Rāh Kol

Rāh Kol: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Rāh Kol

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Rāh Kol — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.35417, 67.82083. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rāh Kol

• Hajigak Pass · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~52 km · Must-see
• Shahr-i Ghulghula · fort · Bamyan Province · ~64 km · Must-see
• Buddhas of Bamiyan · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~66 km · Must-see
• Kōtal-e Mullā Ya‘qūb · viewpoint · Maidan Wardak Province · ~14 km
• Kōh-e Khwājah Muḩammad · viewpoint · Maidan Wardak Province · ~27 km
• Kohe Urgas · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~41 km
• Kohe Ahengaran · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~43 km
• Shah Fuladi · viewpoint · Maidan Wardak Province · ~46 km
• Kuh-e Dasht-e Gech · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~55 km
• Pereval Mazar · dargah · Ghazni Province · ~59 km
• Kuh-e Baba · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~64 km
• Kōtal-e Ghow Gardān · viewpoint · Maidan Wardak Province · ~64 km
• Kalai Ghamai Caves · cave · Bamyan Province · ~65 km
• Qoul-I Akram Caves · cave · Bamyan Province · ~65 km
• Cave monastery 6 AD · cave · Bamyan Province · ~66 km
• Shahr-e Zuhak · fort · Bamyan Province · ~68 km
• Khoshkeh Kowtal · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~74 km
• Gardan · fort · Maidan Wardak Province · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Rāh Kol

Other forts & heritage near Rāh Kol

• Shahr-i Ghulghula · fort · Bamyan Province · ~64 km · Must-see
• Palace of Sultan Mas'ud III · fort · Ghazni Province · ~131 km · Must-see
• Citadel of Ghazni · fort · Ghazni Province · ~131 km · Must-see
• Paghman Hill Castle · fort · Kabul Province · ~135 km · Must-see
• Tajbeg Palace · fort · Kabul Province · ~149 km · Must-see
• Darul Aman Palace · fort · Kabul Province · ~150 km · Must-see
• Shahr-e Zuhak · fort · Bamyan Province · ~68 km
• Apple Roundabout · fort · Maidan Wardak Province · ~120 km
• Qallay Kaphari B · fort · Bamyan Province · ~128 km
• Qallay Kaphari A · fort · Bamyan Province · ~129 km

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