Hello Goetz: Going by map and compass is possible, but slower, because you will have to ask directions more often.
Often the most difficult part is leaving the towns, because there are many different tracks going all over the place. Once you are a few km from the town it usually becomes more clear, with only one main track.
If you do not know Cyrillic writing, try to have someone write down the town names in Cyrillic for you because very few people you meet in the countryside will speak English. Most people will not know the way to Ulaanbaatar; they will only know the way to the next small town, so you need to have all the town names in Cyrillic. Or just get a map in Cyrillic.
-Scott
[This message has been edited by scottw (edited 07 June 2005).]
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