Why this ride
174 km from Peterhof to Peterhof, about 2 h 59 of riding. The stops in between: Fort «Constantin», Sestroretsky Razliv, Terioki and back through Sestroretsky Razliv. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
The Lugovoy and Terioki
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 174 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 59
- 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.
Scenic road chapters
Saint Petersburg Imperial Shore
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For about 28 km this is Saint Petersburg Imperial Shore, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 28 km
- Named road
- Saint Petersburg Imperial Shore
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. The Lugovoy
Peterhof is the work of a tsar who wanted his own Versailles on the Gulf of Finland. Peter the Great began the palace and its gardens in the early eighteenth century, and by the time of his daughter Elizabeth and later of Catherine the Great, the Great Cascade, with its gilded statues and its fountains, was one of the most extravagant waterworks in Europe. Behind the formal gardens, the Lugovoy, meaning the meadow park, is a larger, quieter landscape of open lawns, ponds, tree-lined paths and old oaks, a place where Petersburgers come to walk dogs and push prams on weekends.
Read the complete The Lugovoy write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The Lugovoy is where the day begins. Next is Fort «Constantin».
2. Fort «Constantin»
Fort Constantine sits off the western end of Kotlin Island, out in the Gulf of Finland, and the sea is the whole point of it. Kotlin is a long, thin strip of land with the island city of Kronstadt at its heart, built by Peter the Great as the base of the Baltic fleet and the shield for St Petersburg. The forts around it were built on shoals and artificial islands to close the channels, which means several of them can only be seen from a distance, or from the water.
Read the complete Fort «Constantin» write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Fort «Constantin» comes up about 28 km into the recorded legs. Next is Sestroretsky Razliv.
3. Sestroretsky Razliv
Sestroretsk is a small town on the north shore of the Gulf of Finland, in a landscape of pine-covered dunes, shallow bays and lakes, and it has an industrial origin that surprises visitors. In 1721 Peter the Great founded an arms factory on the Sestra river here, and a dam created a broad reservoir to power it. That reservoir, Razliv, which means flood or spill, is the lake that gives the place its name. The water, ringed by reeds and birches, is a favourite spot for locals to swim, fish and walk.
Read the complete Sestroretsky Razliv write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 52 km into the recorded legs you reach Sestroretsky Razliv. Next is Terioki.
4. Terioki
Terioki, or Terijoki in Finnish, is the old name of Zelenogorsk, a resort town on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, about fifty kilometres from St Petersburg. Until the Winter War, it was part of Finland, and before the revolution it was one of the favourite dacha destinations for the wealthy of the imperial capital, who came by train to spend summers among the pine trees and sandy beaches. After the Soviet Union took the Karelian Isthmus in 1940 and again in 1944, the Finnish population left, and in 1948 the town was renamed Zelenogorsk, the green hill.
Read the complete Terioki write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Terioki, about halfway. Next is back through Sestroretsky Razliv.
5. back through Sestroretsky Razliv
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Sestroretsky Razliv write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Sestroretsky Razliv sits at 105 km, about halfway. Next is back through Fort «Constantin».
6. back through Fort «Constantin»
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Fort «Constantin» write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Fort «Constantin» comes up about 144 km into the recorded legs. Next is The Lugovoy.
7. The Lugovoy
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete The Lugovoy write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The Lugovoy closes the day.
Leg by leg
The Lugovoy to Fort «Constantin»
The Lugovoy → Fort «Constantin» is 28 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Fort «Constantin» to Sestroretsky Razliv
Fort «Constantin» → Sestroretsky Razliv is 24 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Sestroretsky Razliv to Terioki
Sestroretsky Razliv → Terioki is 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Terioki to back through Sestroretsky Razliv
Terioki → back through Sestroretsky Razliv is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Sestroretsky Razliv to back through Fort «Constantin»
back through Sestroretsky Razliv → back through Fort «Constantin» is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Fort «Constantin» to The Lugovoy
back through Fort «Constantin» → The Lugovoy is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.