Truso Valley:
mineral springs

1 day

duration

below average

difficulty

20 km

distance

↑↓675 m

elevation gain / loss

The trail kicks off in the tiny village of Kvemo Okrokana. Only one sweet old lady still lives there. From there, the road follows the Terek River through a gorge with scenic cliffs and waterfalls. We take a slow descent toward the valley.

The valley starts with travertines. It's something between limestone and marble. Thermal springs, rich in carbon dioxide and lime, bubble up to the surface. Once exposed to air, the gas evaporates and the lime settles. Over the years, this sediment layers up, hardens, and turns into porous stone. It’s full of tiny pores and cavities—traces of air bubbles or twigs and leaves that got trapped in the rock and eventually rotted away, leaving hollow spaces.

Then we head up the hill. From the top, you get a great view of the valley. We keep going until we reach a bubbling mineral lake. Legend has it they once tried to measure its depth by sending down divers, but they never actually hit the bottom.

Along the way, we'll run into some seriously vibrant mineral springs. They're packed with iron, so they look like flowing lava or rust.

The biggest spring is right by the village of Ketrisi. People left it back in the 90s, and now it's just ruins.

Next, we'll pass two active monasteries: one for monks and one for nuns. After that, we'll hike up to the Zakagori fortress ruins for some tea.

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