Erhel - Murun - Hatgal - Hovsgol
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 131.65 mi
- Elevation gain
- 7,818 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 5,456 ft
- Max elevation
- 7,475 ft
- TrailRank
- 49
- Min elevation
- 4,062 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 21 hours 2 minutes
- Coordinates
- 3389
- Uploaded
- January 6, 2018
- Recorded
- August 2011
near Hitagiin Dugang, Хөвсгөл Аймаг (Mongol Uls)
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Itinerary description
The present itinerary substantially covers a visit to the Hovsgol lake starting from Murun. This can be achieved by the A1101 road, which was undergoing substantial improvements in 2011 - it could even be asphalted at the time of writing. As far as I know, the border with Siberia is closed and thus it is not possible to achieve a gorgeous combination Hovsgol - Bajkal, two lakes which are so similar in their shape and origin.
Peculiar of the track is that it does not start in Murun, but also encompasses the final stretch of our previous day, when coming from Ulan Uul we visited, close to the shore of Erhel Nuur, a very remote site of deer stones. This happened due to the prowess of our Mongolian guides - Latoya, whom you see in several pictures, and the Uaz drivers who indifferently rode on gravel or on open meadows.
Other notable features included here are the followiing:
- Uushigin Uver, a more accessible deer stone site not far from Murun;
- the Mogoi Mod, a very special tree not far from Hatgal. It has grown with an unique spiral shape;
- Jankhai Nuruu, an exquisite viewpoint over Hovsgol which is absolutely worth to reach. From here the view reaches the border with Siberia, which unfortunately remains closed, such it is not possible to concatenate the Hovsgol lake with its larger brother, namely Lake Bajkal...
Peculiar of the track is that it does not start in Murun, but also encompasses the final stretch of our previous day, when coming from Ulan Uul we visited, close to the shore of Erhel Nuur, a very remote site of deer stones. This happened due to the prowess of our Mongolian guides - Latoya, whom you see in several pictures, and the Uaz drivers who indifferently rode on gravel or on open meadows.
Other notable features included here are the followiing:
- Uushigin Uver, a more accessible deer stone site not far from Murun;
- the Mogoi Mod, a very special tree not far from Hatgal. It has grown with an unique spiral shape;
- Jankhai Nuruu, an exquisite viewpoint over Hovsgol which is absolutely worth to reach. From here the view reaches the border with Siberia, which unfortunately remains closed, such it is not possible to concatenate the Hovsgol lake with its larger brother, namely Lake Bajkal...
Waypoints
Waypoint
5,141 ft
Start
Note: this is not a particular feature, but simply the point where I turned on the GPS.
Archaeological site
5,303 ft
Site of deer stones at Erhel
Difficult, if not impossible, to reach! You need competent guides and drivers to get to this remote place.
Lake
Panorama
Intersection
5,358 ft
Join A1101 south
Waypoint
4,062 ft
Murun
The base town of the itinerary. Can be reached by plane from Ulaan Baatar. For the sunset panorama, shot short outside the town, see PPH
Intersection
4,954 ft
Fork to Hatgal
Intersection
5,418 ft
Join A1101 north
Intersection
5,398 ft
Fork to Alag-Erdene
Alag-Erdene is the only village of a certain importance between Murun and Hatgal.
Intersection
6,265 ft
Fork to Jankhai Nuruu
The gravel road to the summit is neither in bad condition nor long.
Summit
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