Why this ride
283 km from Kobuleti to Kobuleti, about 4 h 52 of riding. It goes by way of Imnati, Gelati Monastery and back through Imnati. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Ispani and Gelati Monastery
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 283 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 52
- 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 Imnati.
2. Imnati
Imnati sits on the Kolkheti lowland, the flat, wet corner of western Georgia where the Rioni river reaches the Black Sea. The land here is marsh, reed bed and alder forest, laced with canals and small lakes, and it is one of the most important wetlands in the region, with a coastal national park that UNESCO recognised in 2021 for its Colchic rainforests and wetlands. Poti, ten kilometres away, is a port town of nearly fifty thousand people, with a harbour full of cranes and a quiet old centre.
Read the complete Imnati write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Imnati comes up about 37 km into the recorded legs. Next is Gelati Monastery.
3. Gelati Monastery
Planning note
about 142 km into the recorded legs you reach Gelati Monastery. Next is back through Imnati.
4. back through Imnati
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Imnati write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Imnati, 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 Imnati
Ispani → Imnati is 37 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Imnati to Gelati Monastery
Imnati → Gelati Monastery is 105 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Gelati Monastery to back through Imnati
Gelati Monastery → back through Imnati is 106 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Imnati to Ispani
back through Imnati → Ispani is 36 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
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