Kazan to Perm Route, Russia
If any of you are planning to drive between Kazan and Perm in Russia, take particular note of the route that you take.
We left Kazan a couple of days ago and the sat-nav took us to a ferry-crossing that no longer exists. We weren't the only ones, as a number of oner cars turned up at the dead-end as we were turning around to head back. The alternate route from the disused ferry is quite complicated and the sat-nav tried to take us on a dirt road through an impassable forest tract - where we got stuck in the mud and had to overnight in the vehicle.
I suggest using a paper map and plugging one town/city at a time into the sat-nav to ensure that it takes you on your chosen route.
The story of our mishap can be found on my blog at Bad Directions, Stuck in Mud, 5 Hours of Digging, New Best Friend! | Bermuda Rover
A screen-shot of the Delorme inReach map below shows how far off-route we went.
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2014 overland adventure to Russia and Central Asia in Land Rover Defender www.bermudarover.com
Last edited by Bermuda Rover; 28 Apr 2014 at 05:15.
Reason: Added map of route
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