Omalo - Khakhabo
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 2.08 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,184 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 932 ft
- Max elevation
- 6,649 ft
- TrailRank
- 30
- Min elevation
- 6,649 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- one day 6 hours 39 minutes
- Coordinates
- 88
- Uploaded
- August 13, 2015
- Recorded
- July 2015
near Omalo, Akhmetis Raioni (Georgia)
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Itinerary description
Follow the car zigzag road. After approx. 1 km you can see a big road sign for the direction Shenako and Diklo. Turn right after the big road sign,
Pass a small quarry on the right and continue on the road which ends at a house. Keep still the same direction, passing by the house until you reach an break, where there is a sharp drop-off.
After the break go right down the meadow, following the trail towards the opposite forest, down the hill. Continue then through the forest, following the zigzag trail still down until you reach the river. At the river, cross the wooden bridge [N 42°22´ 17,8´´ E 045°37´11,0´´ height above sea level 1663 m] and right after the bridge take the trail to the left and climb up the hill in zigzag trail. You will leave the forest approx. after 3 kms and the forest changes gradually in to a meadow,
You will turn out on a meadow edge and then take the trail to the left up the hill. Keep this direction and after approx. 0.5 km you will reach the village Khahabo.
Waypoints
Intersection
6,383 ft
BELOW UPPER OMALO
Signpost: column photo: 712 arrow left: Khakhabo, infocentrum arrow right: Upper Omalo, by car arrow left: Upper Omalo, Dartlo arrow right: Shenako, Love Fortress N 42° 22´28,2´´ E 045° 37´50,8´´ height above sea level 1945 m
Intersection
6,193 ft
CROSSROAD
Signpost: column photo: 715 arrow right: Khakhabo arrow left: Visitor's Center arrow right: Upper Omalo arrow left: Lower Omalo, Shenako N 42° 22´07,9´´ E 045° 37´35,9´´ height above sea level 1888 m
Waypoint
6,169 ft
ABOVE THE MEADOW
the column has to be made (alternatively the old signpost can be used for signpost or marking) photo: 716 arrow left: Khakhabo arrow right: Visitor's Center, Omalo N 42° 22´11,9´´ E 045° 37´28,0´´ height above sea level 1880 m
River
5,729 ft
STREAM CROSSING
River
5,455 ft
KHAKHABO BRIDGE/KHAKHABOS KHEDI
N 42.371603 E 45.619721 Height above sea level: 1663 Signposts are not necessary as the trail is marked on both sides of the river Bridge will be repaired
Waypoint
6,460 ft
KHAKHABO - MARIAMTSMINDA
N 42° 22´ 04,7´´ E 045°36´38,7´´ height above sea level 1969 m Remark: No women allowed to the sacred place.
Fountain
6,656 ft
WATER SPRING KHAKHABO
photo:730 N 42°22´ 04,7´´ E 045°36´40,1´´ height abve sea level 2029 m
Waypoint
6,631 ft
ROZCESTNIK KHAKHABO
Waypoint
6,545 ft
SIGNPOST SACRED PLACE
Signpost: column photo:732 arrow left: Khakhabo arrow right: Omalo N 42° 22´05,2´´ E 045°36´49,2´´ height above sea level 1995 m Remark: No woman allowed above the pat to the sacred place.
Waypoint
6,498 ft
SIGNPOST MEADOW
Signpost: the column arrow left: Khakhabo arrow right: Omalo N 42° 22´04,2´´ E 045° 36´53,2´´ height above sea level 1952 m
Waypoint
6,441 ft
SIGNPOST LEFT DOWN
Waypoint
6,473 ft
SIGNPOST LEFT
Waypoint
6,405 ft
SIGNPOST LEFT
The trails turns to the left on the way to Khakhabo and the bridfe
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