km Russia to Kazakhstan Border – Beseloyarsk to Semey

0 Main square – Rubshovsk (Руьшовск)

8 Edge of town – best to follow the road near the train station (one road further West
than the main road from the Hotel and the square with Lenin)
28 Веселоярск - village begins – shop on right (this is the name of the border)
34 Village finishes and road heads out into the country
40 Border starts near the forest – pick up the Time/Transit ticket from the first kiosk
behind the barrier – show them your passport. When they let a few of you through
go to the immigration block 100m further on (nearest door) Show them your
registration and card in your passport. Very simple if the documents are right
40.5 Kazakh customs – bit of a drag if a bus arrives – they all get put to the front of the
queue and you wait forever.
41 Kazakhstan!!!
59 Restaurant and petrol station
70 Lake with water – plenty of places to camp
94 Dmitrievka -shops and shashlik stall
104 Forest close to road – camping spots if you have water
106 Forest stops being close to road (deep sand prevents you heading off to it when it is
further away)
115 Rows of trees – places to camp if you have water
128 Truckstop cafe – possible rooms- - at junction
156 Beginning of Semey (signs etc) Follow road for 3km, after 3rd train tracks turn right
and you will reach the station. The mainish road is Shakarima and this heads into
town (turn left when you can see the train station). From here it is a further 2km to
the central area
162 Hotel Semey – several other choices but most more expensive

This is an easy cycle but a bit far for one day so camping is kind of inevitable