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Lukhi — Okrotskali Lakes Trail
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Nov · highs 10–26 °C (50–79 °F)
- J4°-4°133
- F5°-3°104
- M8°0°137
- A13°5°142
- M18°9°146
- J23°13°167
- J26°17°159
- A26°17°146
- S22°13°139
- O17°7°163
- N10°1°162
- D5°-3°148
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
A demanding 3-day high-alpine trekking route from Lukhi in Khaishi via the Ormeleti gorge, crossing the steep Ergzashira Pass (2583m) to the beautiful Big and Small Okrotskali Lakes right on the Abkhazia border.
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 20,000 km · 12,427 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 37 km · 23 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Svaneti Range (South Central Caucasus › Central Caucasus; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 30 km NE of Jvari (Tsalenjikha Municipality, Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Apr–Nov
- Country
- Georgia
- Region
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
- Continent
- Asia
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- Mestia Municipality Destination Management Organization
- Shape
- Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
- Local name
- Lukhi — Okrotskali Lakes
- Route centre
- 42.9861, 42.0524
- Route start
- 42.9599, 42.1960
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 15378089
- Official info
- georgiantravelguide.com/en/big-and-small-okrosts
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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