Route 15
15. Czhatana - Nakerała
We advise it as a part of:13. Route Omalo – Horadżo – Czhatana – Nakerała – Omalo (duration 3-4 days)
Feather walk leads to a shepherd's shelter situated at the feet of Nakerawa pass. Going out from Czhatana we cross a stream and walk in to the forest. Clear path gradually disappears more and more, and we climb steep up the mountain. In one moment we pass the border of the forest.
We see mountain pastures and the main ridge. After a moment we come up to shelters situated by Nakerawa pass (about 3h from Czhatana).
The scenery of this place is completely different, a lot of more harsh and less diverse. First of all it lacks trees, which is noticeable especially in the late afternoon, when coming back with mountain trip, we can’t hide nowhere from the sun.
From shelter we are walking by a path leading to the main ridge (about 5 minutes from the shelter there is a water outlet – further there is no water at all!).
After about 20 minutes we reach Nakerawa pass. A splendid view stretches from here over the whole ridge, reaching 3000 meters, Pankisi Valley and its neighborhood to Achmeta (the centre of the region). After geting to the ridge we turn left and begin hiking by a well noticeable path leading through higher and higher peaks until reaching to the lake (about 1.5h).
