Alaverdi Monastery Vineyard Loop
Category 38 km
Distance
340 m
Elevation Gain
4.3%
Average Gradient
9%
Max Gradient
640 m
Summit Elevation
The Alaverdi Monastery Vineyard Loop is Kakheti's most culturally immersive short climb: an 8km Category 3 ascent through the vineyard-covered hillside above the Alazani Valley to the hilltop viewpoint above the 11th-century Alaverdi Cathedral at 640m, rising 340m at 4.3% average on regional roads t...
Pro Tip
Visit Alaverdi in the second or third week of October during the Rtveli (grape harvest) period and the vineyard roads above the cathedral are at their absolute peak: the vines in full autumn colour, t...