Why this ride
142 km from Kronstadt to Kronstadt, about 2 h 25 of riding. On the way it passes Zelenogorsky, Terioki and back through Zelenogorsky. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Fort «Paul I» and Terioki
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 142 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 25
- 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
Saint Petersburg Imperial Shore
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 17 km this is Saint Petersburg Imperial Shore, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 17 km
- Named road
- Saint Petersburg Imperial Shore
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Fort «Paul I»
To the Russian navy, Kronstadt is the fortress island of Kotlin in the eastern Gulf of Finland, and the forts scattered across the water around it were built to stop any enemy from approaching St Petersburg by sea.
Read the complete Fort «Paul I» write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Fort «Paul I» is where the day begins. Next is Zelenogorsky.
2. Zelenogorsky
The northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, west of Saint Petersburg, was for centuries the summer playground of the capital, and Zelenogorsk, which the Finns called Terijoki, was the best known of its resort towns.
Read the complete Zelenogorsky write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Zelenogorsky comes up 18 km in. Next is Terioki.
3. Terioki
Terioki, or Terijoki in Finnish, is the old name of Zelenogorsk, a resort town on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, about fifty kilometres from St Petersburg. Until the Winter War, it was part of Finland, and before the revolution it was one of the favourite dacha destinations for the wealthy of the imperial capital, who came by train to spend summers among the pine trees and sandy beaches. After the Soviet Union took the Karelian Isthmus in 1940 and again in 1944, the Finnish population left, and in 1948 the town was renamed Zelenogorsk, the green hill.
Read the complete Terioki write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
35 km in you reach Terioki. Next is back through Zelenogorsky.
4. back through Zelenogorsky
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Zelenogorsky write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Zelenogorsky, late in the day. Next is Fort «Paul I».
5. Fort «Paul I»
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Fort «Paul I» write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Fort «Paul I». That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Fort «Paul I» to Zelenogorsky
Fort «Paul I» → Zelenogorsky is 17 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Zelenogorsky to Terioki
Zelenogorsky → Terioki is 18 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Terioki to back through Zelenogorsky
Terioki → back through Zelenogorsky is 18 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Zelenogorsky to Fort «Paul I»
back through Zelenogorsky → Fort «Paul I» is 17 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.