Active mountain route

Trekking, the Talgar Pass and trails to the upper Kolsai lakes.

Day 1

Mountains · Almaty

Medeu

High-altitude ice rink in the Malaya Almatinka gorge and the starting point for Shymbulak.

1691 m15 km

Mountains · Almaty

Shymbulak

Mountain resort above Medeu: cable car to the Talgar Pass with glaciers close by.

2260–3200 m25 km

Day 2

Gorges · Talgar

Talgar Gorge

The Talgar River gorge: spruce slopes, a mountain river and views of the Talgar massif.

1200–2500 m35 km

Day 3

Lakes · Almaty Region

Kolsai Lakes

A cascade of three lakes in spruce forest. Best combined with Kaindy and Charyn.

≈ 1800 m300 km

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