The Course

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230km - 6 stages

+ 4800m / - 5000m

The course is mainly on off-road trails with partly rocky ground, gravel or sandy soil.

The first 3 stages of the course are in the Nurata mountains and is mostly profiled with various ascent and descents. Stage 4 - 6 are mostly flat on sandy and grass ground.

You will pass through numerous small villages during the race.

 

Camp 1
Located approx. 3hrs west of Samarkand in a guesthouse in the Sentob Valley. Beds with mattress are provided.

Stage 1
32km

+ 1.790m / - 900m

Camp 2
In tents at a mountain lake

Stage 2
38km

+ 830m / - 1650m

Camp 3
In tents in a mountain village

Stage 3
41km

+ 1430m / - 2020m

Camp 4
In tents in a pictures valley

Stage 4
64km

+ 50m / - 250m

Camp 5
In Yurt camps. Bed with mattress are provided.

Stage 5
38km

+ 390m / - 190m

Camp 6
In tents on a local farmland.

Stage 6
17km, finish in the ancient Nur Fortress, built by Alexander the Great 329 BC

+ 330m / - 190m