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Khikhadziri village - Shuamta lakes - Khikhani fortress
Next nearby hike: Mindazeebi village - Kikibo pastures (yaylas) 17 mi · 28 kmExplore Karçal Mountains →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Sep · highs 11–19 °C (52–66 °F)
- J-4°-11°115
- F-3°-10°88
- M1°-7°78
- A6°-3°82
- M11°1°116
- J15°6°122
- J18°10°90
- A19°10°78
- S15°6°88
- O10°1°110
- N3°-5°127
- D-2°-10°105
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
About 21 km (13 mi) long, Khikhadziri village - Shuamta lakes - Khikhani fortress is a regional hiking route in Adjara, Georgia. It is in the Karçal Mountains. It lies about 14 km west of Posof.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 21 km · 13 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Karçal Mountains (Lesser Caucasus › Caucasus Mountains; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 14 km W of Posof (Posof İlçesi, Ardahan, Turkey) · GeoNames
- Best months
- May–Sep
- Country
- Georgia
- Region
- Adjara
- Continent
- Asia
- Route type
- Regional route
- Local name
- Хихадзири-Шуамта-Хихани
- Route centre
- 41.5580, 42.5327
- Route start
- 41.5415, 42.5652
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 14277181
- Official info
- visitajara.com/en/routes-blog/Khikhadziri_villag
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
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