Off-road routes in Georgia
Trails, seasons and difficulty — where to ride
Routes on the map
Click a pin to open the route. The colour is its difficulty.
Tusheti, Kakheti
Abano Pass — Alvani to Omalo
Georgia's highest drivable pass (2,926 m) and its most famous off-road drive — a narrow shelf road with enormous views.
- Distance
- 70 km
- Duration
- 5 h
- Max altitude
- 2926 m
Khevsureti, Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Datvisjvari Pass — Barisakho to Shatili
The road to the medieval tower village of Shatili, over a 2,676 m pass.
- Distance
- 60 km
- Duration
- 4 h
- Max altitude
- 2676 m
Svaneti
Mestia to Ushguli
The classic Svaneti run to one of Europe's highest villages, under Mt Shkhara.
- Distance
- 45 km
- Duration
- 3 h
- Max altitude
- 2100 m
Kazbegi, Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Truso Valley — Kobi to Zakagori
Mineral springs, travertine terraces and abandoned towers at the head of the Terek.
- Distance
- 20 km
- Duration
- 2 h
- Max altitude
- 2100 m
Kakheti
Vashlovani — semi-desert and mud volcanoes
Georgia's strangest landscape — coloured canyons, mud volcanoes and wild river banks.
- Distance
- 80 km
- Duration
- 6 h
- Max altitude
- 600 m
Racha
Mamisoni Pass — Oni via Shovi
A historic military road over the Caucasus ridge — 2,911 m, alpine meadows and mineral springs.
- Distance
- 55 km
- Duration
- 4.5 h
- Max altitude
- 2911 m
Upper and Lower Svaneti
Zagari Pass — Ushguli to Lentekhi
The link between Upper and Lower Svaneti — one of the toughest tracks in Georgia.
- Distance
- 65 km
- Duration
- 6 h
- Max altitude
- 2623 m
Kazbegi
Juta — under the Chaukhi massif
A short climb to one of Georgia's highest villages, under the rock walls of Chaukhi.
- Distance
- 15 km
- Duration
- 1.5 h
- Max altitude
- 2200 m
Khevsureti
Roshka to the Abudelauri lakes
The blue, green and white lakes under Chaukhi — short but technical.
- Distance
- 12 km
- Duration
- 2 h
- Max altitude
- 2700 m
Samtskhe-Javakheti
Tskhratskaro Pass — Bakuriani to Tabatskuri
The Trialeti ridge pass from Bakuriani down to Lake Tabatskuri — wide-open alpine country.
- Distance
- 35 km
- Duration
- 3 h
- Max altitude
- 2454 m
Guria
Bakhmaro and Gomismta
A high-mountain resort where the sea and the mountains sit in one view.
- Distance
- 60 km
- Duration
- 3.5 h
- Max altitude
- 2050 m
Adjara
Goderdzi Pass
The Adjaran mountains, timber villages and a ski resort at 2,025 m.
- Distance
- 70 km
- Duration
- 3 h
- Max altitude
- 2025 m
Around Tbilisi
Kojori — Tskneti — Manglisi
Half an hour from Tbilisi — pine forest, a fortress and a view over the city. The best first outing.
- Distance
- 45 km
- Duration
- 2.5 h
- Max altitude
- 1400 m
Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Khada Valley
Dozens of defensive towers in a narrow valley, a few kilometres off the Gudauri road.
- Distance
- 25 km
- Duration
- 2 h
- Max altitude
- 1600 m
Tusheti
Tusheti villages — Omalo to Dartlo and Shenako
Once over Abano — the network of tower villages across Tusheti.
- Distance
- 30 km
- Duration
- 3 h
- Max altitude
- 2200 m
Kvemo Kartli
Tsalka and the Dashbashi canyon
A volcanic plateau, a reservoir and a canyon with waterfalls — an easy family route.
- Distance
- 30 km
- Duration
- 2 h
- Max altitude
- 1500 m
Samtskhe-Javakheti, Imereti
Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park
One of Europe's largest protected areas — forest roads, springs and alpine meadows.
- Distance
- 50 km
- Duration
- 4 h
- Max altitude
- 2200 m
Samegrelo
Tobavarchkhili — the silver lakes
One of Georgia's hardest routes — high lakes on the Egrisi ridge.
- Distance
- 40 km
- Duration
- 8 h
- Max altitude
- 2650 m
Kvemo Kartli
Birtvisi and Samshvilde
A rock labyrinth and an abandoned medieval city — reachable all year.
- Distance
- 35 km
- Duration
- 3 h
- Max altitude
- 1000 m
Kakheti
The Lagodekhi foothills
Wooded foothills and waterfalls on the southern slope of the Caucasus, at the edge of the wine country.
- Distance
- 40 km
- Duration
- 3 h
- Max altitude
- 1200 m
Safety
Weather in the high mountains turns fast. Ride in daylight, ride in a group, and tell someone your route. Season dates shift every year — check the state of the road before you set off.