Mount Kazbek: Route from the road end
Route to the summit of Mount Kazbek (16,512 ft) from Road end below Mount Kazbek.
Photo: Safa.daneshvar, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 18.3 mi
- round trip
- 9,662 ft
- climb
- 16,512 ft
- summit
- Out and back
- route
This route climbs Mount Kazbek (16,512 ft, 5,033 m) in Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia, from the road end below Mount Kazbek, at about 7,100 ft. The summit stands about 9,400 ft above the start. On the mapped line it is 18.3 miles round trip with about 9,700 ft of climbing, out and back the same way. OpenStreetMap grades the path as a demanding alpine route. This is a high-altitude mountaineering route: check current conditions, and go with the gear and experience it needs. This page has the mapped line and a 7-day forecast for the summit and the start.
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Route details
- Distance
- 18.3 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 9,662 ft
- Starts at
- Road end below Mount Kazbek
- Summit
- 16,512 ft
- Difficulty
- Expert
Questions about this route
How long is the Route from the road end on Mount Kazbek?
About 18.3 mi round trip from Road end below Mount Kazbek.
How much elevation gain is on the Route from the road end?
About 9,662 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Route from the road end?
It is rated expert.
Where does the Route from the road end start?
Road end below Mount Kazbek.
Conditions and forecast on Mount Kazbek
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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