Why this ride
From Lomonosov it runs 164 km to Lomonosov; allow about 2 h 50 of riding. The stops in between: Zelenogorsky, The Village of Olgino, Moskovskaya Road and back through The Village of Olgino. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
The Maximov's Datcha and Moskovskaya Road
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 164 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 50
- 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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Scenic road chapters
Saint Petersburg Imperial Shore
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 24 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. 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 is where the day begins. Next is Zelenogorsky.
2. 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
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Zelenogorsky comes up 26 km in. Next is The Village of Olgino.
3. The Village of Olgino
On the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, just beyond the city's edge, Olgino is a place of pines, sand and low wooden houses, a seaside suburb that grew up a century and more ago as a retreat for Saint Petersburg families who wanted fresh air and the beach without travelling far. It is part of the World Heritage Site that wraps the historic city and its surroundings, which includes not only palaces but villages, parks and landscapes like this one.
Read the complete The Village of Olgino write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
52 km in you reach The Village of Olgino. Next is Moskovskaya Road.
4. Moskovskaya Road
Moskovsky Prospekt is the long, straight avenue that runs south from the heart of Saint Petersburg towards Moscow, and the road you are on is the oldest piece of the highway that links the two capitals. The first paved road between them was laid in the early nineteenth century, a line of stone and gravel across marsh and forest, and it still carries the traffic that gives the two cities their rhythm. The city that lines it is a very different Saint Petersburg from the one on the postcards: wide streets, heavy Stalinist buildings and long perspectives of tower blocks.
Read the complete Moskovskaya Road write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Moskovskaya Road, about halfway. Next is back through The Village of Olgino.
5. back through The Village of Olgino
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete The Village of Olgino write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through The Village of Olgino sits at 103 km, about halfway. Next is back through Zelenogorsky.
6. Back to 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 Zelenogorsky comes up 129 km in. Next is The Maximov's Datcha.
7. 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
The Maximov's Datcha closes the day.
Leg by leg
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 The Village of Olgino
Zelenogorsky → The Village of Olgino is 26 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
The Village of Olgino to Moskovskaya Road
The Village of Olgino → Moskovskaya Road is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Moskovskaya Road to back through The Village of Olgino
Moskovskaya Road → back through The Village of Olgino is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through The Village of Olgino to Back to The Maximov's Datcha
back through The Village of Olgino → Back to The Maximov's Datcha is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.