Park · Dusheti Municipality, Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Pshav-Khevsureti National Park
ფშავ-ხევსურეთის ეროვნული პარკი
A national park of high Caucasus valleys in Dusheti Municipality — the Asa, Arghuni, Andakistskali and Pshavi Aragvi — on both flanks of the range, with the medieval villages of Shatili and Mutso inside it.
Where it is
42.6565, 45.1544
Why go
You travel through this park rather than stop at it: by off-road vehicle, on horseback, or on foot along the hiking and trekking routes that link its valleys. Besides Shatili and Mutso, the villages of Ardoti and Khakhabo keep their medieval stone architecture, and the Anatori tombs lie within the park. Natural landmarks include the Roshka rocks and heart-shaped Tanie lake. Protected wildlife includes East Caucasian tur, bezoar goat, brown bear, lynx and chamois, and the park is part of efforts to conserve the Caucasian leopard. It suits travellers planning a trek or a 4x4 journey into Khevsureti rather than a quick excursion.
Near Pshav-Khevsureti National Park
Mountain
Datvisjvari Pass
A 2,676-metre road pass between the Aragvi and Arghuni gorges of Khevsureti, crossed on the drive towards Shatili and Mutso.
17 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Lake
Abudelauri Lakes
Three small glacial lakes — white, blue and green — in the Abudelauri valley of Khevsureti beneath the Chaukhi massif, reached on foot from Roshka where the paved road ends.
29 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Mountain
Chaukhi Pass
A high walking pass below the rock towers of the Chaukhi massif, climbed from Juta village near Stepantsminda and looking down on the Abudelauri lakes on the Khevsureti side.
30 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Church
Gergeti Trinity Church
A walled 14th-century church on the hill above Stepantsminda, standing in front of Mount Kazbek, which rises to 5,054 metres behind it.
44 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ