Cycling Georgia: Shatili & Tbilisi

by Cycle Fiesta

Region

Pshav-Khevsureti

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Self-Guided

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Overview

This is the seventh and final part detailing my cycle tour around Georgia & Armenia in August and September 2024. Here I visited the beautiful villages of Shatili and Mutso, before returning towards Tbilisi via Ananuri and the Didgori Pass.

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Why Choose This Tour?

Climbed the stunning Datvisjvari Pass into the Pshav-Khevsureti's National Park.
Visited the beautiful villages of Shatili and Mutso.
Descended from Roshka back down to the valley road and almost immediately began the long and challenging climb to Datvisjvari Pass.
The descent into the Khevsusreti National Park was perhaps even more spectacular than the climb.
Shatili was the first significant village I had reached in over 100km of riding and was a beautiful town split into two sections.
Mutso is a village that is quite similar to Shatili, except that it is uninhabited and is being restored.
Enjoyed a tarragon lemonade here, but it seemed to mostly sell chocolate, cigarettes, coffee and alcohol.
The main cultural attraction is Ananuri Fortress which is worth going inside.
The walls and tower are in very good condition and you can climb along them and enjoy picturesque views over the reservoir.
From the fortress it is a short but steep climb up to the junction with the S3 highway.
I refuelled with some delicious phkali and khachapuri and spent the evening admiring the Mtskheta skyline.
The final day in the saddle on this tour wasn't what I had pictured in my mind's eye.
It was raining heavily, with quite strong winds.
Shortly after Dzegvi I turned off and climbed up through the village of Khekordzi.
This was a very pleasant climb with little traffic.
Towards the top of the climb there is a large memorial celebrating the Battle of Didgori.
There is some nice hiking and mountain biking around Tutle Lake.
I enjoyed a final meal of phkali, ostri and khachapuri before having an early night ahead of catching my 5am flight.