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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Oct · highs 11–20 °C (52–68 °F)
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- F-1°-8°90
- M2°-5°103
- A7°0°133
- M12°4°155
- J17°9°170
- J20°12°139
- A20°12°126
- S16°9°110
- O11°3°133
- N4°-3°120
- D0°-7°106
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 high-alpine trekking route in Racha from Shovi resort up the Bubastskali River gorge, ascending a panoramic ridge with views of Mount Buba, ending at the tongue of the glacier.
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 12,620 km · 7,842 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 5.3 km · 3.3 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- South Central Caucasus (Central Caucasus › Greater Caucasus; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 24 km NE of Oni (Oni Municipality, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti) · GeoNames
- Best months
- May–Oct
- Country
- Georgia
- Region
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti
- Continent
- Asia
- Route type
- Regional route
- Operator (OSM)
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Destination Management Organization
- Shape
- Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
- Local name
- Shovi - Buba Glacier
- Route centre
- 42.7201, 43.7087
- Route start
- 42.7072, 43.6901
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 21580775
- Official info
- georgiantravelguide.com/en/village-shovi-glacier
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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