Ak-Suu Traverse Hiking Guide: GPX files
Kraig Adams, kraigadams.com

These are my own GPS recordings of the Ak-Suu Traverse, walked alone in
4 days from June 10 to 13, 2025, from the Boz-Uchuk valley road east of
Karakol to the Karakol River bridge in the Karakol valley, Kyrgyzstan.
They show the way I actually walked, including where I stopped early.
They contain coordinates and elevation only.

THE FILES

ak-suu-day-1.gpx   Day 1: Boz-Uchuk valley road to camp near the Boz-Uchuk lakes
ak-suu-day-2.gpx   Day 2: Boz-Uchuk lakes to camp below the Anyrtor pass
ak-suu-day-3.gpx   Day 3: Anyrtor pass, Altyn-Arashan, yurt camp below the Ala-Kul pass
ak-suu-day-4.gpx   Day 4: Ala-Kul pass to the Karakol River bridge
ak-suu-full-route.gpx   All 4 days in one file, plus waypoints for the start,
                        the end of the road, my camps, the passes, the bridge
                        over the Ak-Suu river, Altyn-Arashan, the yurt camps
                        and the Karakol River bridge.

My four recordings add up to 42.4 miles (68.2 km), with about 14,150 ft
(4,315 m) of climbing. My films round the distance up to 50 miles.

Load one day at a time on your watch or phone. Use the full route file to
see the whole trip on one map. There are tiny gaps between days where one
recording ended and the next began.

HOW TO LOAD THEM

AllTrails: on a computer, sign in at alltrails.com, create a new map and use
Import to upload the file. The map then shows up in the app on your phone.
Downloading it for offline use needs a paid AllTrails plan.

Gaia GPS: on your phone, open the file from Files, email or AirDrop and choose
Gaia GPS, or on gaiagps.com choose Import. Then download the map area for
offline use.

Garmin: in Garmin Connect (web), go to Training, Courses, Import, and pick the
file. Save it as a course and send it to your watch.

Organic Maps: first download the free offline map for Kyrgyzstan. Then open
the GPX file on your phone and choose Organic Maps. It shows up in your
bookmarks and tracks list and works fully offline.

Before you leave home, download offline maps and check that each day shows up
in your app. Most of this route has no trail signs, and snow, rivers and
bridges change. Use this as a guide, not a guarantee.

Copyright 2026 Kraig Adams. For your personal use. Please don't share or resell.
