Udziro lake. Racha

GXW- Georgian Extreme Ways 

The Udziro lake is located near Shovi and Glola in Racha. To the west of the peak Katitsvera at 2800 meters above sea level.

There is a circular hiking route to reach the bottomless lake. Shovi - Udziro lake - Glola. The distance from Shovi to the Udziro lake is 12 kilometers and from Glola it is 7 kilometers.

We start hiking with the path leading from Shova, from where we enter the forest and after 2-3 hours of walking

(depends on the pace of our walk) we move to the alpine zone from where we have beautiful views of the Caucasus.

It is necessary to take into account the fact that we will not meet water on the way during this time. Therefore, it is better to fill up the water supply at the beginning of the trail. Then we will follow the river valley where it is already possible to fill up the water supply.

After passing a few kilometers, we start to climb to the Katitsvera saddle on the right. Which is quite tiring because we have to climb a steep hill.

After we get to the saddle of Katitsvera, we will have a beautiful view of the lake and mountains. From here, the path descends directly to the Udziro lake.

Although the distance to the lake is not long, the terrain is difficult

Due to the broken stone and the remaining snow, it becomes difficult to descend. That's why it takes about an hour to reach the lake. 6-7 hours are enough to cover the entire road.

As I mentioned, the route is circular, so to return we use the second path that goes down to the village of Glola.

After a small uphill climb from the lake, the entire stretch of the road is downhill. First we will move to the alpine zone and then to the forest.

After 3-4 hours of walking, the final destination is the village of Glola. We have to travel 8 kilometers on the way back. In the end, the circular path is 20 kilometers

Udziro lake.

Tour description

Day 1: From the starting point (Tbilisi), we go to Racha at 7 pm. After a 5-hour drive, we arrive at the village of Shovi. We camp here in the evening. We rest and the next day we start hiking with new energy

Day 2: We wake up early. We have breakfast and slowly prepare for the hike. At 10 o'clock, we start walking along the Shovi path

forest path. Alpine zone. and the ascent of Kattsvera. After a 6-7 hour hike, we reach the bottomless lake and camp here

Day 3: We wake up early. We get ready and return after a 3-4 hour hike along the circular Glola trail.

After arriving in Glola, we go to the starting point (Tbilisi)

The sight is amazing. A beautiful forest. Views of Racha Caucasus and Svaneti peaks. Always clean and blue lake, Katitsvera peak, Shovi resort, Shaori reservoir, Nakerala pass.

Starting height: 1520 m above sea level

Maximum height: 3050 m above sea level

The lake is located: 2822 m above sea level

Final height: 1335 m above sea level