Chuy Region · Kyrgyzstan
Töö Ashuu Pass
M41Kara-Balta to Suusamyr Valley
Kyrgyzstan’s great mountain spine, a switchback climb over the Kyrgyz Alatau via nine tight hairpins, petroglyphs and twin alpine lakes, finishing through a notorious Soviet-era tunnel at 3,120 m.
From the Chui Valley at Kara-Balta the road assaults the Kyrgyz Alatau through nine switchbacks past ibex petroglyphs and the twin Suluu Toer lakes; at 3,120 m it enters the 2.7 km Kölbaev tunnel, notorious for diesel fumes, before descending into the sweeping Suusamyr Valley of summer pastures and 360-degree panoramas.
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Töö Ashuu Pass on the map65.7 mi · point to point
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Higher than 9 in 10 roads in the catalogue.
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busiest around mile 33Elevation
under 4%4–8%over 8%809 – 3,227.4 mPoints of interest2 stops
- Too-Ashuu PassViewpoint42 mi in
- TuranFood and drink52 mi in
Hazards
- Tunnel exhaust fumes (2.7 km, poorly ventilated)
- Heavy truck traffic on steep grades
- Ice and snow outside June-October
- Altitude 3,120-3,586 m
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“The noxious exhaust fumes so thick that one can hardly see more than 100 feet ahead.”
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