Caucasus Mountain Bike Rides
Overview:
- Ride the desert Steppe and visit the Davit Gareji cave monastery
- Visit the beautiful renovated city of Signaghi
- Drink wine in the famous Khaxeti Wine Region
- Visit Georgian villages in the mountains e.g. Tianeti
- Experience the Caucasus mountains
- Ride the Kazbegi and Gudauri areas
Day 1 – The Ride of the Asyrians
Distance: 38km
Fitness: 2/5
Difficulty: 2/5
Time: 1 Day
We take a bus to Jandara on the desert steppe and follow a sandy soil dirt track road which undulates through the mysterious landscape for 18km to the famous Davit Gareji cave monastery where monks still live in the hillside.
We take in views over the Azeribaijan plains and visit the old cave dwellings of the monks. After a rest and picnic it is 30km back to the town of Sagaredjo where we eat lunch and drive to Signaghi to stay the night.
Day 2 – Winos Ride
Distance: 52km
Fitness: 3/5
Difficulty: 2/5
Time: 1 Day
We start from the guest house in the renovated city of Sinaghi and head to the Nino monastery. This day’s ride is a road tour through the villages and countryside of the famous wine region, Khaxeti, where wine was invented.
We stop in Tsnaldali to taste the wine and then have a picnic in the at the house, gardens and museum of the most famous writer in Georgia. We sleep and eat in Telavi.
Day 3 – Patera Caucasus
Distance: 48km
Fitness: 2/5
Difficulty: 3/5
Time: 1 day
Leaving Telavi we climb on the road through beautiful countryside with views of the Caucasus and arrive at the village of Tianeti. We eat fresh fish, mushrooms, have a barbeque for dinner and stay the night in Telavi.
Day 4 – Mtiuletti Mountain Explorer
Distance: 44km
Fitness: 3/5
Difficulty: 3/5
Time: 1 day
We start the day with a downhill through wild forest, perhaps lucky to spot a wolf or a bear heading down to the Ginveli region, where we take a bus transfer to Passanauri.
We climb for 7km up to a village called Mleta, then back down to the bus which takes us to Gudauri at 2680m. A dirt road for 30km through the mountains takes us to Kazbegi threading through pure mountain territory.
Day 5 – Ride Kazbegi
Distance: 30km
Fitness: 4/5
Difficulty: 5/5
Time: 1 day
In the shadow of the majestic mountain peaks of Kazbegi we climb on 4×4 track up to the Gurgetis Jameba Church and descend back down. You’ll have to trust us on this one but it’s just awesome, end of story.
–End of planned program itinerary–
