Western Europe:
UK, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Italy, San Marino
Eastern Europe:
Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Macedonia, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova
Ukraine
Ukraine / Crimea
Russian North Caucasus
Russia, Adegeya, Karachaevo-Cherkessia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Dagestan, Kalmykia
Western Central Asia:
Kazakhstan, Karakalpakia, Khwarezm, Uzbekistan
Tashkent to Almaty
Tashkent, Dushanbe, Zigar, Khorog, Vrang, Murgab, Kirgizia, Almaty
Almaty – Ridder
Almaty, Junggaria, Lepsi, Aktoghay, Ayaguz, Oskemen, Ridder
Ridder – Kosh Agach
Ridder, Shemonaikha, Zmeinogorsk, Korya, Petropavlovskoe, Ust Kan, Ongudai, Aktash, Kosh Agach
The Tuva Track
Kosh Agach, Korkorya, Buguzun Pass, Ak Khol, Khindiktig Khol, Mugur Aksy, Sagli, Solchur
Siberia – Tuva to Irkutsk
Siberia 1, Tuva, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk
Siberia – Irkutsk to Ust-Kut
Siberia 2: Irkutsk, Baikal, Olkhon Island, Zhigalovo, BAM, Ust-Kut
Siberia – Ust-Kut to Udachny
Siberia 3: Ust Lut, Lensk, Mirny, Aikhal, Udachny
Siberia – Udachny to Yakutsk
Siberia 4: Udachny, Aikhal, Mirny, Suntar, Nyurba, Vilyuisk, Yakutsk
Siberia – Yakutsk to Magadan
Siberia 5: Yakutsk, Khandyga, Kyubeme, Ust Nera, Artik, Kadykchan, Susuman, Ust Omchug, Magadan
Siberia 6: Vladivostok - Khabarovsk - Vanino
Siberia 7: Vanino, Komsomolsk, Urgal, Fevralsk, Skovorodino
Siberia 8: Tynda, Yuktali, Chara, Taksimo, Severobaikalsk
- Siberia 9: Severobaikalsk, Ust Kut, Lensk, Udachny, Bratsk, Krasnoyarsk
Siberia 10: Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Ulan Ude, Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia: UB - Avarga - Kharkhorin - Tosontsengel - Uliastay - Altai - Hovd - Olgiy - Tsagaannuur
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Trip Data (as at 25.10.09, Astana KZ)
Total KM travelled: 46,501
Total Fuel Bought: 1999 litres
Total Fuel Cost: EUR 1205
Avge Mileage: 23.2 km/l (4.32 l/100km) [65.3 mpg - UK gallons] {55.4 mpg – US gallons}
Avge distance per riding day: 412 km
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Countries of Sibirsky Extreme: (in order of appearance)
28 to date … UK, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Italy, San Marino, Croatia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Macedonia, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia.
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Sibirsky Extreme Recommended Roads:
There is no shortage of databases of fun roads in the west but very very little once the roads move into Eastern Europe and beyond.
(1) Split to Dubrovnik, Croatia
(2) Bay of Kotor, Montenegro
(3) Budva – Virpazar – Ostros, Montenegro
(4) Tirane – Elbasan – Korce, Albania
(5) Basically our whole route through Macedonia (apart from 20km just before Tetovo
(6) Montana – Vidin (at sunset), Bulgaria
(7) Transfagarasan, Romania
(8) Balaclava – Yalta – Feodosia, Ukraine
(9) Gelendzhik – Tuapse – Apsheronsk, Russian North Caucasus
(10) Roshino – Terekli Mekteb – Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk, Dagestan, Russia (dirt)
(11) Prikaspiysky – Kurchenko, Astrakhan, Russia (dirt)
(12) Shakhristan – Dushanbe, Tajikistan (great passes)
(13) Kulab – Shurabad – Zigar – Kalaikhum – Khorog – Ishkashim – Langar – Khargush Pass, Tajikistan (dirt)
(14) Kyzyl Art pass – Sary Tash, Kirgizia (amazing scenery)
(15) Toktogul – Ala Bel Pass, Kirgizia (good fast road)
(16) Zmeinogorsk – Kurya – Petropavlovskoe – Ust Kan – Ongudai – Kosh Agach
(17) Kosh Agach – Korkorya – Khindiktig Khol, Mugur Aksy (tough, permits needed)
(18) Kachug – Zhigalovo – Magistralny; Irkutsk Oblast (dirt)
(19) Suntar to Vilyuisk – Yakutia (dirt)
(20) Razvilka – Kadykchan – Ust Omchug – Palatka; Road of Bones (dirt)
(21) Komsomolsk – Fevralsk; BAM road …. very tough dirt
(22) Tynda – Severobaikalsk; BAM road …. tough dirt
(23) Uliastay – Altai; Mongolia (dirt)
(24) Hovd – Olgiy; Mongolia (dirt)