Why this ride
A 95 km round trip from Pushkin - roughly 2 h 07 in the saddle. The stops in between: Dudergofskaya Elevation, Tallinskoe Highway and back through Dudergofskaya Elevation. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Historical Centre of the Town of Pushkin and Tallinskoe Highway
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 95 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 07
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Historical Centre of the Town of Pushkin
The history of the Pushkin district begins with a Swedish manor and a Russian victory, and the story of what grew there is the story of the Russian court itself. The town was long called Tsarskoye Selo, the Tsar's Village, and the great Catherine Palace, with its long blue and white facade and gilded decoration, was the summer residence of the empresses. Inside, the Amber Room, once panelled with amber, was looted during the Second World War and has been recreated in recent decades, to the delight of visitors.
Read the complete Historical Centre of the Town of Pushkin write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Historical Centre of the Town of Pushkin is where the day begins. Next is Dudergofskaya Elevation.
2. 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 comes up about 27 km into the recorded legs. Next is Tallinskoe Highway.
3. Tallinskoe Highway
Not every historic road is a pretty one, and the Tallinn highway on the south-western edge of St Petersburg is not trying to win prizes for charm. It is, however, one of the old imperial routes out of the capital, the road toward Narva and Reval, today's Tallinn, and as such it forms part of the UNESCO listing of the historic centre of St Petersburg and its related monuments, which includes the network of roads tying the city to its palaces and estates. Along it, the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries planted suburban residences, military camps and post stations.
Read the complete Tallinskoe Highway write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 47 km into the recorded legs you reach Tallinskoe Highway. Next is back through Dudergofskaya Elevation.
4. back through 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
back through Dudergofskaya Elevation, late in the day. Next is Historical Centre of the Town of Pushkin.
5. Historical Centre of the Town of Pushkin
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Historical Centre of the Town of Pushkin write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Historical Centre of the Town of Pushkin. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Historical Centre of the Town of Pushkin to Dudergofskaya Elevation
Historical Centre of the Town of Pushkin → Dudergofskaya Elevation is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Dudergofskaya Elevation to Tallinskoe Highway
Dudergofskaya Elevation → Tallinskoe Highway is 20 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Tallinskoe Highway to back through Dudergofskaya Elevation
Tallinskoe Highway → back through Dudergofskaya Elevation is 21 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Dudergofskaya Elevation to Historical Centre of the Town of Pushkin
back through Dudergofskaya Elevation → Historical Centre of the Town of Pushkin is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.