Sibiria: Omsk-Tobolsk-road along Irtysch
 

Has anyone already done the road along the bends of the Irtysch-river from Omsk via Krasnoyarskij, Tara and Tevris to Tobolsk (Omskaya oblast and Tyumenskaya oblast) in summer time? Paved? Good gravel? Or "let it be..."?


:mchappy:

Here is what I found out so far: as expected most of the road is in fact unpaved and obviously not recommended to be driven after a longer period of rain. :rain:There are svereal gas stations along the 600km way and even two :thumbup1: Hotels - one in Bolscheretschje (N56° 05' 44.0" E74° 38' 16.0") and the other in Tara (N56° 53' 29.5" E74° 23' 00.0").



So we will try it this summer... :scooter:

I've looked at that route a couple of times but never done it. It seems to be a formal road so it should be in decent condition, but you never know. There will certainly be some friendly small towns to enjoy and probably some old churches, as this was the first route into Siberia (along the rivers, before there were roads). There should also be a ferry service on the river.

Take lots of mosquito repellent and please report back when you've completed the road :)

EO

Sounds like a great adventure, looking forward to hearing more!

Boah... looks like we could be some of the first here riding a certain road in Siberia?!?!

Never thought so... :rolleyes3:

Leaving home in April the Silkroad, Pamir and Mongolia will come first and take their time so you guys must wait for our siberian report until August (promised!!! :thumbup1:).

@eurasiaoverland: repellent plus head-nets! :batman: :ninja: