Gergeti Trinity Church Road
Category 16.2 km
Distance
650 m
Elevation Gain
10.5%
Average Gradient
18%
Max Gradient
2170 m
Summit Elevation
The road to Gergeti Trinity Church (Tsminda Sameba) above Stepantsminda is the most visually rewarding short climb in the South Caucasus and one of the steepest sustained ascents on any paved road in Georgia. From Stepantsminda town at 1,520m, the road — a surface so demanding that ordinary cars can...
Pro Tip
This is the dawn climb. Depart Stepantsminda at 05:30 in July and August to be at the church by 07:00, before the Kazbek summit cloud builds (the peak is typically clear in the early morning and obscu...