Whole route in Google Earth

The whole route is available here as a Google Earth kmz file. Just download and click to open the route in Google Earth (as long as you've got Google Earth on your computer).

All of the separate sections are available here to download and use to plan your own route. It's a good way to see the absolute emptiness of Mongolia and the magnificence of the Ile valley and the Tien Shan in China. The Altai and the Karakorums look pretty good too.

Ulaan Baatar to Kathmandu

Below is a Nasa World Wind video of the route from Ulaan Baatar to Kathmandu:
Download the route as a Google Earth file here


Ulaan Baatar to Kathmandu from Simon Taylor on Vimeo.

Crossing the desert in Iran

Here's a film made using World Wind, Nasa's simulation software, of our route across the desert in Iran. We took 10 days cycling from Neyshabur to Yazd. See here for more details. If you want to see this route in Google Earth just click here for the kmz file.


 Iran - Crossing the desert from Simon Taylor on Vimeo.

Mongolia to Turkey Road Guides

Golden Triangle Route in Google Maps

About 700km of cycling. We did it at Easter during Songkran and it was HOT!