Saglyk İoly Park

Exit for the nearby Iranian border - Bajgyran - and the Caspian seaport of Türkmenbaşy	Mountain west of Ashgabat - this one has the shorter of the 2 Walks of Health, 8 km, with a pavilion at the apex	Saglyk İoly	Türkmenbashy monument at Saglyk İoly
Surprising - a non-gold statue of President Niyazov	Serdaryň Saglyk İollary 2000-nji İylda Dabaraly İagdaıylda Dabaraly İagdaıda Açyldy	The Walk of Health - Serdaryň Saglyk İoly	Needless to say, I didn't make all 37km of the longer Walk of Health
Flag of Turkmenistan	Saglyk İoly Park to the west of Ashgabat	Saglyk İoly Park with the mountain of the 8km Walk of Health	Saglyk İoly Park, Ashgabat
On a clear day, perhaps a cool morning or late afternoon, climbing a portion of the Walk of Health looks worthwhile	This was mid-day and I still had a lot I wanted to see so I went for the very abbreviated version	Stairs at the start of the 37km Walk of Health, Ashgabat	On the Walk of Health, Ashgabat
The views from the top must be nice on a clear day	Cheat and drive up to the new TV Tower	Ashgabat's new TV Tower	The shorter Walk of Health on the opposite mountain
Saglyk İoly Park, Ashgabat	Thousands of trees have been planted in the hopes that this will someday be a forest, irrigation willing