The Great Baikal Trail

easy long trail

from Listvyanka, it's about 5 km walk along the Baikal lake shore, then the ferry across, then walk along the railroad track for as long as you want, we did about 8 km past the first tunnel. The trail...

A magnificent and memorable walk

I came to Baikal to do this trail, from Irkutsk airport took minibus 20 to central market and then between the market and пасаж passage shopping centre from the carpark took a minibus to Listvyanka, f...

Great day trip

We did the walk around part of Baikal from Listvyanka as a day trip from Irkutsk, after about 45 minutes on the marshrutka from the city market. The village seemed tiny at first, with not a lot to see...

Wonderful nature

Stunning views and camping places all along the trail. Trees are marked so low chances to get lost. Already cold in September, but you may be lucky to catch sunny days.

Hard path, you’d better get a registration at the authority

This path is hard and very lengthy. Be ready that phones don’t work there - it’s pure forest everywhere. And if you get some incident (accident) no one will be able to help you. Because there is no po...