Why this ride
From Strel'na it runs 255 km to Strel'na; allow about 4 h 29 of riding. It goes by way of The Maximov's Datcha, Zelenogorsky, Fort «Ino» and P.K.Alexandrov's Datcha. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
P.K.Alexandrov's Datcha and Fort «Ino»
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 255 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 29
- 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 25 km this is Saint Petersburg Imperial Shore, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 24 km
- Named road
- Saint Petersburg Imperial Shore
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. P.K.Alexandrov's Datcha
Strelna lies at the beginning of the road to Peterhof, on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland, and its main feature is the Konstantinovsky Palace, begun in the reign of Peter the Great and named for a later grand duke, Konstantin. Like Peterhof, it was heavily damaged in the Second World War and later rebuilt, and in the early 2000s it was restored for the three-hundredth anniversary of Saint Petersburg. The park, with its canals and ponds, runs down toward the water, and the view across the gulf is wide and grey.
Read the complete P.K.Alexandrov's Datcha write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
P.K.Alexandrov's Datcha is where the day begins. Next is The Maximov's Datcha.
2. The Maximov's Datcha
The south shore of the Gulf of Finland west of St Petersburg is a strip of dachas, palaces and old military ground, and the place marked here as Maximov's Datcha sits within it, a couple of kilometres from the town of Lomonosov.
Read the complete The Maximov's Datcha write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The Maximov's Datcha comes up 26 km in. Next is Zelenogorsky.
3. 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
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Planning note
52 km in you reach Zelenogorsky. Next is Fort «Ino».
4. Fort «Ino»
In pine woods on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, west of the resort strip of Zelenogorsk, lie the shattered concrete remains of Fort Ino. It was built from 1909 as part of the defences of Saint Petersburg, a key battery of Peter the Great's Naval Fortress, designed to close the gulf to enemy fleets with heavy guns. When Finland became independent, the fort ended up on Finnish territory, and under the Treaty of Tartu in 1920 its fortifications were to be dismantled, which is why what remains today is mostly blasted concrete, scattered among the trees and dunes.
Read the complete Fort «Ino» write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Fort «Ino», about halfway. Next is back through Zelenogorsky.
5. Back to P.K.Alexandrov's Datcha
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete P.K.Alexandrov's Datcha write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Zelenogorsky sits at 104 km, about halfway. Next is back through The Maximov's Datcha.
6. back through The Maximov's Datcha
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete The Maximov's Datcha write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through The Maximov's Datcha comes up 130 km in. Next is P.K.Alexandrov's Datcha, 26 km on.
7. P.K.Alexandrov's Datcha
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete P.K.Alexandrov's Datcha write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
P.K.Alexandrov's Datcha closes the day.
Leg by leg
P.K.Alexandrov's Datcha to The Maximov's Datcha
P.K.Alexandrov's Datcha → The Maximov's Datcha is 24 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
The Maximov's Datcha to Zelenogorsky
The Maximov's Datcha → Zelenogorsky is 24 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Zelenogorsky to Fort «Ino»
Zelenogorsky → Fort «Ino» is 28 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Fort «Ino» to Back to P.K.Alexandrov's Datcha
Fort «Ino» → Back to P.K.Alexandrov's Datcha is 63 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through The Maximov's Datcha to P.K.Alexandrov's Datcha
back through The Maximov's Datcha → P.K.Alexandrov's Datcha is 24 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.