In the Jungles of Khamar-Daban

 

 

 

 

1. Trail Name:  In the Jungles of Khamar-Daban

 

2. Trail Length:  12.5 km, taking into consideration the middle coefficient: 1.3

 

3. Beginning and end points of the trail: The beginning of the trail – Baikal Reserve office in the settlement of Tankhoi, the end of the trail – Alpine meadows - the peak of watershed.

 

4. Trail purpose, noting level of difficulty: walking trail, middle level of difficulty, intended for educational tourism with permission for school organizations and student groups.

 

5. Obstacles on the trail: rock outcropping along the trail in the narrow Osinovka river valley,  Osinovka river crossing, small rivers and streams in the valleys. Danger appears on the undeveloped old trail upstream of the waterfall, especially in rain, noted by the dotted line.

 

6. Level of trail development (what exists on the trail, what kind of structure, campsites etc.): for 2009,  the trail has been fully developed up to the waterfall, further on the developed trail avoiding cliffs there is an impasse above the sandy beach of the Osinovka river, and there are two developed overlooks with a view of the Osinovka river. Developed campsites are marked on the map with a black triangle.

 

7. Informational trail typography (information boards and signs, markings): In 2004-2008, mainly switchbacks were marked with Baikal Reserve information boards, there are not markings on the entire length of the trail, places with information boards are marked on the map with a red dot. 

 

8. How to reach the beginning of the trail, how to leave from the end of the trail: You can reach the beginning  of the trail at the Baikal reserve office on a marshrutka or train (elektrichka) from Irkutsk and Ulan Ude to the village Tankhoi. You can leave the trail from Tankhoi village in the same manner.

 

9. Details of visiting the territory (for national parks and reserves), rules of behavior on the trail: the trail crosses the territory of the Baikal reserve, for this reason it is illegal to leave trash, to chop firewood, to pick plants and to hunt, to organize stationary camps and any farming activities without a special permit. On the territory from the meadow to the waterfall and upstream of the Osinovka river there is a reserve zone, which can be attended only on a special permit.

 

10. Contact information for more details about the trail: Vladimir Veniaminovich Hidekel special trail building consultant for the non-profit “Great Baikal Trail,” cell: 89086474993, e-mail: vvhidekel@mail.ru. Natalia  Mihailovna Luzhkova – volunteer and summer 2009 program coordinator for the non-profit “Great Baikal Trail,” cell: 89086479744, e-mail: gbt_international@gmail.com