Maiden Braids

Maiden Braids: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this waterfall: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Maiden Braids

Season: July to January, best August to November right after rains; most dry up from February to June.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Maiden Braids — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.29970, 78.25226. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Maiden Braids

• Boris Yeltsin peak · viewpoint · Issyk-Kul Region · ~25 km · Must-see
• Karakol peak · viewpoint · Issyk-Kul Region · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ala-Köl · lake · Issyk-Kul Region · ~29 km · Must-see
• Karakol historical regional study museum · museum · Issyk-Kul Region · ~30 km · Must-see
• Dungan Mosque · dargah · Issyk-Kul Region · ~31 km · Must-see
• Nikolay Przhevalsky museum · museum · Issyk-Kul Region · ~39 km · Must-see
• Petrova glacier · viewpoint · Issyk-Kul Region · ~59 km · Must-see
• Chon-Kyzyl-Suu – Jeti-Ögüz · trek · Issyk-Kul Region · ~6 km
• Canyon Jeti-Oguz · viewpoint · Issyk-Kul Region · ~7 km
• Canyon Mataevs · viewpoint · Issyk-Kul Region · ~8 km
• West (right) Ridge · viewpoint · Issyk-Kul Region · ~9 km
• Archa Tor Pass Trail · trek · Issyk-Kul Region · ~10 km
• East (left) Ridge · viewpoint · Issyk-Kul Region · ~11 km
• Jeti-Ögüz – Karakol Gorge – Ala-Kul · trek · Issyk-Kul Region · ~13 km
• Jety-Oghuz Game Reserve · sanctuary · Issyk-Kul Region · ~13 km
• Karakol Gorge Circuit · trek · Issyk-Kul Region · ~20 km
• Айлама Восточный · viewpoint · Issyk-Kul Region · ~22 km
• Айлама Западный · viewpoint · Issyk-Kul Region · ~22 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Maiden Braids

Other waterfalls near Maiden Braids

• Barskoon waterfall · waterfall · Issyk-Kul Region · ~79 km · Must-see
• Kairak waterfall · waterfall · Almaty Region · ~134 km · Must-see
• Bear falls · waterfall · Almaty Region · ~147 km · Must-see
• Chasha Manasa · waterfall · Issyk-Kul Region · ~78 km
• Tears of the Snow Leopard · waterfall · Issyk-Kul Region · ~78 km
• Viewpoint of valley and waterfall · waterfall · Issyk-Kul Region · ~79 km
• Besh Uya / Five nest · waterfall · Issyk-Kul Region · ~81 km
• Kok-Bel · waterfall · Issyk-Kul Region · ~93 km
• Водопад села Бостери · waterfall · Issyk-Kul Region · ~125 km
• Кыз коргон · waterfall · Issyk-Kul Region · ~136 km

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