Truso Valley – Abano Monastery Ruins loop from Truso Valley

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Georgia

Mtskheta-Mtianeti

Truso Valley – Abano Monastery Ruins loop from Truso Valley

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Truso Valley – Abano Monastery Ruins loop from Truso Valley

05:47

20.9km

350m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.70 km

View of Truso Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

With its enormous size, the Trusso Valley is definitely worth a visit.

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4.30 km

The Terek[a] (/ˈtɛrɪk/) is a major river in the Northern Caucasus. It originates in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region of Georgia and flows through North Caucasus region of Russia into the Caspian Sea. It rises near the juncture of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range and the Khokh Range, to the southwest of Mount Kazbek, winding north in a white torrent between the town of Stepantsminda and the village of Gergeti toward the Russian region North Ossetia and the city of Vladikavkaz. It turns east to flow through Chechnya and Dagestan before dividing into two branches which empty into the Caspian Sea. Below the city of Kizlyar it forms a swampy river delta around 100 kilometres (62 mi) wide. The river is a key natural asset in the region, providing irrigation and hydroelectric power in its upper reaches.

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4.57 km

Travertine Terraces of Truso Valley

Highlight • Natural Monument

Also good for cyclists! (Touring, MTB or Bikpacking)

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5.40 km

Truso Valley

Highlight • Gorge

Wonderful valley to walk trough, all the way to Abano monestry.

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5.89 km

Truso Valley

Highlight • Gorge

Wonderful valley, very remote and yet habitat of a few families.

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9.84 km

Abano Monastery Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

The Abano monastery. Despite its remoteness and poor accessibility in winter, a few nuns still live here.

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10.6 km

Zakagori

Ruins

15.6 km

Mineral Spring and Pond in Truso Valley

Highlight • Natural Monument

we drank the water (and still live :) )

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15.6 km

Abano Mineral Lake Natural Monument

Highlight • Natural Monument

15.9 km

Viewpoint

20.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.7 km

3.54 km

3.32 km

231 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.5 km

2.99 km

248 m

109 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,230 m)

Lowest point (2,020 m)

Weather

Tuesday 3 November

6°C

-2°C

38 %

Additional weather tips

There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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Comments

August 2, 2026,Truso-vallei: van Kobi tot Zakagori-fort

At 7:30 AM we were already in Kobi, ready for a hike through the Truso Gorge.
The gorge is special because of unique geological phenomena.
Travertine is formed here. It is the rock with which the entire Sacré-Coeur is built. A bit more technical: a limestone formed by the precipitation of calcium from calcium carbonate-supersaturated water from hot springs.
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October 2, 2022,Truso Valley – along the river to Zakagori Fortress

Very nice hike along the Valley. Its a rough road to get there but its worth going for. If you are not willing to hike that long, its still possible to drive another 4km closer to the valley, but roads get very narrow and the road has the width for one car only.

July 13, 2023,Wanderung Trusotal

The tour starts at the parking lot in front of the bridge in Okrokana. You can also have a taxi take you further down the valley, but then you'll annoy other hikers and it's nicer anyway if you don't have a window between you and the landscape.
After approx. 3.5 km the valley opens up and you pass the campsite …

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July 10, 2025,Durch das Trussovalley

The destination of the hike is the ruins of the Zakagori fortress and leads past the Abano nunnery. The ruins mark the last Georgian border post before the Russian border, which is about 5 km away.

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