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[[Zugdidi]] is a large town by Georgian standards. When heading into Svaneti you will need to walk north out of town, past the mashrudtka station that is west of the city square and near the medieval-looking tower. After walking the gauntlet of taxi and mashrudtka drivers you need to keep walking for another kilometer or so through a residential area. The road will dead-end and you will turn left and walk on and over an overpass until you see the road sign for [[Mestia]] (136 km) pointing you to the right (north again). This is the road that travels all the way through Svaneti and back down to [[Kutaisi]]. Once you start walking north on this road, any place to begin hitching is as good as the next.
The traffic that travels this road makes it a little difficult to catch a ride. Many of the cars are stuffed with people because going between cities and villages in Svaneti is a whole day's outing. As with most places in [[Georgia]], a little knowledge of Russian or Georgian is helpful, but not necessary. If breaking the ride up into segments is necessary, the larger towns on the road are [[Jvari]], [[Khaishi]] and [[Mestia]]. Many of the locals are likely chipping in money for petrol, so if you are traveling free then make sure to clear up any expectations for gas money in the beginning.
The road between [[Zugdidi]] and [[Khaishi]] is mostly paved with numerous rough sections. The road north of [[Khaishi]] is much more rough with some sections still being constructed. Even with the road in such poor conditionscondition, all kinds of vehicles still make the trip. Cars, SUVs, vans, lumber trucks and marshrudtkas all slowly crawl along. The traffic gets naturally thinner as you climb higher into the mountains.
==The Eastern Approach==
This There are several eastern approaches to the Svaneti road. There is a road from the south that originates in [[Kutaisi]] and then travels through [[Tskaltubo]] and [[Tsageri]]. Another road starts in [[Kutaisi]], travels through [[Lajanurhesi]], and then joins with the road going on to [[Lentekhi]]. The third approach is from the [[Racha]] region, east of Svaneti. It travels through [[Ambrolauri]], onto [[Lajanurhesi]] and then up to [[Lentekhi]]. The Svaneti road then travels through the cities of [[TskaltuboLentekhi]], [[Ushguli]], [[Jpari]], [[LentekhiZhabeshi]], etc.  There are also several mountain passes on this approach.These include Zagaro Pass and Ughviri Pass (1700 meters).Both can be snowed in late into the season so check conditions or be prepared to walk. According to locals there are no mashrudtkas taking the eastern approach up into Svaneti.
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