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Kistani-Akhieli

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Olgierd
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Trail stats

Distance
19.23 mi
Elevation gain
4,436 ft
Technical difficulty
Difficult
Elevation loss
5,640 ft
Max elevation
10,225 ft
TrailRank 
40 4.7
Min elevation
10,225 ft
Trail type
One Way
Coordinates
614
Uploaded
September 10, 2016
Recorded
September 2016

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near Kistani, Dusheti (Georgia)

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Itinerary description

Two days trek. There is no path or markings, so be careful. It is quite long and tiring physically, technically it is moderate, has some scree traverses, high grass, no scrambling.
Very interesting, beautiful views, especially on the first day.

Waypoints

PictographMountain hut Altitude 0 ft

Akhieli

Bigger than Amgha actualy. Some places to buy food, I think there is a shower and a sleeping place here too.

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Amgha

Not sure if could buy anything to eat. No decent camping place very near Amgha. We continued to Akhieli.

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Anatorisghele Pass

A bit hard to actually decide where the pass is. But somwhere here.

PictographPicnic Altitude 5,885 ft

bench+table

Table and benches. Nice place to sit and eat something smaller

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bridge

10-SIE-16 7:36:14 From now on red marking of the trail to Juta

PictographBridge Altitude 5,652 ft

bridge 2

10-SIE-16 8:37:25

PictographCampsite Altitude 5,892 ft

Camp Akhieli

Pretty nice camping place after Akhieli. No good streams however, only river.

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Camp Khalotana

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Guesthouse

Could buy cheese and bread. One bread 0,5kg cheese costed 10 GEL

PictographMountain pass Altitude 9,820 ft

Khalotana Pass

The pass is very wide. We marked its end which is good point to start descending. Camp near the pass or then after some hours (no good places in between). Try to traverse the final ridge to the left from it, like the trail goes.

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Kistani start?

09-SIE-16 5:29:38

PictographSummit Altitude 10,069 ft

Lucia Peak

Lucia Peak. End of the main ascend. Beautiful views. Now ridge goes rather horizontally. GSM range present.

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Path found

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Path lost

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Possible Camp

First more or less decent place to camp after Khalotana pass (if not near the pass). No good water source nearby!! River not accessible easily.

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red+green

Two trails (red and green) cross here, theoretically. There is no path for red though. From now on follow the path up the mountain.

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red-green

Trails theoritcally separate (no path for red). Path (green) goes straight and you go left with the ridge.

PictographFountain Altitude 9,643 ft

Water source

Just a stream but water is OK

PictographFountain Altitude 9,396 ft

Water source2

09-SIE-16 13:11:21

Comments  (1)

  • Photo of danidomingovitx
    danidomingovitx Sep 4, 2019

    I have followed this trail  View more

    I did this route a couple of weeks ago and really enjoyed it even though i didnt have the best weather.
    The way down from Kalatanosghele was crazy though. Vegetation increases until a point that for the last km's along the river the trail is covered and one must fight agains plants, trunks and mud.
    A ranger in Akhieli told me later that I should have come down through the parallel Tanie valley, where the trail is cleaner.

    However. It was big fun.
    thanks for the route!

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