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Long and dangerous mountain road between Batumi and Akhaltsikhe, with a total length of 155km, located in Georgia. The road includes asphalted and graveled sections, and the expected speed limit is less than 30 km/h.

If it's dry , there are no problems to pass with any car with high clearance. Situation becomes extremely complicated after the rain. The road starts in Batumi, a seaside city on the Black Sea coast and capital of Adjara, an autonomous republic in southwest Georgia. After 4 hours driving (8 in some cases) the road arrives to  Akhaltsikhe (also known as Lomisa), a small city in Georgia's southwestern region of Samtskhe-Javakheti, situated on the both banks of a small river Potskhovi.


This road is usually open all year, but during winter months, it can be closed when the access is not cleared of snow. In winter, avalanches and heavy snowfalls can sometimes block some sections of the road and can be extremely dangerous in winter due to frequent patches of ice.
This infamous road is tightly hairpinned and bumped, an exquisite winding mountain drive with sharp and blind curves and hairpin switchbacks leading the traveler over the mountains. The road includes some steep sections, without market central lines, is very narrow, barely wide enough for 2 cars at the same time and it has not protections or guardrails. The surface of the road is asphalted at the beginning  then turns into graveled and becomes graveled again at the end, and chains or snow tyres can be required anytime.


Due its climb in elevation over thousands of feet, and pass through remote areas, it is important when driving in these conditions to be prepared. Check weather forecasts before leaving home, and remember that it becomes cooler and often more prone to storms at higher elevations. Be prepared with jackets, water, and emergency kit in your car.
These are maintained roads where a high clearance 2WD vehicle is able to travel safely at low speeds on long dry straight-of-ways, without losing control due to wash boarding, ruts, or dips. All primitve dirt roads may be rocky with areas or soft gravel or sand that makes travel unsafe for sedans or RVs. Some road sections may require a high clearance 4WD vehicle, in four-wheel-drive, driven by a driver experienced in 4WD drive techniques to drive the road without getting stuck.
The road bad conditions, with extremely large pot holes could potentially pop a tire, crack a rim, or screw up your cars allignment.

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