Baiebi Rock-Cut Fortress, uraveli gorge car or bike tour
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 3.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,053 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 36 ft
- Max elevation
- 4,656 ft
- TrailRank
- 28
- Min elevation
- 4,656 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Coordinates
- 268
- Uploaded
- April 7, 2016
- Recorded
- April 2016
near Muskhi, Samtskhe-Javakheti (Georgia)
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Itinerary description
For more please visit:
http://georgiantour.com/akhaltsikhe/
You will need to walk 1km down the hill after car trail ends. The coordinate is provided for the church.
BAIEBI ROCK-CUT FORTRESS
The Baiebi rock-cut fortress stands on a cliff
west of the village of Tskordza and dates back
to XII_ XIII centuries. On the Akhaltsikhe-Aspindza
motorway, before reaching the fi rst
bridge aft er Akhaltsikhe, there is a turning to
the right leading through the Uraveli gorge.
After reaching Tskordza village the road continues
in a westward direction to the Baiebi
fortress. According to legend it was built by
the Baiashvili family, from which the name
"Baiebi" originates. The complex served as a
shelter (sakhizari) made up of a stronghold
protected with a wall that could be entered
only through a small stone gate. Two small
hall-churches, which look as if they protrude
from the rock, have been preserved inside the
stronghold. Near the church is a stone gate
leading to a darani.
JEEP ROUTE
Itinerary: Akhaltsikhe – Uraveli Gorge –
Enteli Stoneman and church ruins – Agara
monastery complex – Baiebi – Akhaltsikhe
Average difficulty
http://georgiantour.com/akhaltsikhe/
You will need to walk 1km down the hill after car trail ends. The coordinate is provided for the church.
BAIEBI ROCK-CUT FORTRESS
The Baiebi rock-cut fortress stands on a cliff
west of the village of Tskordza and dates back
to XII_ XIII centuries. On the Akhaltsikhe-Aspindza
motorway, before reaching the fi rst
bridge aft er Akhaltsikhe, there is a turning to
the right leading through the Uraveli gorge.
After reaching Tskordza village the road continues
in a westward direction to the Baiebi
fortress. According to legend it was built by
the Baiashvili family, from which the name
"Baiebi" originates. The complex served as a
shelter (sakhizari) made up of a stronghold
protected with a wall that could be entered
only through a small stone gate. Two small
hall-churches, which look as if they protrude
from the rock, have been preserved inside the
stronghold. Near the church is a stone gate
leading to a darani.
JEEP ROUTE
Itinerary: Akhaltsikhe – Uraveli Gorge –
Enteli Stoneman and church ruins – Agara
monastery complex – Baiebi – Akhaltsikhe
Average difficulty
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