Why this ride
89 km from Lomonosov to Lomonosov, about 1 h 31 of riding. It goes by way of Northern battery No. 1, Sestroretsky Razliv and back through Northern battery No. 1. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
The Ratkov-Rozhnov'a Estate «Dubki» and Sestroretsky Razliv
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 89 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 31
- 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 18 km this is Saint Petersburg Imperial Shore, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 18 km
- Named road
- Saint Petersburg Imperial Shore
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. The Ratkov-Rozhnov'a Estate «Dubki»
Lomonosov used to be called Oranienbaum, and the name still describes it well: an orange tree, a German version of a Russian palace town. Prince Menshikov, Peter the Great's closest associate, began building it in the early eighteenth century, and later it passed to the imperial family. The town lies on the south shore of the Gulf of Finland, a few kilometres west of Peterhof, and the palaces and parks of Oranienbaum are part of the UNESCO listing for the historic centre of Saint Petersburg. The Ratkov-Rozhnov estate called Dubki belongs to the same belt of country dachas and manors, and it takes its name from the little oaks that once grew there.
Read the complete The Ratkov-Rozhnov'a Estate «Dubki» write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The Ratkov-Rozhnov'a Estate «Dubki» is where the day begins. Next is Northern battery No. 1, 19 km on.
2. Northern battery No. 1
Kotlin Island is a long, thin sliver of land in the Gulf of Finland, and Kronstadt, its fortress-town, was founded by Peter the Great in 1704 to guard the sea approaches to his new capital. It became the base of the Russian Baltic Fleet, and ring after ring of forts, batteries and ramparts was built on the island and on artificial islands around it. The Northern Battery No. 1 is one of those fortifications, a low military work on the north shore of Kotlin, part of a defensive system that went on being added to for more than two centuries.
Read the complete Northern battery No. 1 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Northern battery No. 1 comes up about 18 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 44 km into the recorded legs you reach Sestroretsky Razliv. Next is back through Northern battery No. 1, 19 km on.
4. back through Northern battery No. 1
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Northern battery No. 1 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Northern battery No. 1, late in the day. Next is The Ratkov-Rozhnov'a Estate «Dubki».
5. The Ratkov-Rozhnov'a Estate «Dubki»
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete The Ratkov-Rozhnov'a Estate «Dubki» write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at The Ratkov-Rozhnov'a Estate «Dubki». That is the ride.
Leg by leg
The Ratkov-Rozhnov'a Estate «Dubki» to Northern battery No. 1
The Ratkov-Rozhnov'a Estate «Dubki» → Northern battery No. 1 is 18 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Northern battery No. 1 to Sestroretsky Razliv
Northern battery No. 1 → Sestroretsky Razliv is 26 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Sestroretsky Razliv to back through Northern battery No. 1
Sestroretsky Razliv → back through Northern battery No. 1 is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Northern battery No. 1 to The Ratkov-Rozhnov'a Estate «Dubki»
back through Northern battery No. 1 → The Ratkov-Rozhnov'a Estate «Dubki» is 18 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.