Cluster · Ulaanbaatar

Zaisan Memorial

Clear-weather cluster: a taxi to the hill, about 300 steps to the memorial, and the view of the city; go at the end of a clear day and wear a coat even in summer.

Key facts

28″ bags: forbidden
Time budget: 90m
Rescue coverage: 100% ≤7′; max p90 6.3′
Places: 1

Zaisan MemorialPhoto: Ulaanbaatour, CC BY-SA 4.0

Rules in force · 8From Nov to Mar pavements are icy and taxis are slow

East Asia ↗Every border in East Asia is a full international border, Hong Kong and Macau included: an entry permission for one never covers the next.
East Asia ↗Ferries between Korea, Japan and China cancel in rough seas and typhoons; keep a flight or a spare day behind every sea leg.
Mongolia ↗Check entry rules for your passport on the official government e-visa portal; some nationalities enter visa-free for a limited stay, others need an e-visa.
Mongolia ↗In a ger: step over the threshold (never on it), move clockwise, receive food and drink with the right hand, and do not point your feet at the stove or the altar.
Mongolia ↗Plan road trips by hours, not kilometres: paved roads are few, and 100 km of dirt track can take three hours.
Central Mongolia ↗Ger camps in the countryside run mainly June–September; outside that window, ask what is open before you book.
Ulaanbaatar ↗From Nov to Mar pavements are icy and taxis are slow: use grip footwear, allow double time and do not plan long walks.
Ulaanbaatar ↗Traffic is gridlocked roughly 07:30–09:30 and 17:00–20:00: cross-town rides can take three times as long.

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Directions

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Walking weather, next 5 days

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Plan

How the ground walks, and what is here

Bound and physics

The Zaisan Memorial hill and its car park, south of the Tuul River.

Slope: steep
Stairs: About 300 steps
Shade: low
Surface: steps and paved paths
Sleep here or visit: visit

On the ground

Where to rest, how to leave, where to sleep nearby

Rescue anchors

8 places to rest · checked on a 40 m (130 ft) grid

A rescue anchor is a spot where you can stop and recover if the walk goes wrong: a bench, a café, a toilet. Every letter on the map is one anchor, and each has a card below. We check that any point in the cluster is within about 7 minutes’ walk of one, so you are never far from somewhere to sit down.

Map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Lettered circles: rescue anchors (green works in any conditions, amber only on hot days). Dashed outline: the cluster. Red dots: spots more than 7 min from any anchor (none if you see no red). North is up; not for navigation.

Zaisan Memorial, top terrace