Why this ride
258 km from Krasnoye Selo to Krasnoye Selo, about 4 h 40 of riding. It goes by way of Ligovsky prospect, Sestroretsky Razliv, Lindulovskaya Roshcha and back through Sestroretsky Razliv. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Dudergofskaya Elevation and Lindulovskaya Roshcha
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 258 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 40
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Scenic road chapters
A-121 Ladoga and Sortavala
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 37 km this is A-121 Ladoga and Sortavala, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 37 km
- Named road
- A-121 Ladoga and Sortavala
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Dudergofskaya Elevation
The land around St Petersburg is almost perfectly flat, so any hill gets noticed. The Duderhof Heights, a pair of wooded hills rising south of the city near Krasnoye Selo, are the highest ground for many kilometres around, with the higher one, Voronya Gora or Crow Hill, reaching a little under two hundred metres above sea level. From the top, on a clear day, you can see the gilded domes of the city and the waters of the Gulf of Finland.
Read the complete Dudergofskaya Elevation write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Dudergofskaya Elevation is where the day begins. Next is Ligovsky prospect.
2. Ligovsky prospect
Ligovsky Prospect is one of Saint Petersburg's long avenues, running south from Nevsky Prospect near Moscow Station, through old tenements, markets and railway yards toward the edge of the city. Its name comes from Ligovo, and the avenue follows the line of the old Ligovsky Canal, dug in the early eighteenth century under Peter the Great to bring water from the southern springs to the fountains of the Summer Garden. The canal has been covered or filled over most of its route, but the street still traces it, a straight line through the city's grid.
Read the complete Ligovsky prospect write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Ligovsky prospect comes up 38 km in. Next is Sestroretsky Razliv.
3. Sestroretsky Razliv
Sestroretsk is a small town on the north shore of the Gulf of Finland, in a landscape of pine-covered dunes, shallow bays and lakes, and it has an industrial origin that surprises visitors. In 1721 Peter the Great founded an arms factory on the Sestra river here, and a dam created a broad reservoir to power it. That reservoir, Razliv, which means flood or spill, is the lake that gives the place its name. The water, ringed by reeds and birches, is a favourite spot for locals to swim, fish and walk.
Read the complete Sestroretsky Razliv write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
75 km in you reach Sestroretsky Razliv. Next is Lindulovskaya Roshcha.
4. Lindulovskaya Roshcha
Out on the Karelian Isthmus, in a landscape of pine, birch and sandy soil, stands a grove of larches that looks entirely out of place. The Lindulovskaya Grove was planted in 1738 by an admiral, Fyodor Soimonov, who wanted to grow shipbuilding timber for the Russian navy, and he chose Siberian larch, a durable and rot-resistant wood. Some of the trees are nearly three centuries old and very tall, and the grove is protected as a natural monument, the oldest planted larch forest in Russia. Walking among the trunks, with their orange-grey bark, and the soft light filtering through the needles, is surprisingly moving.
Read the complete Lindulovskaya Roshcha write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Lindulovskaya Roshcha, about halfway. Next is back through Sestroretsky Razliv.
5. back through Sestroretsky Razliv
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Sestroretsky Razliv write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Sestroretsky Razliv sits at 151 km, about halfway. Next is back through Ligovsky prospect.
6. back through Ligovsky prospect
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Ligovsky prospect write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Ligovsky prospect comes up 188 km in. Next is Dudergofskaya Elevation.
7. Dudergofskaya Elevation
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Dudergofskaya Elevation write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Dudergofskaya Elevation closes the day.
Leg by leg
Dudergofskaya Elevation to Ligovsky prospect
Dudergofskaya Elevation → Ligovsky prospect is 35 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Ligovsky prospect to Sestroretsky Razliv
Ligovsky prospect → Sestroretsky Razliv is 37 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Sestroretsky Razliv to Lindulovskaya Roshcha
Sestroretsky Razliv → Lindulovskaya Roshcha is 41 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Lindulovskaya Roshcha to back through Sestroretsky Razliv
Lindulovskaya Roshcha → back through Sestroretsky Razliv is 41 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Sestroretsky Razliv to back through Ligovsky prospect
back through Sestroretsky Razliv → back through Ligovsky prospect is 37 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Ligovsky prospect to Dudergofskaya Elevation
back through Ligovsky prospect → Dudergofskaya Elevation is 35 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.