Doğubayazıt to Iğdır

From Ağrı, Turkey

To Iğdır, Turkey

One way: it ends 8.3 km from the start in a straight line, so plan how you get back.

Community route · Hiking · Saved 8 Aug 2026

Locator map: Ağrı, Turkey

10.3 km · +2,894 m · 8h 15m · one way · Hiking

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Hard Point-to-point
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2,500m3,000m3,500m4,000m4,500m5,000m02 km4 km6 km8 km10 km5,084m2,187m
Flat (<5%) Moderate (10–15%) Steep (15–25%) Very steep (>25%)

Doğubayazıt to Iğdır is a 10.3 km hike point-to-point route, with 2894m of climbing and an effort score of 39.

HardPoint-to-point5084m high point23% at ≤15% gradeSnow not assessed

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4 route events
  1. Start

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    Route start

    Start

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    About 0 min in

    10.3 km remaining

    +2894 m remaining

  2. Climb

    0 m

    799 m climb

    3.8 km at 21.1% average

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    About 0 min in

    10.3 km remaining

    +2894 m remaining

  3. Climb

    3.9 km

    2118 m climb

    6.3 km at 33.6% average

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    About 3h 06m in

    6.4 km remaining

    +2103 m remaining

  4. Finish

    10.3 km

    Route finish

    Finish

    Route geometry · source 2026-08-08

    About 8h 15m in

    0 m remaining

Distance
10.3 km
Elevation
↗ 2,894 m
Est. moving time
8h 15m
hike, 12:00 min/km
Effort
39

Terrain & grades

23% at ≤15% grade

This point-to-point packs 282m of climb per kilometre, which makes it a climbing-heavy mountain profile. 23% of the measured line is at 15% grade or less (slope only, not surface or technicality). The hardest kilometre is around km 9, gaining about 571m. Total route distance is 10.3 km.

Easy 1% Steady 12% Power-hike 28% Steep 59%
High point
5084m
Gain / km
282m
Max grade
70%

Snow & conditions

Snow not assessed

Current snow evidence is not available for this route. Missing data does not establish snow-free conditions. This route reaches 5084m, where seasonal snow may linger.

Route sections

Opening third
3.4 km
+712m / -0m
Middle third
3.4 km
+720m / -0m
Final third
3.4 km
+1462m / -0m

Hard effort, estimated around 8h 15m moving time using a hike model: 12:00 min/km flat pace plus about 5h 57m for 2894m of climbing. Expect 59% steep-grade exposure. Pace and fueling should be closer to mountain running than flat-road distance math.

Flat-only: 2h 03m
Climb cost: +5h 58m
Effort distance: 41.3 km

Fuel & gear

Energy
5300 kcal
Water
5.4 L

Plan roughly 44 small fuel units, then adjust for weather, aid, and personal effort.

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Surface

≈0% paved · ≈100% unpaved
Mostly unpaved

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Path difficulty, as tagged in OpenStreetMap

  • T1 hiking: 4.1 km

No difficulty tag on 3.6 km of path or track: unknown, not easy.

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