Why this ride
From Lakhtinskiy it runs 151 km to Lakhtinskiy; allow about 2 h 43 of riding. The stops in between: The Park of the Farm of Prince of Oldenbur, Southern battery No 2 and back through The Park of the Farm of Prince of Oldenbur.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Petrovsky and Southern battery No 2
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 151 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 43
- 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 16 km this is Saint Petersburg Imperial Shore, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 16 km
- Named road
- Saint Petersburg Imperial Shore
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. 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 is where the day begins. Next is The Park of the Farm of Prince of Oldenbur.
2. 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
The Park of the Farm of Prince of Oldenbur comes up 17 km in. Next is Southern battery No 2.
3. Southern battery No 2
Kotlin Island sits in the middle of the Gulf of Finland like a cork in a bottle, and Peter the Great knew it. He seized this stretch of coast from Sweden in 1703 and almost at once began fortifying the island to guard the new capital, Saint Petersburg, which lay at the head of the gulf. Over the next two centuries a ring of forts and batteries grew up on islands, shoals and the shore, and Kronstadt became the home port of the Baltic Fleet. The batteries named in these ride titles, Southern and Northern, belong to that defensive system.
Read the complete Southern battery No 2 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 Southern battery No 2. Next is back through The Park of the Farm of Prince of Oldenbur.
4. back through The Park of the Farm of Prince of Oldenbur
Return visit. Read the place description above.
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
back through The Park of the Farm of Prince of Oldenbur, late in the day. Next is Petrovsky.
5. Petrovsky
Return visit. Read the place description above.
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
Back at Petrovsky. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
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 Southern battery No 2
The Park of the Farm of Prince of Oldenbur → Southern battery No 2 is 17 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Southern battery No 2 to back through The Park of the Farm of Prince of Oldenbur
Southern battery No 2 → back through The Park of the Farm of Prince of Oldenbur is 17 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through The Park of the Farm of Prince of Oldenbur to Petrovsky
back through The Park of the Farm of Prince of Oldenbur → Petrovsky is 16 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.