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Ride starting in Erdenet, heading south-west to Tsetserleg, south through the Khangai mountains to Bayankhongor, heading north-east to Khakorim and finishing at the Mongol Els sand dunes
3/6 Ulaanbaatar

Departure from Ulaanbaatar

Cycled 79 km, Climbed 780 m

Unloading bikes in Erdenet

First encounter with Mongolian plains

Approaching Bulgat

Herdsman checking out lunch stop

Mongolian woods

Mongolian woods (IR)

Herds on the plains

Cycled 92 km, Climbed 1080 m

Lonely cabin

Snack stop

Horses crossing

First campsite

Sunset at the first camp

Cycled 67 km, Climbed 480 m

Approaching Saikhan

Running horses

Horses bathing

Horses at sunset near camp

Cycled 67 km, Climbed 520 m

Riding tracks

Campsite

Cycled 54 km, Climbed 78 m

More tracks

Lunch stop
9/6 Tsetserleg

Buddhist temple Tsetserleg

Tsetserleg Museum

Cycled 55 km, Climbed 880 m

Traffic !

River valley upstream from Tsetserleg

River valley upstream from Tsetserleg (IR)

Gers and a few horses

Finding photo subjects

Lunch stop

Gers at the river (IR)

Herding goats

Surprise at hill top

Steep descent ahead

Curious locals at camp

Camp

Tracks in the setting sun

Cycled 47 km, Climbed 560 m

Yak river crossing

Todays' road

Campsite

Cycled 53 km, Climbed 550 m

Moutain view near camp

Mountain view near camp (IR)

Mountain view near camp (deep IR)

Approaching the pass

Fighting yaks

Fun on a frozen lake

The descent continues

Bringing in the lost cow

Just one more little climb at the end of the day

Descending towards camp

View from camp

Cycled 43 km, Climbed 180 m

Cycling in the Tuy Gol valley

Tuy Gol valley

The road to Bayankhongor

Power lifeline to Erdentsogt

Which track is the road to Bayankhongor ?

Cycled 64 km, Climbed 570 m

Leaving Bayankhongor

Long road ahead

Long road behind

Lunchstop panorama

At the end of the days ride

Setting up camp

Dinnertime

Dinnertime

Cycled 90 km, Climbed 800 m

Road workers cabin

Racing horses monument

Race horse monument

Leaving Arvaikheer

Start of decent towards campsite

Cycled 71 km, Climbed 360 m

Kharkorin ger camp

Cycled 89 km, Climbed 400 m

Erdene Zuu temples

Erdene Zuu temple detail

Erdene Zuu temple detail

Erdene Zuu

Waiting at a road junction

Ger camp at sunset

Mongol Els sand dunes

Sand dunes
18/6 Mongol Els - Ulaanbaatar

Ulaanbaatar