Karakorum Highway in December
Replies: 8 - Last Post: Nov 15, 2012 1:33 AM Last Post By: chitralguyimran
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Karakorum Highway in December
Hello,We are Spanish couple who is planing cycle the Karakorum highway at the end of December.
We are planning to cross it from China to Pakistan, and we have one question.
Could somebody tell us when is the KKH officialy closed??
The exact date?
Thanks in advance.
Plantate
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Bonjour from Islamabad,Khunjerab, a high pass, 4780 m, the official date of closure is 31st December, but once it receives snowfall, expect the closure earlier .
End of December, neither a good time to be on the pass on cycles nor that seems feasible to me because there are no settlements between the pass and Dhee.
Au contraire, the Chinese don't allow the cycling on the Chinese side of KKH, so please keep that mind.
You could do it from Sust, after your arrival in Pakistan from China.
Bon voyage mon ami ..
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The exact closing date of Pak-China border is 31st of Dec,opens 1st of May every year.The Chines border official won't allow you to cycle over Khunjerab pass so the only option is to keep your bicycles on the roof top of abus and start cycling after crossing Ata Abad lake (near Karimabad) Hunza.
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Closing of Sust border is depends on the weather, It can be closed before its official date, Month of December is not feasible for cycling on this area.6
why cycle the Karakorum highway in mid-winter? There might be too cold, too heavy snow there. I plan to cycle the same route in Sept next year. Wish you a wonderful journey, anyway.
