Chalaadi Glacier – Turbulent Mountain River loop from Mestiachala

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Chalaadi Glacier – Turbulent Mountain River loop from Mestiachala

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Chalaadi Glacier – Turbulent Mountain River loop from Mestiachala

06:48

22.0km

550m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

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8.55 km

View of Chalaadi Glacier

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A rocky path takes you to the Chalaadi glacier.

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8.68 km

Chalaadi Glacier Suspension Bridge

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... a little "trust in God" doesn't hurt ;-))

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10.4 km

View of Chalaadi Glacier

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Beautiful view of the Chalaadi glacier.

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10.6 km

Chalaadi Glacier

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Be careful to not get too close to glacier (under it) a lot of rocks fall down. We really were lucky to not be smashed by one big rock!
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11.0 km

Chalaadi Glacier

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impressive views, but don't stay too long, as pieces of rock and ice could fall

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11.2 km

Mestiachala River at Chalaadi Glacier

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From the small town of Mestia, head upstream along the Mestiachala river, which flows through Mestia itself, until you reach a tributary, the Chalaadi river. The Chalaadi river is named …

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11.5 km

Mestiachala River

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The melt water thunders down and flows into the river Mestiachala.

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12.4 km

Turbulent Mountain River

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The Chalaadi river flowing from the glacier is truly wild and untamed

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22.0 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.5 km

4.60 km

2.83 km

139 m

Surfaces

8.02 km

6.33 km

5.50 km

2.10 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,910 m)

Lowest point (1,460 m)

Weather

Wednesday 21 October

8°C

1°C

97 %

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Max wind speed: 2.0 km/h

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Comments

June 6, 2024,Chalaadi glacier from Mestia - 22,4km

If you want, you can skip the initial part of the hike by driving directly to the glacier's base, reducing the hike to just an hour's ascent. Upon reaching the glacier, exercise caution and do not approach too closely. Falling rocks are frequent, and a large STOP sign painted on a boulder marks the safe limit.

July 13, 2025,Escursione lunga verso il Ghiacciaio di Chalaadi

The first part is avoidable and not really pleasant (I walked it only for training). You can get to the suspended bridge by car and, from there, you get to the galcier in 1h-1.5h. In case you do not feel comfortale with the suspended bridge you can use the temporary embankment for the construction of HPP (still in place in …

September 5, 2022,Chaladigletscher im Regen 05.09.2022

And the modest weather continued :-(, still made our way to the glacier. No tourist hikes from Mestia to the glacier, just me and "50" Dutch people (10-15 mobile homes with yellow license plates at the end of the town), everyone else leaves drive to the bridge. A small bar was open at the suspension bridge, I gratefully enjoyed the …

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