km Russia - TransAltai - 2of2 – Biysk to Rubsovtsk

0 Hotel Centrale – Biysk (Бийск)

2 Go over bridge and turn right down signposted road
19 Bridge over main river
24 Roundabout – go right
33 Town: Смоменское. Turn right towards Ануйское. Follow this road which bypasses the
main village
38 Bridge over river (campsites around)
49 Town: Ануйское
51 Bridge but no moving water in late August
69 Beginning of town: Хлеборобное – off to right
74 Big red bridge over river
75 Верх-Ануйское – shop on right
87 Left turn just after village of Новолокровка, road cuts back on itself and winds back
past the village.
90 Small shop
102 Village of: Лаутово – long and spread out
113 Town: Николокровка – shop in centre
115 Road climbs to plateau
116 At this point there is a great left turn track down to the river under the telegraph poles.
Very secluded (about 1km to river)
127 Road splits – keep on main track (bare right) other one signposted to Aлексеевка
129 Road bends right – straight on is Петропавловское and the town centre – shops, cafe
etc. The bypass stays right but the road through town is fine...go to end, turn right and
follow most obvious road to the right of Lenin and back onto the main bypass road.
130.5 Rejoins bypass road – two shops by the hospital
142 Antonievka – shop near the road
144 Road becomes gravel as you leave the village
148 Top of hill
153 Михайловка starts on right – best road is the dirt road next to the main road. To find
shops leave the road
159 Tractor track and village finish
170 Top of pass and left turn to Слюдянка. Go straight on
176 Огни
177 Shop on main road – good selection of stuff
190 Village of Новокалманка starts (so does the tar)
192 Turn left at junction (Tar)
199 Top of pass (1km long flat and then small rise)
200 Turn right signposted Краcнощеково
207 Descent to small village of Ермачиха
215 After long descent arrive at beginning of Верх Камышенка – road bends left and then
there is a 2km gap before the main village
220 Climb to right and road bends NW as it leaves the village
226 Top of climb (500m)
227 At crest of hill there is a row of poplars on the right and a track to the left of them. We
turned off to camp
228 We camped between the rows of poplars – ground quite good after brief clearing session
229 Back on main road
231 Bridge at bottom of valley – no running water in river
235 Березовка starts – bits of tar
236 Straight on signposted Kyрья (road bends left) follow sign. Road continues through
village – friendly people and shops on left
238 As you climb out of the village good tar starts
250 Top of climb
256 Харлово – cafe on right serving hot food in a canteen. Shops. The road leaves the village
and follows the right side of the river. Just as it looks like the road is climbing away from
the river.....
261 Left turn signposted Краcнощеково, the road crosses a bridge and eventually reaches
the town.
268 Town starts, shops etc Road goes through town and then follows a great row of trees –
good for camping if you have water.
295 Highest point after several climbs and false summits
301 Kyрья starts – follow road
304 Bridge
305 Hotel (large cream new looking building) opposite corner on crossroad to friendly shop

306 Bare right to Ивановка, there is a sign but it faces the other way for traffic entering
from the border (if you head south from here you will be going to the other border post –
also open for tourists)
318 Top of hill (360m) road bends left and descends. There is about half tar, half dirt on this
road
323 Ивановка starts
324 Bridge – road bends South and Tar stops. Road is OK – often the side tracks are better
341 Таловка starts
343 Tar road – messy in parts, but a lot better than the dirt
349 Meets dirt road – turn right. It then climbs slowly. This could be tar soon as they are
building a new road from Руьшовск (Rubshovsk)
355 Варшава + bridge over river
360 Building road – some bits OK
373 Perfect tar road starts
393 Руьшовск sign says that town has started
397 Still no town but a bridge – turn right and follow the road and then it bends left. The first
big road that you cross with a central reservation – is the main road. Turn right.
399 Big square with Lenin statue. Hotel is on the square – large building. They wouldn't let us
stay there (“Your registration is incorrect” - which it wasn't – no hassle at border) Maybe
they will sack the old witch that sent us away.
There are loads of small ads in the local papers with flats to rent by the night for about
400R – find someone nice to help. OR camp just before town OR 13km past town towards
the border there is a truckstop / hotel – find the road near the railway station and follow it
south. It is parallel with the other main road only further West

You will need the Altaiski Krai (АЛТАЙCKИЙ КРАЙ) area mapbook – available in Biysk)