Dzhufudag

Burshag, at about 2,220–2,230 m, is the last and highest village in its valley; a road comes up from Duldug via Yarkug, Kurag, Khudig and Arsug. From the village the shortest line goes straight up the slope towards the summit, with Burshag in view almost all the way. A trip report from 2022 calls both usual routes from Burshag simple and almost without risk, and a quick return trip to the top takes about 4–5 hours. A dirt track built around 2021 also climbs towards the summit; a driver reported in July 2025 that a proper 4×4 with low-range gearing can reach a platform at about 2,900 m, and the track can equally be walked. The summit is the highest point of the part of mountain Dagestan east of the Samur ridge and a classic panoramic viewpoint. Trekking groups traditionally cross it as the 'Dzhufudag pass' (1A): K. Akhmedkhanov's guidebook describes a longer approach from the Burshag pass (2,439 m) east along the grassy crest of the Dzhufudag ridge, bypassing rock outcrops on the right and traversing about 2.5 km of southern slopes to the north ridge; the final climb follows the ridge directly, over easy rocks with some narrow sections. Descend the same way, or follow the track down towards the tiny village of Shari (1,770 m) to the north-west. The south-east ridge towards the Dzhufu South pass has a gendarme and is harder.