We were now on the final stretch of the today, making the remaining 130km from our lunch spot at Lake Karakul to Murghab.

We had a fairly flat start along the lake shore, however eventually we were going up again, making our way up to the Ak-Baital Pass – at an elevation of 4655m overall the highest point of the whole trip.

From the pass it was downhill again, as continued our journey – the destination being Murghab at a mere 3650m above sea level.