE CITY: 300 m
AVE SPEED: 6 km/h, downhill - 40-50 km/h.
SEASON: decent weather
The tour group will be transported to the start of the biking trail by bus.

This route takes bikers on a tour of Bishkek skyline. Immediately south of Bishkek, the Orto Sai hills present a variety of loop trails along the crop fields and pistatio plantations. It takes a half hour to get there by car and only a little longer by bike. Orto Sai hills have hosted the first Bishkek Mountain Bike Cup last year.

CHUNKURCHAK to ORUU-SAI

Ridge crossing tour from the Alamedin to Ala Archa river valleys
DURATION: 1 day
TOTAL DISTANCE: up to 95 km
BIKING ROUTE: 45 km
AVE ALTITUDE: 2600 m above sea level.
AVE SPEED : uphill 6 km/h, downhill - 40-50 km/h.
SEASON: in good weather
The tour group will be transported to the start of the biking trail by bus.

This expedition follows the dirt road, crossing the hills between the Alamedin and Ala Archa gorges. The trip begins by venturing into the Tatyr canyon and visiting Doves' falls near a village of Tatyr. The rocks in the vicinity of the falls may expose travelers to the rock climbing practices of the Bishkek rock climbing school known to exercise there often. We will then get to sniff the flowers of Chunkurchak (Bowl Valley) and ascent to the water division ridge. The pass on top is the most elevated point of our trip. The next stretch of the route is an enjoyable downhill ride towards Ala Archa river valley. Bikers will be bypassing Bishkek winter resorts of Kyzyl Beles, Oruu Sai and Kashka Suu. Among the attractions on the way are views of the most elevated peaks of the Kyrgyz Range. This is a long trail. For inexperienced travelers, support vehicle is advisable for the whole route.

Tentative itinerary:
8.00 - gear up and depart Bishkek
9.00-11.30 - drive to start of the biking trail
12.00-17.00 - biking along the gorge.
17.00-18.30 - back to bus, share excitement, rest.
19.30 - arrive in Bishkek.

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