TaldyKorgan to Kaylak
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 122.09 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,841 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 2,792 ft
- Max elevation
- 2,677 ft
- TrailRank
- 14
- Min elevation
- 1,514 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 3 hours 52 minutes
- Coordinates
- 465
- Uploaded
- August 3, 2011
- Recorded
- July 2011
near Taldyqorghan, Almaty (Kazakhstan)
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Itinerary description
In the footsteps of William of Rubrouck, franciscan friar on a mission from French King Louis IX to the court of Genghis Khan at Karakorum (1253-1255 AD). He stayed two weeks in Kaylak which he describes extensively in his travel journal.
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Kaylak
The ruins of the old city Kaylak
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