Badak Lake
Badak is a lake at 1,700 m in the Pskem range, 170 km from Tashkent, reached by a ~4 km climb along the Badaksay.
Routes
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Badak lake petroglyphs — Dzhudzhurek ★Moderate · Community reported · 3 h 55 min10,6 km · +93 m
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The Badaksay narrows — to the lakeModerate · Community reported · 3 h 35 min4,0 km · +15 m
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Badak pass down to the carModerate · Community reported · 5 h 5 min8,9 km · +47 m
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From Badak pass to the upper Sarikam lakeExpert · Community reported · 12 h 40 min11,9 km · +1 213 m
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From Badak pass to the lake between Lozhny and VasilyokExpert · Community reported · 10 h14,9 km · +1 003 m
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Badak — lake and waterfallHard · Community reported · 6 h 15 min15,0 km · +1 040 m
Weather
At 1 700 mNow: -5° · Clear · Wind 1 km/h
Updated: 8 min ago · Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)
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How to get there
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By carTashkent — Charvak — Bogiston — Pskem valley; border zone above Pskem village. · 170,0 km · 4 h
Questions and answers
Do you need a permit?
Yes. This is a border zone — the permit comes from the Border Troops, and without it you are turned back at the checkpoint. Border zone — permit via a tour operator.
How do you get there?
By car: Tashkent — Charvak — Bogiston — Pskem valley; border zone above Pskem village.
Which months are best?
May–Oct — that is when people go.
How long does it take?
One trip takes about 4 h: 10,6 km of walking and 93 m of climbing.
What does it cost?
Ugam-Chatkal national park entry — 15 000 UZS (per person), Border permit (via tour operator) — 300 000 UZS (per person). The prices are estimates and can differ on the day.
Is there water on the way?
Yes, there is water on the way.
Photos
Photos by Wikimedia Commons contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0
