Jago 260| Solo Trekking the Fann Lakes Circuit in a Day: The Stunning Alauddin and Kulikalon Lakes

On day 128 I started hiking in the center of the Fann Mountains in Tajikistan. I departed from Vertical Alauddin Basecamp without bringing much luggage because the route I took was a loop that would take me back to the basecamp.

Thirty minutes of hiking south, I arrived at the first of many lakes to be encountered on the Fann Lakes Loop route. The lake water was very clear and the calm surface reflected the ice-capped mountain behind. After I was satisfied with taking photos, I continued to Lake Alauddin which was very blue and clear. I have never encountered a lake water this clear.

From Lake Alauddin I climbed west to reach Alauddin Pass which was at an altitude of around 3,800 meters above sea level. Near the top of the climb I passed a group of donkeys carrying luggage of hikers from Germany. I arrived at Alauddin Pass around 12:30 pm.

From Alauddin Pass the road winds down with views of the goats grazing there.

Approaching the bottom of the valley, I saw green trees with a lake in the distance.

This famous lake was Kulikalon Lake. Further east there was another lake which was a favorite camping spot for hikers.

I continued to push east and climbed up to the pass which was only around 3600 meters above sea level.

After arriving at the saddle-point, the road did not immediately descend drastically but traced the edge of the hill to the valley below.

I arrived at basecamp just before it was completely dark. The plan was that the next day I would continue hiking to Sarytag.

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Stage 1 Route - Sumatra (DONE!):
Jakarta - Bandar Lampung - Baturaja - Lahat - Pagar Alam - Bengkulu - Lebong Tandai - Kerinci - Jambi - Kuala Tungkal - Batam - Johor Bahru

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Johor Bahru - Kuala Tahan - Kota Bharu - Su-Ngai Kolok - Nakhon Si Thammarat - Chaiya - Nakhon Pathom - Bangkok - Nakhon Ratchasima - Phimai - Nong Khai - Vientiane - Vang Vieng - Luang Prabang - Chiang Rai - Chiang Mai - Pai - Chiang Mai - Chiang Rai - Boten - Kunming, China

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Almaty - Shymkent - Tashkent - Nukus - Muynak - Turtkul - Khiva - Bukhara - Samarkand - Tashkent - Khujand - Fann Mountains - Dushanbe - Kunduz, Afghanistan

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Pemandangan alamnya bagus, cuma sayang tidak banyak turis kesana, mungkin Infrastruktur nya belum ada
Salam sehat dan semangat selalu 🙏♥️👍