Why this ride
390 km from Kobuleti to Kobuleti, about 6 h 28 of riding. On the way it passes Churia, Gelati Monastery and back through Churia. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Ispani and Gelati Monastery
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 390 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 6 h 28
- 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.
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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. Ispani
Most of Georgia's Black Sea coast is subtropical, with tea plantations, citrus groves and lush forests, and on the plain near Kobuleti, between the sea and the hills, lies one of the strangest landscapes in the Caucasus. The Ispani mires are raised peat bogs, domes of sphagnum moss that have grown over thousands of years, fed only by rain, and they are among the few such bogs in the subtropics. They are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands, inscribed in 2021.
Read the complete Ispani write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Ispani is where the day begins. Next is Churia.
2. Churia
Poti, on the Black Sea coast of Georgia, stands at the mouth of the Rioni, the river the ancients called the Phasis, and this is the legendary land of Colchis, where Jason and the Argonauts sailed in search of the Golden Fleece. Churia lies a short way inland, in the lowlands of Samegrelo, among maize fields, hazel groves and wetlands. The area is part of the Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands, a UNESCO site added in 2021, which protects a remnant of the ancient forests that once covered much of the coast, with alder swamps, peat bogs and rare ferns.
Read the complete Churia write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Churia comes up about 73 km into the recorded legs. Next is Gelati Monastery.
3. Gelati Monastery
Planning note
about 195 km into the recorded legs you reach Gelati Monastery. Next is back through Churia.
4. back through Churia
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Churia write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Churia, late in the day. Next is Ispani.
5. Ispani
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Ispani write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Ispani. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Ispani to Churia
Ispani → Churia is 73 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Churia to Gelati Monastery
Churia → Gelati Monastery is 122 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Gelati Monastery to back through Churia
Gelati Monastery → back through Churia is 118 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Churia to Ispani
back through Churia → Ispani is 76 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.