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Dzibakhevi — Mt. Tbatana — Khadori / from Jokolo in one day

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Trail stats

Distance
28.46 mi
Elevation gain
6,063 ft
Technical difficulty
Difficult
Elevation loss
6,063 ft
Max elevation
8,118 ft
TrailRank 
55
Min elevation
8,118 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
9 hours 35 minutes
Time
14 hours 56 minutes
Coordinates
6841
Uploaded
June 7, 2023
Recorded
June 2023
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near Joq’olo, Kakheti (Georgia)

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Itinerary description

Here is my attempt to do this two day hike in one day.

How it worked:
1) I used a rented bike to reach Dzibakhevi entry point, left it under the bridge and later rode it at the way back. It saves ~12 km of not very entertaining walking.
2) I did it in June with plenty of daylight, just enough time to comfortably complete it from dawn to sunset (~14h).
3) The weather was almost all the way overcast with almost no rain. The better weather conditions would be probably overcast at the start to make ascent easier and then clear skies to catch the views from the mountain.

The track has 5 fording sites of the quite strong stream of Kvachada river.
The "teleportation" at the end occurred when my phone's battery died.

Waypoints

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,172 ft
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The blue door in Nazy's guesthouse

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,202 ft
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PictographPhoto Altitude 2,346 ft
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PictographBridge Altitude 2,446 ft
Photo ofBatsara River's bridge Photo ofBatsara River's bridge

Batsara River's bridge

PictographInformation point Altitude 2,448 ft
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Hiking trails map

PictographRiver Altitude 2,596 ft
Photo ofToloshi-Khevi ford

Toloshi-Khevi ford

PictographInformation point Altitude 2,606 ft
Photo ofThe entry to the Batsara Strict Nature Reserve

The entry to the Batsara Strict Nature Reserve

PictographIntersection Altitude 2,778 ft
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Go to the left

PictographPhoto Altitude 3,296 ft
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PictographPhoto Altitude 3,930 ft
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PictographPhoto Altitude 5,063 ft
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PictographPhoto Altitude 5,523 ft
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PictographPhoto Altitude 5,707 ft
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PictographPhoto Altitude 6,142 ft
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PictographWaypoint Altitude 6,414 ft
Photo ofTbatana village

Tbatana village

PictographInformation point Altitude 6,347 ft
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Information point

PictographPhoto Altitude 6,543 ft
Photo ofView on the Mt. Tbatana

View on the Mt. Tbatana

PictographLake Altitude 6,708 ft
Photo ofLake Sakisto

Lake Sakisto

Here is the spring on the right

PictographIntersection Altitude 6,805 ft
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Intersection

PictographPhoto Altitude 7,655 ft
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Photo

PictographWaypoint Altitude 8,030 ft
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Tbatana viewpoint

PictographPhoto Altitude 7,977 ft
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PictographSummit Altitude 8,070 ft
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Summit / 2457m

PictographPhoto Altitude 7,902 ft
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PictographPhoto Altitude 7,146 ft
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PictographPhoto Altitude 6,737 ft
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PictographFountain Altitude 6,715 ft
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Fountain

PictographIntersection Altitude 6,516 ft
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Intersection

PictographRiver Altitude 5,937 ft
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River

PictographPhoto Altitude 5,220 ft
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Photo

PictographRiver Altitude 4,798 ft
Photo ofKvachadala river / ford #1

Kvachadala river / ford #1

PictographRiver Altitude 4,463 ft
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River

PictographRiver Altitude 4,169 ft
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Kvachadala river / ford #2

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,047 ft
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Photo

PictographRiver Altitude 3,634 ft
Photo ofKvachadala river / ford #3

Kvachadala river / ford #3

PictographRiver Altitude 3,433 ft
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Kvachadala river / ford #4

PictographPhoto Altitude 3,240 ft
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Photo

PictographRiver Altitude 3,006 ft
Photo ofKvachadala river / ford #5

Kvachadala river / ford #5

PictographInformation point Altitude 2,908 ft
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Information point

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