Why this ride
A 95 km round trip from Sosnovaya Polyana - roughly 1 h 58 in the saddle. It goes by way of Petrovsky, The Park of the Farm of Prince of Oldenbur and Peterhofskaya Road.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Peterhofskaya Road and The Park of the Farm of Prince of Oldenbur
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 95 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 58
- 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.
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.
Scenic road chapters
A-121 Ladoga and Sortavala
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 18 km this is A-121 Ladoga and Sortavala, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 17 km
- Named road
- A-121 Ladoga and Sortavala
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Peterhofskaya Road
Peterhofskaya Road was once the grandest road out of St Petersburg. Running southwest from the city along the shore of the Gulf of Finland toward Strelna and Peterhof, it was lined in the eighteenth century with country estates, dachas and palaces built by the nobility, who wanted to be close to the imperial residences along the coast. Peter the Great started the trend, granting plots to courtiers along the road, and the result was a chain of estates with gardens, parks and ponds stretching for miles. Many of these estates survive in some form, and the road and its surroundings are part of the UNESCO listing of the historic centre of St Petersburg and related groups of monuments.
Read the complete Peterhofskaya Road write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Peterhofskaya Road is where the day begins. Next is Petrovsky.
2. Petrovsky
The label is a puzzle: Petrovsky could refer to any of a dozen places in a city named after Peter the Great, and it is safest to treat it as a viewpoint on his great project, the opening of Russia to the sea. Whatever the exact spot, the landscape is unmistakable: flat shore, reeds, wide grey water, and on the horizon the dome of the Kronstadt cathedral and the line of the flood barrier.
Read the complete Petrovsky write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Petrovsky comes up 17 km in. Next is The Park of the Farm of Prince of Oldenbur.
3. The Park of the Farm of Prince of Oldenbur
Peterhof is the palace complex that Peter the Great built on the south shore of the Gulf of Finland, and the parks around it were developed over two centuries, taking in farms, menageries and small country estates. What you will find nearby is parkland of old trees, ponds and paths, and the sense of the wide, flat coast opening northward.
Read the complete The Park of the Farm of Prince of Oldenbur write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
34 km in you reach The Park of the Farm of Prince of Oldenbur. Next is back through Petrovsky.
4. Back to Peterhofskaya Road
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Peterhofskaya Road write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Petrovsky, late in the day. Next is Peterhofskaya Road.
5. Peterhofskaya Road
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Peterhofskaya Road write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Peterhofskaya Road. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Peterhofskaya Road to Petrovsky
Peterhofskaya Road → Petrovsky is 17 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Petrovsky to The Park of the Farm of Prince of Oldenbur
Petrovsky → The Park of the Farm of Prince of Oldenbur is 16 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
The Park of the Farm of Prince of Oldenbur to Back to Peterhofskaya Road
The Park of the Farm of Prince of Oldenbur → Back to Peterhofskaya Road is 21 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.