Why this ride
189 km from Peterhof to Peterhof, about 3 h 51 of riding. On the way it passes The Maritime Channel, The Park «Dubki», The Shuvalov's and back through The Park «Dubki». The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
The Park of the Farm of Prince of Oldenbur and The Shuvalov's
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 189 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 51
- 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 36 km this is Saint Petersburg Imperial Shore, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 36 km
- Named road
- Saint Petersburg Imperial Shore
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. 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 is where the day begins. Next is The Maritime Channel.
2. The Maritime Channel
Stand on the shore anywhere near Kronstadt and you are looking at a dredged highway hidden under the water. The Maritime Channel, the Sea Canal of St Petersburg, was cut through the shallow Neva Bay in the late nineteenth century, opening in 1885, so that large ships could reach the city's port directly instead of unloading at Kronstadt. Before it existed, the bay was too shallow for anything but small vessels, and cargo had to be transferred to lighters, a slow and expensive business. The channel runs for around thirty kilometres from the open gulf to the mouth of the Neva, marked by buoys and lights, and it remains the main artery for ships entering the city.
Read the complete The Maritime Channel write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The Maritime Channel comes up about 36 km into the recorded legs. Next is The Park «Dubki».
3. The Park «Dubki»
Peter the Great loved oak, because oak meant ships, and the little park of Dubki, whose name means little oaks, is said to date back to the trees he ordered planted near his arms-making settlement at Sestroretsk. Whatever the truth of the exact planting, the park is a pleasant tract of old trees on sandy soil, with paths, ponds and the slow rhythm of a town that has long been a seaside resort. Sestroretsk, on the Gulf of Finland, became a fashionable spa at the end of the nineteenth century, and its shore of shallow water and fine sand still draws crowds in summer.
Read the complete The Park «Dubki» write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 65 km into the recorded legs you reach The Park «Dubki». Next is The Shuvalov's.
4. The Shuvalov's
The Shuvalovs were one of the great families of eighteenth-century Russia, and a member of the clan, Ivan Shuvalov, was the favourite of Empress Elizabeth and the patron who helped found Moscow University and the Academy of Arts in the 1750s. Another branch of the family later owned the estate at Pargolovo, on the northern edge of Saint Petersburg, where a palace and landscaped park were laid out with ponds, avenues and pavilions in the nineteenth century. The park is now a public space, with lakes that freeze in winter and a canopy of old trees, and it is a favourite for walks.
Read the complete The Shuvalov's write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The Shuvalov's, about halfway. Next is back through The Park «Dubki».
5. back through The Park «Dubki»
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete The Park «Dubki» 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 «Dubki» sits at 106 km, about halfway. Next is back through The Maritime Channel.
6. back through The Maritime Channel
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete The Maritime Channel write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through The Maritime Channel comes up about 153 km into the recorded legs. Next is The Park of the Farm of Prince of Oldenbur.
7. 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
The Park of the Farm of Prince of Oldenbur closes the day.
Leg by leg
The Park of the Farm of Prince of Oldenbur to The Maritime Channel
The Park of the Farm of Prince of Oldenbur → The Maritime Channel is 36 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
The Maritime Channel to The Park «Dubki»
The Maritime Channel → The Park «Dubki» is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
The Park «Dubki» to The Shuvalov's
The Park «Dubki» → The Shuvalov's is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
The Shuvalov's to back through The Park «Dubki»
The Shuvalov's → back through The Park «Dubki» is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through The Park «Dubki» to back through The Maritime Channel
back through The Park «Dubki» → back through The Maritime Channel is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through The Maritime Channel to The Park of the Farm of Prince of Oldenbur
back through The Maritime Channel → The Park of the Farm of Prince of Oldenbur is 37 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.