Mongolia

Mongolia

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

Mongolia: 3/6 Ulaanbaatar / Departure from Ulaanbaatar. Click to see full size image

Departure from Ulaanbaatar

Cycled 79 km, Climbed 780 m

Mongolia: 4/6 Erdenet - Bulgan / Unloading bikes in Erdenet. Click to see full size image

Unloading bikes in Erdenet

Mongolia: 4/6 Erdenet - Bulgan / First encounter with Mongolian plains. Click to see full size image

First encounter with Mongolian plains

Mongolia: 4/6 Erdenet - Bulgan / Approaching Bulgat. Click to see full size image

Approaching Bulgat

Mongolia: 4/6 Erdenet - Bulgan / Herdsman checking out lunch stop. Click to see full size image

Herdsman checking out lunch stop

Mongolia: 4/6 Erdenet - Bulgan / Mongolian woods. Click to see full size image

Mongolian woods

Mongolia: 4/6 Erdenet - Bulgan / Mongolian woods (IR). Click to see full size image

Mongolian woods (IR)

Mongolia: 4/6 Erdenet - Bulgan / Herds on the plains. Click to see full size image

Herds on the plains

Cycled 92 km, Climbed 1080 m

Mongolia: 5/6 Bulgan - Saikhan / Lonely cabin. Click to see full size image

Lonely cabin

Mongolia: 5/6 Bulgan - Saikhan / Snack stop. Click to see full size image

Snack stop

Mongolia: 5/6 Bulgan - Saikhan / Horses crossing. Click to see full size image

Horses crossing

Mongolia: 5/6 Bulgan - Saikhan / First campsite. Click to see full size image

First campsite

Mongolia: 5/6 Bulgan - Saikhan / Sunset at the first camp. Click to see full size image

Sunset at the first camp

Cycled 67 km, Climbed 480 m

Mongolia: 6/6 Saikhan - �ldziyt / Approaching Saikhan. Click to see full size image

Approaching Saikhan

Mongolia: 6/6 Saikhan - �ldziyt / Running horses. Click to see full size image

Running horses

Mongolia: 6/6 Saikhan - �ldziyt / Horses bathing. Click to see full size image

Horses bathing

Mongolia: 6/6 Saikhan - �ldziyt / Horses at sunset near camp. Click to see full size image

Horses at sunset near camp

Cycled 67 km, Climbed 520 m

Mongolia: 7/6 �ldziyt - Battsengel / Riding tracks. Click to see full size image

Riding tracks

Mongolia: 7/6 �ldziyt - Battsengel / Campsite. Click to see full size image

Campsite

Cycled 54 km, Climbed 78 m

Mongolia: 8/6 Battsengel - Tsetserleg / More tracks. Click to see full size image

More tracks

Mongolia: 8/6 Battsengel - Tsetserleg / Lunch stop. Click to see full size image

Lunch stop

9/6 Tsetserleg

Mongolia: 9/6 Tsetserleg / Buddhist temple Tsetserleg. Click to see full size image

Buddhist temple Tsetserleg

Mongolia: 9/6 Tsetserleg / Tsetserleg Museum. Click to see full size image

Tsetserleg Museum

Cycled 55 km, Climbed 880 m

Mongolia: 10/6 Tsetserleg - Kumirnya Tusukhaley / Traffic !. Click to see full size image

Traffic !

Mongolia: 10/6 Tsetserleg - Kumirnya Tusukhaley / River valley upstream from Tsetserleg. Click to see full size image

River valley upstream from Tsetserleg

Mongolia: 10/6 Tsetserleg - Kumirnya Tusukhaley / River valley upstream from Tsetserleg (IR). Click to see full size image

River valley upstream from Tsetserleg (IR)

Mongolia: 10/6 Tsetserleg - Kumirnya Tusukhaley / Gers and a few horses. Click to see full size image

Gers and a few horses

Mongolia: 10/6 Tsetserleg - Kumirnya Tusukhaley / Finding photo subjects. Click to see full size image

Finding photo subjects

Mongolia: 10/6 Tsetserleg - Kumirnya Tusukhaley / Lunch stop. Click to see full size image

Lunch stop

Mongolia: 10/6 Tsetserleg - Kumirnya Tusukhaley / Gers at the river (IR). Click to see full size image

Gers at the river (IR)

Mongolia: 10/6 Tsetserleg - Kumirnya Tusukhaley / Herding goats. Click to see full size image

Herding goats

Mongolia: 10/6 Tsetserleg - Kumirnya Tusukhaley / Surprise at hill top. Click to see full size image

Surprise at hill top

Mongolia: 10/6 Tsetserleg - Kumirnya Tusukhaley / Steep descent ahead. Click to see full size image

Steep descent ahead

Mongolia: 10/6 Tsetserleg - Kumirnya Tusukhaley / Curious locals at camp. Click to see full size image

Curious locals at camp

Mongolia: 10/6 Tsetserleg - Kumirnya Tusukhaley / Camp. Click to see full size image

Camp

Mongolia: 10/6 Tsetserleg - Kumirnya Tusukhaley / Tracks in the setting sun. Click to see full size image

Tracks in the setting sun

Cycled 47 km, Climbed 560 m

Mongolia: 11/6 Kumirnya Tusukhaley - Khangai Mountains Pass / Yak river crossing. Click to see full size image

Yak river crossing

Mongolia: 11/6 Kumirnya Tusukhaley - Khangai Mountains Pass / Todays' road. Click to see full size image

Todays' road

Mongolia: 11/6 Kumirnya Tusukhaley - Khangai Mountains Pass / Campsite. Click to see full size image

Campsite

Cycled 53 km, Climbed 550 m

Mongolia: 12/6 Khangai Mountains Pass - Erdenetsogt / Moutain view near camp. Click to see full size image

Moutain view near camp

Mongolia: 12/6 Khangai Mountains Pass - Erdenetsogt / Mountain view near camp (IR). Click to see full size image

Mountain view near camp (IR)

Mongolia: 12/6 Khangai Mountains Pass - Erdenetsogt / Mountain view near camp (deep IR). Click to see full size image

Mountain view near camp (deep IR)

Mongolia: 12/6 Khangai Mountains Pass - Erdenetsogt / Approaching the pass. Click to see full size image

Approaching the pass

Mongolia: 12/6 Khangai Mountains Pass - Erdenetsogt / Fighting yaks. Click to see full size image

Fighting yaks

Mongolia: 12/6 Khangai Mountains Pass - Erdenetsogt / Fun on a frozen lake. Click to see full size image

Fun on a frozen lake

Mongolia: 12/6 Khangai Mountains Pass - Erdenetsogt / The descent continues. Click to see full size image

The descent continues

Mongolia: 12/6 Khangai Mountains Pass - Erdenetsogt / Bringing in the lost cow. Click to see full size image

Bringing in the lost cow

Mongolia: 12/6 Khangai Mountains Pass - Erdenetsogt / Just one more little climb at the end of the day. Click to see full size image

Just one more little climb at the end of the day

Mongolia: 12/6 Khangai Mountains Pass - Erdenetsogt / Descending towards camp. Click to see full size image

Descending towards camp

Mongolia: 12/6 Khangai Mountains Pass - Erdenetsogt / View from camp. Click to see full size image

View from camp

Cycled 43 km, Climbed 180 m

Mongolia: 13/6 Erdenetsogt - Bayankhongor / Cycling in the Tuy Gol valley. Click to see full size image

Cycling in the Tuy Gol valley

Mongolia: 13/6 Erdenetsogt - Bayankhongor / Tuy Gol valley. Click to see full size image

Tuy Gol valley

Mongolia: 13/6 Erdenetsogt - Bayankhongor / The road to Bayankhongor. Click to see full size image

The road to Bayankhongor

Mongolia: 13/6 Erdenetsogt - Bayankhongor / Power lifeline to Erdentsogt. Click to see full size image

Power lifeline to Erdentsogt

Mongolia: 13/6 Erdenetsogt - Bayankhongor / Which track is the road to Bayankhongor ?. Click to see full size image

Which track is the road to Bayankhongor ?

Cycled 64 km, Climbed 570 m

Mongolia: 14/6 Bayankhongor - Khairkhandulaan (sum) / Leaving Bayankhongor. Click to see full size image

Leaving Bayankhongor

Mongolia: 14/6 Bayankhongor - Khairkhandulaan (sum) / Long road ahead. Click to see full size image

Long road ahead

Mongolia: 14/6 Bayankhongor - Khairkhandulaan (sum) / Long road behind. Click to see full size image

Long road behind

Mongolia: 14/6 Bayankhongor - Khairkhandulaan (sum) / Lunchstop panorama. Click to see full size image

Lunchstop panorama

Mongolia: 14/6 Bayankhongor - Khairkhandulaan (sum) / At the end of the days ride. Click to see full size image

At the end of the days ride

Mongolia: 14/6 Bayankhongor - Khairkhandulaan (sum) / Setting up camp. Click to see full size image

Setting up camp

Mongolia: 14/6 Bayankhongor - Khairkhandulaan (sum) / Dinnertime. Click to see full size image

Dinnertime

Mongolia: 14/6 Bayankhongor - Khairkhandulaan (sum) / Dinnertime. Click to see full size image

Dinnertime

Cycled 90 km, Climbed 800 m

Mongolia: 15/6 Khairkhandulaan (sum) - Z��nbayan-Ulaan (sum) / Road workers cabin. Click to see full size image

Road workers cabin

Mongolia: 15/6 Khairkhandulaan (sum) - Z��nbayan-Ulaan (sum) / Racing horses monument. Click to see full size image

Racing horses monument

Mongolia: 15/6 Khairkhandulaan (sum) - Z��nbayan-Ulaan (sum) / Race horse monument. Click to see full size image

Race horse monument

Mongolia: 15/6 Khairkhandulaan (sum) - Z��nbayan-Ulaan (sum) / Leaving Arvaikheer. Click to see full size image

Leaving Arvaikheer

Mongolia: 15/6 Khairkhandulaan (sum) - Z��nbayan-Ulaan (sum) / Start of decent towards campsite. Click to see full size image

Start of decent towards campsite

Cycled 71 km, Climbed 360 m

Mongolia: 16/6 Z��nbayan-Ulaan (sum) - Kharkorin / Kharkorin ger camp. Click to see full size image

Kharkorin ger camp

Cycled 89 km, Climbed 400 m

Mongolia: 17/6 Kharkorin - Mongol Els / Erdene Zuu temples. Click to see full size image

Erdene Zuu temples

Mongolia: 17/6 Kharkorin - Mongol Els / Erdene Zuu temple detail. Click to see full size image

Erdene Zuu temple detail

Mongolia: 17/6 Kharkorin - Mongol Els / Erdene Zuu temple detail. Click to see full size image

Erdene Zuu temple detail

Mongolia: 17/6 Kharkorin - Mongol Els / Erdene Zuu. Click to see full size image

Erdene Zuu

Mongolia: 17/6 Kharkorin - Mongol Els / Waiting at a road junction. Click to see full size image

Waiting at a road junction

Mongolia: 17/6 Kharkorin - Mongol Els / Ger camp at sunset. Click to see full size image

Ger camp at sunset

Mongolia: 17/6 Kharkorin - Mongol Els / Mongol Els sand dunes. Click to see full size image

Mongol Els sand dunes

Mongolia: 17/6 Kharkorin - Mongol Els / Sand dunes. Click to see full size image

Sand dunes

18/6 Mongol Els - Ulaanbaatar

Mongolia: 18/6 Mongol Els - Ulaanbaatar / Ulaanbaatar. Click to see full size image

Ulaanbaatar