Why this ride
155 km from Lakhtinskiy to Lakhtinskiy, about 2 h 51 of riding. It goes by way of Vyborgskaya Road, Koltushskoe Highway, The Blocade Ring and back through Koltushskoe Highway. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Petrovsky and The Blocade Ring
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 155 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 51
- 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
A-121 Ladoga and Sortavala
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 25 km this is A-121 Ladoga and Sortavala, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 25 km
- Named road
- A-121 Ladoga and Sortavala
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 Vyborgskaya Road.
2. Vyborgskaya Road
Every road out of Saint Petersburg to the north-west ends up in Finland or in the memory of it, and the Vyborg highway is the old way. It leaves the city through the northern suburbs of Shuvalovo, Pargolovo and Parnas, passing parks, lakes and rows of tower blocks, and then continues over the Karelian Isthmus to Vyborg, a town that belonged to Finland until 1940.
Read the complete Vyborgskaya Road write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Vyborgskaya Road comes up 27 km in. Next is Koltushskoe Highway.
3. Koltushskoe Highway
East of Saint Petersburg, the Koltushskoe highway runs through suburban sprawl and countryside toward the village of Koltushi, and it belongs to a memorial landscape that ties the whole region together: the Green Belt of Glory, a chain of monuments marking the defensive line around Leningrad during the siege of 1941 to 1944, when nearly nine hundred days of blockade cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilians. Monuments, steles and memorials stand along the roads where the front lines and supply routes ran, including the Road of Life across Lake Ladoga.
Read the complete Koltushskoe Highway write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
54 km in you reach Koltushskoe Highway. Next is The Blocade Ring.
4. The Blocade Ring
The Blockade Ring stands on the south bank of the Neva, east of Saint Petersburg, close to where the Road of Life began its journey toward Lake Ladoga. It commemorates the siege of Leningrad, which lasted from September 1941 to January 1944, roughly 872 days, and the corridor that kept the city alive. When Shlisselburg fell in September 1941, the city was cut off by land, and the only lifeline ran across Ladoga, by boat in summer and over the ice in winter.
Read the complete The Blocade Ring write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
The Blocade Ring, about halfway. Next is back through Koltushskoe Highway.
5. back through Koltushskoe Highway
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Koltushskoe Highway write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Koltushskoe Highway sits at 107 km, about halfway. Next is back through Vyborgskaya Road.
6. back through Vyborgskaya Road
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Vyborgskaya Road write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Vyborgskaya Road comes up 134 km in. Next is Petrovsky.
7. 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
Petrovsky closes the day.
Leg by leg
Petrovsky to Vyborgskaya Road
Petrovsky → Vyborgskaya Road is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Vyborgskaya Road to Koltushskoe Highway
Vyborgskaya Road → Koltushskoe Highway is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Koltushskoe Highway to The Blocade Ring
Koltushskoe Highway → The Blocade Ring is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
The Blocade Ring to back through Koltushskoe Highway
The Blocade Ring → back through Koltushskoe Highway is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Koltushskoe Highway to back through Vyborgskaya Road
back through Koltushskoe Highway → back through Vyborgskaya Road is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Vyborgskaya Road to Petrovsky
back through Vyborgskaya Road → Petrovsky is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.