2018 - Georgia - Caucaz
A cycling tour with 10 stages, starting in Tbilisi, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Overview
About this tour
This cycling tour has 10 stages and a total length of 541.7 km.
- 10
- Routes
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- Duration
- 541.7 km
- Distance
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- Avg. speed
- 12,130 m
- Ascent
- 12,009 m
- Descent
2018 - Georgia - Caucaz
Stages of this tour
All 10 stages of this tour can be opened on the map or in the Bikemap App for more details, where you can adjust them in the route planner or download them as GPX or KML file. Use them as a template for planning your own tour, or let Bikemap navigate you along them directly.
Georgia - day 01 - Tbilisi - Gombori Pass - Telavi
Cycling route in Tbilisi, Tbilisi, Georgia
Long climb, reccomend leaving early so you can avoid poluted traffic as you exit Tbilisi. There are springs on the way, in Ujarma right next to a small shop, and on top of Gombori pass right below the teahouse.
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In Telavi we stayed at Neli & Zaal guesthouse. It was really nice and we would…
- 96.5 km
- Distance
- 1,580 m
- Ascent
- 1,236 m
- Descent
Georgia - day 02 - Telavi - Torghva Baths
Cycling route in Telavi, Kakheti, Georgia
Tough climb, and the road is very dusty.
There are quite a few springs on the way, resuppling with water is not an issue.
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Torghva baths are a terrible place to sleep at, but the sulphur baths are amazing and make it all worth it.
- 61.6 km
- Distance
- 1,414 m
- Ascent
- 470 m
- Descent
Georgia - day 03 - Torghva Bath - Abano Pass - Omalo
Tough climb all the way up Abano pass. There is only one good spring on the way up, make sure to resupply there with water. On the way down you will find multiple sources.
At Omalo visitor center you can buy a paper map and various refreshments.
In Omalo we stayed at Old Omalo guesthouse. A nic…
- 41.9 km
- Distance
- 1,479 m
- Ascent
- 1,327 m
- Descent
Georgia - day 04 - Omalo - Dartlo - Chesho - Parsma - Girevi
Easy day, very enjoyable with lots of scenery.
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There is a very good spring on your descent to Dart'lo, with has a few guesthouses and restaurants. Plenty other water sources on the way.
When arriving in Girevi make sure to go down to the river and register with the border guards for Atsunta…
- 30.8 km
- Distance
- 833 m
- Ascent
- 684 m
- Descent
Georgia - day 05 - Girevi - Kvakhidi meadows - Atsunta Pass
Tough but beautiful day. Careful at the river crossings and with the shepherds dogs.
There is a small unmarked on the map bridge over the stream near the shepherds shop at Kvakhidi meadows witch will help you a bit. You can also get some basic supplies there and wather from the spring. There is a…
- 20.2 km
- Distance
- 1,146 m
- Ascent
- 364 m
- Descent
Georgia - day 06 - Kvakhidi meadows - Atsunta Pass - Shatili
Tough push bike over Atsunta pass.
There is a good spring a few km before you start the final climb. Fill up with water there, next good spring is way after you descended. We resupplied near the border guards post on the ridge. Where we also camped as the day was drawing to a close and continued …
- 33.7 km
- Distance
- 1,231 m
- Ascent
- 2,479 m
- Descent
Georgia - day 07 - Shatili - Datvisjvari Pass - Roshka
Tough climb from Shatili and at the end of the day to Roshka, we stayed at Roshka Guesthouse where we had a wonderful experience with our host. We reccomend it.
- 49.5 km
- Distance
- 1,768 m
- Ascent
- 1,230 m
- Descent
Georgia - day 10 - Kazbegi - Gudauri
Cycling route in Stepantsminda, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia
We stayed at Deka Hotel in Gudauri, you can find plenty other better options in the area. Not worth staying here.
- 50.5 km
- Distance
- 1,144 m
- Ascent
- 1,032 m
- Descent
Georgia - day 11 - Gudauri - Tbilisi
Tough end while cycling on the highway. Can be pretty scary. We stayed at Well Done House, wonderful hosts.
- 117.2 km
- Distance
- 294 m
- Ascent
- 1,776 m
- Descent
Georgia - days 08 - 09 - Roshka - Ugheltekhili Sadzelisghele ( Sadzele pass ) - Kazbegi
Tough climb, easier than Atsunta. We camped near 5th Season cabin, with a nice view to Chaukhi. Next day in the modning we descended nice and easy to Kazbegi.
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Rooms Hotel Kazbegi is expensive, but worth every penny.
- 39.9 km
- Distance
- 1,241 m
- Ascent
- 1,411 m
- Descent