The Cherdyn Road (Чердынская дорога) or Vishera Road (Вишерская дорога) was the standard route used by the Russians to travel to Siberia in the late 16th century. It started in

Cherdyn Cherdyn (russian: Чердынь) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia: ;Urban localities *Cherdyn, Perm Krai, a town in Cherdynsky District of Perm Krai ;Rural localities * Cherdyn, Krasnoyarsk Krai, a village in Nazarovsky D ...

west of the Urals and followed a number of rivers and

portage Portage or portaging (Canada: ; ) is the practice of carrying water craft or cargo over land, either around an obstacle in a river, or between two bodies of water. A path where items are regularly carried between bodies of water is also called a ...

s, from the Vishera through the Lozva and the Tavda to the Tobol River. Around 1580, Yermak and his

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ascended the Chusovaya River and crossed to the Barancha, a tributary of the Tagil River. They succeeded in penetrating the Khanate of Siberia and conquering the area. This route was abandoned because the upper Tagil was too shallow. In 1592, the Russian fort of

Pelym Pelym (russian: Пелым) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. ;Urban localities *Pelym, Ivdel, Sverdlovsk Oblast, a work settlement under the administrative jurisdiction of the city of Ivdel, Sverdlovsk Oblast ;Rural loc ...

was built to guard the eastern terminus of the Cherdyn Road. It was not until 1597 that a much shorter overland route was discovered by Artemy Babinov.Soviet Encyclopaedia of History
/ref> As a result, the Cherdyn Route fell into disuse.

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