Koruldi Lakes, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Region, Georgia

4.5 (84 reviews) Spent Ranking #5 in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Region Bodies of Water

Defently worth to visit if you stay in Mestia.

Defentely it is worth to visit. Amazing views if there is no fog. If the weather is foggy wait until it gets clear. It is defently worth to visit when you can see the views. If you do not want to hike the whole day there and back i suggest to take the 4x4 from the city centre, who will bring you to the top with 1 hour. Price for the jeep depends of the weather. In octoober the conditions can be a bit muddy and hard, so we paid for a good car and driver 250 laris. And do not try to make it with your own rental car as we tried firstly. If you do not have special 4x4 with higher suspension and offroad mud tires it can be very dangerous - ecpecially when it is raining.
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, Mestia, Georgia.

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5Oded M 5:00 PM May 30, 2014
A breathtaking day trek in the upper Caucasus
The Koruldi lake trek starts at Mestia, and takes you to the cross on the ridge-top above town, through a sub-alpine plateau and to the three small lakes at the feet of Mount Ushba peak. While the ascent to the cross is strenuous and barely rewarding in terms of scenery, once you reach the ridge-top you find yourself surrounded by a spectacular view of snow-capped mountain ridges and green valley. From there, the slope becomes slightly steadier. While up until now there were markers on the trees, from here navigation is done by locating and heading toward poles places in strategic locations. On the way you can expect small summer farmhouses used by the local farmers, and patches of snow. In May, the snow was 60 cm deep at most where we crossed, and we did not need any special equipment beyond our waterproof trekking boots. The overall length of the trek ranges up to 16 KM, with a 1400 meters vertical difference between lowest and highest point. Well worth the effort. Final tip: there are two ways to reach the cross, a 4 KM one and a 2 KM one. We ascended via the short one, and it was a very tough climb, almost making us turn around (and how lucky we are that we didn't!). We recommended taking the longer way up and down. If you can somehow hitch a ride up to the cross it's even better.
5Alistair D 5:00 PM Sep 7, 2018
Beautiful views, amazing experience
Had an amazing afternoon driving to the Lake. It took the best part of an hour with a view stops in a 4WD on an exciting and testing dirt road. I hate to recommend driving, as it is a nuisance for the hikers, however we really enjoyed it and were very respectful driving past extremely slowly to avoid spreading as much dust as possible. Truly amazing views on top, i felt like i was climbing Everast over the last few hundred meters we walked to the lake itself lol!