64H-3 in Russia is one of the best coastal roads in the world

64H-3 is the name of a very scenic road tucked away in the central part of the Sakhalin Island, in Russia. It is one of the Best Coastal Drives in the World.

Is 64H-3 in Russia paved?

The road is mostly unpaved but suitable for passenger vehicles in dry weather. Most of the journey in this road with little traffic runs along the shore of the Strait of Tartary in the Pacific Ocean. As far as people go, Sakhalin is a fairly safe place when outside the capital, which has the highest juvenile crime rate in the entire federation. Due to restrictions, foreigners wishing to leave Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk in order to travel to any other part of the Sakhalin Oblast and its internal and territorial waters are required to seek permission from the Federal Security Service (FSB) and the Border Guard.

How long is 64H-3 in Russia?

The road is 406 km (252 miles) long, running north-south from Smirnykh, the administrative center of Smirnykhovsky District, to Kholmsk, on the southwest coast of the Island. Winter usually lasts from the beginning of November to the end of April. Snow may fall as early as October and as late as the middle of June but is usually settled on the ground from the beginning of December to the end of April. It is normal for blizzards to occur during those months, and temperatures in the Yuzhno region may fall to as low as -30 degrees Celsius during the day and even lower at night.