Automobile route in the Urals in the summer. Sights of the Urals

Less than a month is left until summer, and the long-awaited vacation season lies ahead. If you have decided to spend your vacation in Russia, then Southern Urals- this is wonderful place for recreation and travel. Interestingly, most of the natural or historical sights of the Southern Urals can be reached by car. In terms of the number of places of interest for tourists, the Southern Urals can be compared with Altai or the Caucasus. I will talk about several of these travel ideas in this article.

Arkaim

On South Chelyabinsk region in the early eighties, archaeologists discovered ancient city older than Troy. And according to the mountain closest to him, they named him Arkaim. After visiting this place Tamara Globa Arkaim began to be called the Place of Power of the Urals.

Today Arkaim is not only Ilmensky state reserve, the scientific base of the Chelyabinsk State University, but also an excellent tourist complex with a dozen museum objects and its own traditions. In Arkaim you will find not only excursions to historical sights, but also landscapes of the pristine steppe and an extraordinary atmosphere of friendliness and openness.

Arkaim can be reached by car. Most often, tourists stay in a tent camp, or live in a small hotel of the complex.

Shaitan Stone and Allaki Stone Tents

The South Ural is a land of legends and myths. If you are interested in history, archeology or are looking for interesting ideas for travel, then go along the route: Lake Itkul-lake Big Allaki.

On Lake Itkul, right in the middle of the water, there is a Shaitan-stone, about which Pavel Bazhov wrote and Bashkir legends are told. The rock is one of the most beautiful places Itkulya. Moreover, the stone looks unusual from any point: both nearby and from afar. It is easy to walk to the Shaitan stone and even get there by car, if you are not afraid of forest roads.

The age of the Itkul village, which was built on the shores of the lake, is more than 300 years old. Here you can find a monument to the Bashkirs-Tersyaks who participated in the war of 1812. The shores of Lake Itkul are rocky. There are also caves here. There is an island on Itkul, consisting of a heap of stones and boulders. In general, the place is quite curious. Moreover, on west coast the lake has several approaches to the water, from where you can fish and swim. Two campgrounds can be found on the lake.

Lake Big Allaki is located about 70 kilometers from Lake Itkul.

The lake is notable for the fact that there are granite rocks on the shore, which are called Stone Tents. Several thousand years ago, this place was the sanctuary of ancient people. Here sacrifice rites were performed. On some rocks, scientists have discovered rock paintings. In total, there are 14 rocks in the Allak stone tents. The shape of the rocks is quite bizarre. You can see the faces of people and animals.

In summer, there are a lot of ticks on Lake Bolshie Allaki. If you decide to go here, then remember this. You can get to the Stone Tents by car.

Bazhovka

In June, the Bazhov Festival of Folk Art is held in the South Urals. The festival is attended by creative teams and workshops of arts and crafts. Bazhovka gathers up to 20 thousand people.

V different years the festival took place on the shores of the lakes of the Southern Urals. Since 2016, the Bazhov Festival has been held on the territory of the Solnechnaya Dolina GLK near Miass.

What will you find here for yourself? If you are interested in the history of the peoples of Russia and folk art, then on Bazhovka you will live a lot of vivid emotions. Listen to the singing of the Cossacks, visit yurts, buy souvenirs and you can even take part in a costume competition ...

Sugomak Cave and Slyudorudnik's adits

If you are interested in the caves of the South Urals, then you can go to the Sugomak cave and to Slyudorudnik. Sugomakskaya cave is located 10 kilometers from the city of Kyshtym. And about 12 kilometers from the cave is the village of Slyudorudnik, where there are a couple of interesting abandoned adits for exploring.

Sugomakskaya cave is easy to see. True, you have to crawl through a narrow passage. Consists of 3 rooms. But the third hall can only be reached with climbing equipment. Near the cave you will find the Maryin brook with a clean drinking water... You can also pitch tents here. The place is pretty quiet. Only in the daytime there are many tourists near the cave, and in the evening and at night there is almost no one.

After visiting Sugomakskaya cave, drive to Slyudorudnik, a small workers' settlement built near an ore mining factory. By the way, mica is everywhere in Mica.

Currently, a sports and leisure center "Province" is functioning in Slyudorudnik, where you can stay for the night, relax, rent bicycles, walk along the tourist trail and, of course, explore the abandoned adits. The adits are often filled with water in summer, so it is best to bring rubber boots with you.

A visit to the Sugomak Cave and Slyudorudnik can be a great idea for a summer trip to the South Urals.

Shikhany and lake Arakul

You will find one of the most beautiful views of the Southern Urals on the Arakul Shikhan. In recent years, this place has become very popular among tourists. Arakul Shikhany is a rock mass to the west of Lake Arakul, which is located near the Upper Ufaley.

The Arakul Shikhans are notable for the fact that they stretch from north to south for more than 2 kilometers, as well as the fact that 11 lakes can be seen from one of the peaks of the Chamberlain massif. Shikhan is also one of the training places for mountaineers and rock climbers in the South Urals.

You can get to the rocks by car only in dry weather. After the rains, you can only get to the Arakul Shikhans by off-road vehicle. Walking routes before the Arakul Shikhans, they start from the village of Silach or the village of Arakul. You can leave your car in the village of Silach. Local residents charge about 100 rubles a day for parking.

Lake Arakul is located near the Arakul Shikhans. You can drive up to the lake only in a few places. One of these places is located at the entrance to the village of Arakul, if you are coming from Vishnevogorsk. The lake is beautiful. A wonderful view of the Arakul Shikhans opens from the shore. You can set up a tent camp on the shore. You can swim in Arakul. But on weekends, you will meet a lot of people on the lake. This should be taken into account when planning your trip to the Urals.

Neighborhood Miass

The city of Miass and its surroundings is just a paradise for motorists and dozens of travel ideas. What can you see in Miass and its surroundings?

Of the most famous I will note: the park of giant stationery figures, Lake Turgoyak, Old city, Ilmensky lake, Chashkovsky ridge, Ustinovsky canyon, lake Inyshko, mountain Known in the GLK "Solnechnaya Dolina", Syrostan, the quarry of the Turgoyak mining administration and much more.

All attractions can be reached by car. In Miass there are a couple of hotels and a hostel "Polykarp", or you can rent a house.

Miass - perfect place for travel lovers of photography, outdoor activities and history.

National park"Zyuratkul"

Another idea for traveling in the South Urals by car can be the Zyuratkul National Park. The main tourist sites of the park are the ridges Zyuratkul, Nurgush, Bolshoi Uvan, Suka, Lukash, Moskal, Golaya Sopka, Fontan, Zyuratkul pillars and Lake Zyuratkul. Also in the territory national park"Zyuratkul" is located "Ecopark Zyuratkul", a trout farm and a mini-zoo.

Some of the park's objects can be reached by car, for example, to Lake Zyuratkul or Fontana. But, basically, you have to walk. Tourist routes to the ridges of the park start from the villages of Sibirka, Zyuratkul or Katavka.

Lake Zyuratkul is known for being the most alpine lake South Urals. Interesting are the ridges of the Zyuratkul National Park, many of which on the tops are kurumniks. And, of course, magnificent panoramas of the Ural nature open up from the tops of the ridges.

You can stay in the Zyuratkul National Park in guest houses in the villages of Sibirka or Zyuratkul. A visit to the Zyuratkul National Park is paid!

To find out more information about the national park "Zyuratkul" read my articles on this topic, as well as information from the official site of the park.

Ilmenka

On the second weekend of June, for more than 30 years, the Ilmensky Festival of Artists' Songs has been held in the South Urals. Until 2015, the festival was held on the shore of Lake Ilmen. Currently, Ilmenka is being held on the territory of the Solnechnaya Dolina GLK near Miass.

Ilmensky festival is one of the largest events in the Chelyabinsk region, where famous bards and art lovers perform. All participants and guests of the festival live in a tent camp. The stage is under open air... Ilmenka is also famous for its atmosphere, where they sing not only on the stage, but also near the tents and bonfires of the guests of the festival.

If you love the songs of bards, then Ilmenka is your holiday!

Vicinity of Zlatoust

Zlatoust is one of the highest mountainous cities in the Urals. Located at an altitude of 400-600 meters above sea level. The border between Europe and Asia passes near the city. Zlatoust is surrounded by the Ural-Tau, Urenga, Taganai and Naziminsky ridges. The city is included in the list of historical cities of Russia.

As you already understood, for tourists in Zlatoust there are several dozen attractions to explore. You can visit the Zlatoust arms factory, the Bell Tower with the chapel of St. John Chrysostom, mountain park them. Bazhova, the Museum of Local Lore, the Arsenal, the Taganay bird park and the Europe-Asia stella.

And of course, Zlatoust is natural attractions. Popular among tourists are the Black Rock on Taganai, Aleksandrovskaya Sopka, the Urenga ridge, Akhmatovskaya Mineral Mine, Mount Kosotur and the Big Taganai ridges. These facilities are located in the immediate vicinity of the city.

Black Rock can be reached by car. To other natural attractions of Zlatoust you need to walk or go by all-terrain vehicles.

The highest mountain tram in the world also travels around the city.

To see all the sights of Zlatoust, you will need several days. And this can become for you one of the most beautiful travel in the South Urals.

Nurali ridge and lake Aushkul

In the Uchalinsky district of Bashkiria there is such a wonderful place as the Nurali ridge. Here the river Miass takes its source, and somewhere else in these places Pugachev hid his treasure. And the natural landscape of the ridge is completely unlike the South Urals. Nurali is also notable for the fact that almost nothing grows on the rocks here. And how beautiful the rare flowers that sprout through the stones look ... A huge number of grasses grow at the foot of the mountain.

Even an unprepared person can climb Nurali. From the top of the ridge, there are amazing views of Urenga, Iremel and Kruglitsa.

You can drive up to Nurali by car. We'll have to walk just a couple of kilometers to the bottom.

In the vicinity of Nurali you will find more beautiful lake and Mount Aushkul. Lake Aushkul made a fabulous impression on me. And from Mount Aushkul flows a spring source with healing water, which is a holy place in Bashkiria.

The lake and the Aushkul mountain can be reached by car.

In general, these places are full of legends and magical beauties.

Lake Turgoyak

If you want to see one of the main attractions of the Southern Urals, then go to Lake Turgoyak, which is located in the city of Miass, Chelyabinsk region.

Lake Turgoyak is called the younger brother of Lake Baikal because of the transparency of the water depth. Somewhere in the middle of the lake stands mysterious Island Faith, which is considered one of the places of Power of the Urals. The shores of the lake are surrounded by a beautiful forest and the Ural mountains. The landscapes on Lake Turgoyak are amazing!

The climate here is considered curative, therefore, several dozen boarding houses and sanatoriums have been built along the shores of the lake, where you can relax and improve your health. There are also a couple of campgrounds where you can stay with a tent.

On Lake Turgoyak you can go yachting, windsurfing, water skiing, and cycling along the coast!

You can get to Turgoyak by car. Along the shore the lake goes excellent asphalt road!

Kapova cave and reserve "Shulgan-Tash"

In the Burzyansky district of Bashkiria, there is a Shulgan-Tash reserve. The main feature of the reserve is the Kapova cave and beekeeping, one of the types of beekeeping. In addition to the Kapova cave, famous for its rock paintings, on the territory of the Shulgan-Tash reserve, visit the beekeeping museum, walk through the forest and relax on the banks of the Belaya River.

On the territory of the reserve, you can stay in a tent camp or in hotel complex... You can get here by car!

National Park "Taganay"

To understand the South Urals, you need to visit Taganai. Taganay is the whole world with its history, structure and even weather. Taganay is understood as the territory of the Taganay National Park. The park is located on the outskirts of the city of Zlatoust. You can move around the territory of the national park on foot, by bicycles or by ATVs. The entry of vehicles is prohibited.

Most often, tourists drive to the Central Forestry, leave their cars there in the parking lot and go to the objects of the national park. Or you can drive to the Black Rock, and from there admire the panorama of the Big Taganay ranges.

What can you see in the Taganay National Park? Among the sights, we note the ridges of the Dvukhlavaya Sopka, Otliknaya Ridge, Kruglitsa, Itsyl, Mont Blanc, Yurma, the Valley of Fairy Tales, Bolshoy Log, as well as the remains of the Skalodrom, Three Brothers, Kialim Rocks, Devil's Gate, Mitkiny Rocks and Bolshaya Kamennaya and Kurumnaya rivers.

A month will not be enough to inspect all the objects of Taganay!

Salt lakes of Etkul region

The Etkul district of the Chelyabinsk region is famous for its salt lakes. Among them, we note two lakes: Bolshoy Shantropay and Gorkoye (Selezyanskoye). These lakes are considered curative because of their mineral mud and alkaline water.

Unfortunately, on the shores of the lakes there are no recreation centers and sanatoriums that could receive people for treatment and recovery. Rest in these places is "wild". Tourists live in campgrounds that smash along the shores of the lakes. Lake Gorkoye is especially popular due to the pine-birch forest along the banks and easy access to water.

You can get to Bolshoy Shatropai and Lake Gorkoe by car.

Outskirts of Kyshtym

90 kilometers from Chelyabinsk is the city of Kyshtym, in the vicinity of which there are several dozen natural and historical attractions. Near the city there are Sugomak Cave, Sugomak Mountain, Sugomak Lake, Kaolin Quarry, Mica Mine adits, the ruins of an abandoned powder factory, Dragon and Devil's Tooth rocks, Raspberry Rocks, Europe-Asia stele, Cherry Mountains and Azyash-Ufa plant.

The city of Kyshtym is also interesting. Here you can see the system of hydraulic structures of the times, the old Demidov mansion and city churches, which comfortably fit into the landscape of the industrial Ural city... And within a radius of 50 kilometers from Kyshtym are the legendary Mendarkin Peninsula, Kasli, Arakul Shikhany and Allaki.

In general, the outskirts of the Ural city of Kyshtym can make your trip to the South Urals unforgettable!

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Why I like traveling in the Urals

Among my acquaintances there are many people who prefer to rest far from their native places - in Turkey, Egypt, in Europe ... There, where everyone goes. They probably believe that everything interesting can be seen only in distant lands and countries. Tourists fly and travel thousands of kilometers, spend a lot of money, while at their side, a few hours away, there are a lot of wonderful opportunities for recreation, and much cheaper, and most importantly, they are their own. Of course, there are a lot of beautiful, interesting and exotic places in the world that you want to visit. But it seems to me that you absolutely need to know and love your land, especially since any foreigner will tell you that there is no more amazing and richer nature, more vast spaces than in Russia.

And in the Urals, no less unique places- there are objects included in the world list of natural monuments - for example, the Chusovaya river, the Kungur ice cave, there are historical monuments: the Nevyansk "falling" tower, the burial place of the royal family on Ganina Yama, the fabulous Bazhov places near Sysert and Polevskoy ... and completely untrodden lands - for example, in the Northern and Subpolar Urals, where local residents live in the last century, where rivers and forests are clean, full of animals. It is impossible to list everything. Traveling around the Urals is interesting to me, its nature and history are curious. Therefore, I always try to spend more time of my life, better time in the forest.

The Ural is located at the junction of Europe and Asia, it stretches from the shores of the Arctic Ocean in the north to the semi-desert regions of Kazakhstan in the south. The elevated plains of the Urals and Trans-Urals adjoin the stone belt of the Urals mountains, here are the Perm Territory, Sverdlovsk, Chelyabinsk, Kurgan, Orenburg regions, Udmurtia and Bashkortostan, the eastern parts of the Komi Republic and Arkhangelsk region and the western part of the Tyumen region.

Considering that the Urals stretches for 2500 km, its nature is distinguished by an amazing variety - both landscapes and climatic features, and flora and fauna, therefore travel in the Urals always brings new impressions to the tourist. There are deserted wild places in this land, and big cities with historical sites, and densely populated areas with many villages. The fact that the Urals is rich in minerals is interesting for a traveler with a large number of quarries, mines, picturesque waste heaps, flooded ore mines.

The Ural Mountains consist of low ridges and massifs. The highest of them are located in the Subpolar (Mount Narodnaya - 1895 m.), North (Mount Telposiz - 1617 m.) And South (Mount Yamantau - 1640 m.) Urals. In the mountains and rocky outcrops, caves and karst sinkholes are often found.

In the Urals and in the Urals there are many rivers, including rather large ones, which belong to the basins of the Arctic Ocean (on the western slope - Pechora with Usoy, on the eastern slope - Tobol, Iset, Tura, Lozva, Northern Sosva, belonging to the Ob system) and the Caspian sea ​​(Kama with Chusovaya and Belaya; Ural river). An excellent form of active recreation is traveling along the Ural rivers, sometimes rapids and stormy, like mountain rivers, then wide and calm, like flat ones.

The fauna is also very diverse - in the north you can meet the inhabitants of the tundra - reindeer, and in the south the typical inhabitants of the steppes are marmots, shrews, snakes and lizards. The forests are inhabited by predators: brown bears, wolves, wolverines, foxes, sables, ermines, and lynxes. Ungulates (moose, deer, roe deer, etc.) and birds of various species are found in them. Muskrat, otter and beaver are found in river valleys, and pike, grayling, catfish, chebak, bream and many others are found in water bodies.

Fifty years ago animal world was even more diverse, but deforestation, pollution of rivers and plowing of land completely displaced some species from the Urals. The wild beasts were no longer easy to see. But, despite this, one day I met a family of elk in the vicinity of Degtyarsk, and when we were traveling along the Sosva River, a small chipmunk came running up to us on the bank and jumped right onto the boat. In general, there are a lot of living creatures on the rivers - in our travels we saw beavers, and muskrats, and herons, and ducks with waders, and of course, a bear ... About these meetings and other interesting moments of travel in the Urals, I decided to create this section for active people who love their land. Below you are offered reports on hiking trips and trips around the Urals.

The text of the article was updated: 03/09/2019

Popular wisdom says: "A testicle is dear to Christ's Day," and that it is not good to publish a report on a trip by car to interesting places in the Chelyabinsk region, which happened at the end of March, when it was still winter in the Urals, and not now, on the threshold of summer. But I have so much material in the queue for posting on the site that I just can't share travel reviews promptly. Therefore, excuse me, my friends, I am only telling you now. And, although the route that I will describe today is more suitable for excursions in winter, I am sure that some of the guests reading this text will decide to follow it in spring, summer, and autumn.

In general, it all started with the fact that after a fascinating, very eventful trip by car, Perm Territory on New Year, my wife and I did not want to stay at home for the holidays on March 8 (this year it turned out as much as 4 free days). It took a long time to decide where to go, they really wanted to combine visiting interesting places in the Chelyabinsk region and Bashkiria. The main goal of this trip was to be the Mambet rock, up to 200 meters high. It is located in the Gafuri region of Bashkiria, 10 km from the village of Tolparovo. It is not easy to get there in the summer, as you have to overcome something about 10 times fords across the Zilim River. But in winter, you can come to the camp site, and from there, on a horse harnessed to a sleigh, right along the river bed, get to the foot of this amazing natural attraction.

Well, on the way to the Mambet rock, you can still see a lot: mountains, rocks, and caves (at least I wanted to stop by the Abaznovsky ice waterfall and visit the Askinsky ice cave). In order not to be distracted, I will tell you about this route at the end of the article, since we did not get to Tolparovo, because we woke up on March 8 on the day the trip began with a temperature. And the trip I'm talking about today is a shortened version of that planned large-scale trip in the South Urals in March.

1. A route map listing the sights of the Southern Urals that we have visited, or those that have already been described in the blog.
2. Ustinovsky canyon in the vicinity of Miass and the Bazhov Mountain Park in Zlatoust.
3. Observation deck Black Rock in the Taganay National Park.
4. Description of excursions in the city of Satka, Chelyabinsk region and in its environs.
5. A trip to the Idrisovskaya cave in the Salavat region of Bashkiria.

1. Map of the route of travel to the sights of the Chelyabinsk region

Let me show you the trip scheme of the one that took place and the one that was originally planned. By the way, even if a cold didn't interfere, we would not have got to Mambet: it is too far from Yekaterinburg - for such a trip you need to either skip other interesting places and rush all day without stopping, or have a 5-6 days long vacation at your disposal.

Note. On the map, red dots are the actual route of the trip, orange dots are those places described in the blog in the Weekend Hikes section, colored dots are those sights that I have not seen or have not written a report on the site.

So, our trip to the South Urals took place on March 24-25, 2018. The plan and the fact are slightly different, so we could not see everything we wanted: below is the real route.

Day one travel:

1. Ustinovsky Canyon (did not reach).
2. Mountain Park named after Bazhov (visited nearby on the red hill in Zlatoust, but did not go).
3. Hike on observation deck Black rock in natural park"Taganay".
4. Karagai quarry for the extraction of magnesite in Satka (they could not climb the observation deck).
5. Excursion to the Hammer and Sickle Monument on the outskirts of Satka.

Second day:

1. A trip to the old hydroelectric power station in the Porogi tract.
2. Excursion to the national park "Zyuratkul". Visit to the Ice Fountain and the Sokhatka moose farm.
3. Moving to the border of the Chelyabinsk region and Bashkiria, where, on the side of the neighboring republic, we go on a hike to the Idrisovskaya cave.

We drove home at 17:30 along a road that I had never realized existed before: we drove through Starobelokatay and Tyulgash to the town of Mikhailovsky. We were in Yekaterinburg at about 23:30. The journey, although it took place partly through familiar places, turned out to be very rich and varied in terms of impressions. Once again, we delighted our souls by visiting interesting places.

2. Drive to the Ustinovsky Canyon. Mountain Park named after Bazhov on Krasnaya Gorka in Zlatoust

At 7:30 we leave Yekaterinburg in the direction of Chelyabinsk, before reaching which, along the high-speed section of the M5 highway "Chelyabinsk - Moscow", we return towards the city of Miass. We covered the distance of 330 km in about 6 hours, taking into account the stop for lunch at a cafe on the highway. Unfortunately, a section of the road to the canyon only 3 km long turned out to be covered with snow, and we do not have suitable equipment with us.

Just in case, here GPS coordinates for the navigator: 54.868874 59.971545. Here's what I had a description of how to get to the Ustinovsky canyon: from Miass we go to the highway to the city of Uchaly and go to the village of Chernovskoye. After about 5.5 km, there will be a right turn to the Ryabinushka gardens (here are the coordinates of the beginning of this dirt road: 54.871144, 60.012874). The closer to the point of interest, the more it narrows (but in good weather it is passable by any car). The distance from the asphalt road to the rocks is about 3 km.

We sigh that we had to make a small detour and go to Zlatoust, where at first I wanted to shoot a very beautiful view of the city at the foot of a huge mountain (we are talking about the Two-headed hill in the Taganai park, which we have repeatedly climbed).

I had two points from which to shoot this view. I found the first one on Google Maps, just by reading the caption to the picture, from one of the tourists: "Photographed in Zlatoust from Krasnaya Gorka." Google claims that this is the name of the neighborhood on the outskirts of the city.

We are coming. The road ends in a chapel, and the two-headed hill is nowhere to be seen. But the pleasant sound of bell ringing is pouring from the tower - there are some sculptures outside the fence. We decide to check what sights are there.

Zlatoust, due to its location near the Taganay National Park, is the center of attraction for tourists from all over the country. Here, on Krasnaya Gorka, the incompatible was erected for their entertainment: a chapel and a monument to Yuri Gagarin. The bell tower was built in 2006, and the monument to the first cosmonaut of the Earth in 2012.

Katya and I wandered around the park, got together and left for the Black Rock, and now, while preparing the review, I just learned that: firstly, you can climb the roof of the tower - there is an observation deck with a beautiful view of Zlatoust; secondly, on Krasnaya Gorka, apparently behind the bell tower, there is a mountain park named after Bazhov.

Judging by the photo reports of other travelers, Bazhovsky Park is a pleasant place for walking with children (there are many cultural compositions with the heroes of the fairy tales of the great Ural writer), and there, in clear weather, you can actually shoot a beautiful frame with the Taganai mountains hanging over the city buildings on a telephoto lens. Watch the video with the report.

And here is a video with a report on the excursion of Vadim Malkovsky (in the description of the video there is a link to his blog - you can see a detailed photo report about the excursion to the Bazhov Park.

GPS coordinates of the bell tower in Zlatoust: 55.133479, 59.671353.

Coordinates of the Bazhov Mountain Park: 55.134038, 59.669376.

Working hours: from 10:00 to 19:00.

3. Observation deck "Black Rock" in the national park "Taganay"

My hobby for weekend trips around the Urals began with a two-day hike in the Taganai Mountains. We have been here twice in the summer, twice in the fall, and now in the winter (or in the spring, depending on how you relate to our Ural weather). In the "Weekend Hikes" section, you can read a detailed guide on how to get there, see a route map and a table of distances for walking for one, two or more days.

The last time I visited Taganay was in the fall of 2016. With guests from St. Petersburg and the Baltic states, we arrived in the Chelyabinsk region to climb the Dvukhlavaya volcano and marvel at the terrifying sinkholes at the site of titanium-magnetite mines (Magnitsky faults). Then we were not lucky with the weather: because of the fog that covered the Black Rock, we did not manage to see the mesmerizing panorama of the Otkliknoy Ridge Mountain. They hoped that it would be possible to do this now, but in the heavenly office they decided differently ...

Over the year and a half that has passed since the last excursion to the Black Rock, a checkpoint and ticket office have been set up here. The entrance is now paid: 100 rubles from outsiders, 50 rubles from residents of Zlatoust.

The route to the Black Rock is just right for older tourists and children: walk only 600 meters in one direction, if you move clockwise, you will not have to climb a hill anywhere. In a word, relaxation. And the nature here is real: dense, like on the main routes of the Taganay Park.

I already photographed this "bench with a view to nowhere" on a foggy autumn morning in 2016. Now, here, too, the view of the Response Ridge is hidden from it by the natural elements. Perhaps we need to start a tradition: every time I come to the Chelyabinsk region to see the sights, I will take pictures of this bench.

If you are lucky, and there will be no other tourists on the Black Rock at the time of your excursion (and for this, I think, you need to come here either early in the morning or in the late afternoon), from the observation deck there are such wild views that are somewhat reminiscent of scenes from the thriller.

When I just started my passion for photography, I thought that shooting in bad weather is not interesting: no sun - no picture. Now I understand that bad weather makes pictures of the drama. For example, here is a view of the taiga from the top of the Black Rock. There's a responsive crest somewhere. Now he is not there, only "white flies" ... But an interesting shot, isn't it?

The picture above is a panorama captured in “Photoshop"Of 9 vertical frames. Photographed hand-held, without a tripod. Here's another panorama shot in the same way.

After admiring the views (I generally stood at the cliff for about 10 minutes, closing my eyes and listening to the snowflakes falling), we slowly return to the parking lot. Another observation deck was built 200 meters below, from which one can already observe the Black Rock itself.

The blizzard played out stronger. The snow was already blinding my eyes. Mount Black Rock is located at an altitude of 753 m above sea level - the nature here is harsher than below, even in the same Zlatoust. If you are planning your excursion to Taganay, dress warmly and take suitable shoes - it was funny to watch the mothers in high heels dragging the sleds with the kids ...

GPS coordinates for navigator: 55.273583, 59.699077.

Ticket price: 100 rubles per person.

Attraction opening hours: probably around the clock - although I don't know if there is a guard there at the end of the working day.

4. Excursions to interesting places in Satka and its surroundings

According to the plan of our trip, we wanted to spend the night in Satka, as well as during a trip to the sights of the Chelyabinsk region and Bashkiria on the May holidays in 2015. Both in the town itself and in its surroundings, there are many interesting places that are easy to get to.

Monument to Sergo Ordzhonikidze and Satka iron-smelting plant

At first I wanted to photograph the monument to Stalin: I read that Satka is one of the few cities where there is such a monument. For some reason, I was sure that the sculpture I needed was on the bank of the pond near the Satka Iron Smelting Plant.

However, I was mistaken, a mustachioed comrade on a pedestal - another famous revolutionary: Sergo Ordzhonikidze. And Stalin is (according to information from the Internet) at the address: st. Bocharova, 10.

There is some dark story. On the Internet, you can find news that the monument to a man whose personality, even 66 years after his death, divides Russian society, used to stand in the village of Taiginka in Kyshtym. But in 2010 he was stolen, and later he "surfaced" in the city of Kasli. And then they found him in Satka.

If I enter the Street View service to “GoogleKartakh "and dial the address: Chelyabinsk region, Satka city, Bocharova street, 10 - you can find that the generalissimo is standing in the courtyard of the Zyuratkul complex (Sonkina lagoon).Gps-coordinates: 55.038489, 59.030894. I hope that among the readers there will be either residents of the city, or tourists who have been there, and in the comments they will tell you where to find Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin in Satka now.

The entertainment complex "Sonkina Laguna" was built by the entrepreneur Yuri Titov, who owns the "Zyuratkul" gas station complex, a hotel and a restaurant. I have already shown unusual sculptures from there in my report on my trip to the Chelyabinsk region and Bashkiria in May. Then he showed the "mysterious island" - the hollow of an eagle. In winter, it looks even more sinister.

Such is the Klondike of interesting places in a single small town of the Chelyabinsk region can be found. I take the last picture of the "Satka iron-smelting plant" and set off to look for the Karagai quarry.

Photo 15. The operating "Iron Smelter" in Satka. Next to it you can see the monument to Sergo Ordzhonikidze, Vissarion Stalin and Vasily Terkin, "Sonya Lagoon" and "The Hollow of the Eagle". Travel report to the Chelyabinsk region from Yekaterinburg. 1/1000, 4.0, 400, 200.

Watch a video showing how the "Son'kina Lagoon" and "The Hollow of the Eagle" looks like. Only if you are planning to go there with children, it is better to read the reviews: apparently, the owner of the complex has a very specific sense of humor ...

Karagay quarry in Satka

Another place that I wanted to see in this South Ural town is an old, but active, magnesite quarry. Ore began to be mined here back in 1900, and now a hole 1.5 km long, 1.1 km wide and 0.37 km deep has been dug.

Reading the stories of tourists, I still do not understand whether it is possible to get there officially, and whether there is an equipped observation deck for visitors. I asked the guys for the GPS coordinates, they gave me such a point (55.039167, 58.991928) with the words of parting words: "You will reach Kuibyshev Street, and there you will walk 500 meters."

At the crossroads of Kuibyshev and 50 Let VLKSM Streets there is a checkpoint (behind it trucks with ore are constantly scurrying around) and a garage array. They asked a passer-by if it was possible to get to the observation deck, and he replied: "Look, go through the garages," - waved his hand towards the complex, - "There must be a path." We go there, but we can’t find the path, and we don’t want to trudge through the snow without special shoes and clothes - there is depth up to the waist.

Yes, and this is where I was mistaken: when you look at the Karagai quarry on satellite maps, it seems that you can calmly approach the edge. In fact, it is surrounded by huge waste heaps up to several tens (if not hundreds) meters high. We decide to leave the mine for another time, and now we are going to see another interesting attraction of Satka - the Hammer and Sickle monument on a hill on the outskirts of the city.

How the Karagai quarry looks like can be seen in the video. It's a little too long - look from 5:56 onwards.

Monument "Hammer and Sickle" in Satka - a man-made landmark of the Chelyabinsk region

This miracle is located at the address: Chelyabinsk region, the city of Satka, st. Vtoraya Rechnaya, 15, GPS coordinates: 55.040795, 58.967274. The navigator (on this trip to the South Urals, as always, we used the application on the Maps.me smartphone, which works without an Internet connection) brought us back to some garages - they look very colorful.

Photo 16. On the way to the Hammer and Sickle monument in Satka. What interesting places in the Chelyabinsk region can be seen by car. Weekend route. 1/800, 6.3, 400, 280.

We left the car and go up the hill on which a huge stele rises. From the top of the city - as in the palm of your hand (more precisely, the microdistrict near the recreation center "Magnezit").

Photo 17. Contemporary graffiti in Satka. How we travel by car in the Chelyabinsk region. The route of the trip. Report of tourists from Yekaterinburg. Let's go watch Hammer and Sickle. 1/640, 6.3, 560, 280.

In the distance, a waste heap rises, encircling the Karagai quarry. When I asked a passerby boy how to get to the observation deck, he pointed to this earthen mountain: “My friends and I always climb there. There is the best view! "

Photo 18. Landscapes of Satka. Report on travels by car to interesting places in the Southern Urals. How we searched for the Hammer and Sickle monument. 1/400, +0.33, 9.0, 800, 165.

I cannot find information about who and when created this monument. It would be interesting to know the history of this attraction.

Photo 19. The Hammer and Sickle monument in Satka amazes the imagination with its scale and originality. Reviews of tourists about a trip by car to interesting places in the Chelyabinsk region. 1/320, +0.33, 9.0, 400, 86.

While we were admiring the monument, there was no one around at all. Only a lonely dog ​​watched in bewilderment two strange people who came from nowhere to photograph the art object that had long become common for all Satka residents.

Photo 20. One of the local residents of Satka. Reviews of tourists about a trip to interesting places in the Chelyabinsk region. In the vicinity of the Hammer and Sickle monument. 1/1000, +0.33, 3.2, 400, 95.

Until the sun went down, we make one more attempt to get into the Karagai quarry, having traveled around the waste heap by car. There is also a checkpoint, we did not drive up to it. But they filmed a panorama of the city pond, the "Satka iron-smelting plant" and the monument to Sergo Ordzhonikidze. Agree, the view is amazing!

Photo 21. View of the Satka Iron Smelting Plant. Below is a monument to Sergo Ordzhonikidze. On the right (not included in the frame) - the entertainment complex "Sonkina Laguna". 1/160, +0.67, 8.0, 1250, 70.

This photo was taken, approximately, from this point: 55.038320, 59.018273.

It's time to look for housing. We called several advertisements on Avito and rented an excellent three-room apartment with furniture and the necessary equipment for 1400 rubles.

Yes, advice for tourists who want to save money: on our road trips around the Urals, we almost always settle in apartments rented for daily rent. It will be more expensive in hotels, even if the price of the room is comparable. The fact is that then you have to spend money on trips to the restaurant. And in the apartment there are dishes, a stove, and a microwave oven. We went to the store, took cereals and sausages - we had a great and inexpensive dinner!

Trip to Tract Porogi

We slept well: each room has a huge double bed. The morning of March 25, 2018 was like this for me.

Photo 22. Dawn in Satka (I suspect, in the background - the Zyuratkul ridge). A wonderful morning in the Chelyabinsk region. Description of the route of a trip by car in the South Urals for two days. 1/200, -0.67, 8.0, 800, 82.

Today we have two options for the morning: to visit the “Sokhatka” moose house ”in the“ Zyuratkul ”natural park, the Ice Fountain (like the moose farm, it is located in the vicinity of the Sibirka village) and see the Porogi tract. We decide first to jump back to the hydroelectric power station.

The sun has already risen higher. Passers-by rush about their business. I shoot the industrial landscape of the Chelyabinsk region.

Photo 23. Apparently, these are the cooling towers of the Magnezit plant. Review of the trip to the Porogi tract in the vicinity of the town of Satka, Chelyabinsk region. 1/500, 11.0, 400, 200.

The distance from Satka to the Porogi tract is 30 km, half of which is covered by a grader. Despite the fact that it snowed yesterday, it was cleaned well. We get there in 40 minutes, without ceasing to groan from the opening landscapes. The GPS coordinates of the hydroelectric dam are 55.280900, 59.134433.

Photo 24. The dam of the hydroelectric power station in the Porogi tract is one of the visiting cards of the Chelyabinsk region. This photo is an HDR of three frames taken hand-held on a Nikon D610 DSLR + Samyang 14mm f / 2.8 shirik. Settings: 1/1000, -0.67, 8.0, 400, 14.

The Porogi tract is located in a gorge formed by the Chulkov and Uary ridges. The place is very picturesque. True, it is a little sad here: the building of the ferroalloy plant was flooded by a meter with water, which is now frozen ... There is a sign on the gate that until 2015 a local resident watched it for free. Now he is dead and the UNESCO site is on the brink of extinction. The neighboring tourist center "Porogi" is for sale. It is highly likely that soon this attraction will not remain on the map of the Chelyabinsk region ...

House of Elk "Sokhatka" and the Ice Fountain in the National Park "Zyuratkul"

In the "Weekend Hikes" section, you can also read a report on the ascent in mid-December 2016 to the Zyuratkul ridge. In the same place I showed a photo report about an excursion to the "Bear Joy" maral farm (there are red deer and wild boars) and the Sokhatka Elk House. The first is located at the checkpoint in the village of Magnitsky, the second - at the checkpoint in the village of Sibirka. But then I was traveling with friends, my wife did not go. And now she wanted to see with her own eyes both the elk and the fountain.

The house of the moose "Sokhatka" is located on the cordon "At three peaks". You get into it through a checkpoint in the village of Sibirka (you buy a ticket, which is also valid for entry from Magnitsky). On the way to Sibirka (26 km from Satka, and, it seems, 11 km by grader from the M5 highway), there is such a view of Mount Bolshoi Uvan (1122 meters above sea level) - one of the attractions of the Zyuratkul National Park, where walking route.

Photo 25. Mount Bolshoy Uvan in the national park "Zyuratkul" - one of the attractions of the Chelyabinsk region. Weekend trip by car. 1/640, -0.33, 8.0, 1100, 280.

I forgot to tell that 2 days before the trip in the news on the federal TV channel they showed a report from the House of Elk "Sokhatka" and noted that in the spring the elks were already released into the forest. On the same day, I called the administration of the park: “No, they haven’t been released yet. Later. True, the Ice Fountain collapsed yesterday ... "Oh, what a pity! This winter he was very tall and handsome in "Zyuratkul". I thought I would please you with pictures of this attraction. And so - only the ice ruins ...

Photo 26. We arrived at the Ice Fountain in Zyuratkul Park on March 25, 2018, and on March 24, it turned out, it collapsed ... Interesting places in the Chelyabinsk region. A weekend trip across the South Urals.

Although the ice miracle could not resist, we visited it with pleasure anyway. Forest. Sun. Rainbow. Turquoise color of frozen water. The beauty!

Here is a video of what this "icicle" looked like in 2016.

Moose house "Sokhatka" in the Chelyabinsk region

I don’t remember exactly how long it was to go from the Ice Fountain to the At Three Summits cordon - it seems about 5 kilometers. Here we leave the car, pay 50 rubles for feeding the moose and hurry to the elk. Tip: Take a carrot or cabbage from home. You cannot feed animals with bread - they will get sick. Preparing for our tour of the Chelyabinsk region in early March, we bought as many as 5 bags of carrots! Do you know how the moose reacted?

- Phew, we don’t eat that. Give us the bark of the trees.

- Yes, kids, where do we put these carrots now? We don't have rabbits at home! Should we gnaw ourselves?

- Well, we don’t know. Eat it yourself.

Photo 27. Prongs in the House of Elk "Sokhatka". Bring a present for its inhabitants with you. Interesting places in the Chelyabinsk region, where you can go with children. The route of a car trip for two days. 1/640, -1.33, 4.0, 400, 31.

- Well, maybe you want some cabbage? We took her too. True, not white, but Chinese, for salads.

- Oh, we love this, we do not adhere to any chauvinistic views. Let's! We are ready to eat at least one week.

Photo 28. Elks in the Chelyabinsk Region. Reviews of the trip to the Zyuratkul park. 1/1600, -1.0, 4.0, 400, 44.

Of course, about the carrots - a joke: the moose devoured it, and there was a crunch. Only the woman caring for the animals said it was better to cut the vegetables into smaller pieces.

Photo 29. Moose - they are so cute! A story about a trip to the House of Elk "Sokhatka" in the village of Sibirka. Excursion to the national park "Zyuratkul" of the Chelyabinsk region.

If you are going to the Zyuratkul park, I advise you to read my previous reports. There you can read stories about climbing the ridge "Zyuratkul", a description of the route to other peaks. I myself want to someday climb the highest peak of the Chelyabinsk region, Mount Nurgush (height 1406 m). This is what this whopper looks like from a clearing near the At Three Peaks cordon.

Photo 30. What interesting things can you visit in the Chelyabinsk region? National Park "Zyuratkul"! Climb Mount Nurgush, at the same time see the elk. 1/1250, -0.67, 11.0, 400, 100.

In the park "Zyuratkul" you can book a house and settle for a few days. Convenient for labor photographers who would like to shoot a panorama of Nurgush or Bolshoy Uvan at regular time.

Photo 31. Elk antlers at one of the houses on the cordon "At Three Peaks" in the national park "Zyuratkul". Description of the weekend route for a trip across the Chelyabinsk region. 1/4000, -0.67, 280, 135.

Well, the clock is ticking. We still need to eat somewhere else (we had to go back towards Chelyabinsk - there is a large hotel and restaurant complex "Zyuratkul") and have time to go to the Bashkir village of Idrisovo, in the vicinity of which there is a cave where the people's hero of Bashkortostan Salavat Yulaev once hid ...

Photo 32. Views at the cordon "At three peaks" in the national park "Zyuratkul". Mount Big Uvan. I can't imagine how to climb it in winter - with such a slope. But tourists do go ... 1/1000, 11.0, 4.0, 400, 112.

The video above (13:30) tells about the excursion to the Sokhatka Elk House. And in the video below you can see in 4K what open spaces open up from the height of Mount Bolshoy Uvan in the Zyuratkul park.

5. Idrisovskaya cave on the border of the Chelyabinsk region and Bashkiria

The original travel plan involved visiting three caves located in the area of ​​the beautiful South Ural town of Ust-Katav: Ignatievskaya, Serpievsky cave castle (a little further away there is a complex of Sikiyaz-Tamak caves). Now it became clear that we will have time to see only one attraction - we chose Idrisovskaya, since the photos from here are the most interesting (like from a palace).

33. Map with a diagram of how to get to the Idrisovskaya cave, which is located on the border of the Chelyabinsk region and Bashkiria (in fact, it is located on the territory of the neighboring republic).

Let's look at the map. You can get to the village of Idrisovo in the Salavatsky district of Bashkiria along the M5 highway, through Yuryuzan and Ishimbaevo, turning in Sharlash towards Kropachevo. We did not take this route because of the large number of trucks on the road. Although, if I remember correctly, this site is one of the most picturesque: in the Yuryuzan region, a view of the highest mountain of the Southern Urals, Big Yamantau, opens up.

If there was more time, we would have driven along the Satka - Bakal section. Firstly, somewhere on this road, a view of the Zyuratkul ridge opens up (I saw photo reports with excellent photographs). Secondly, in Bakal at 9 Lenin Street (GPS coordinates: 54.937633 58.809672) there is a picturesque dilapidated miners' culture house - like from the game "Silent Hill". And, thirdly, 15 km from Satka is Mount Iruskan, the village of the same name and several quarries. I was interested in Gaevsky and Alexandrovsky with colored walls. Didn't hit either.

We decided to get to the Idrisovaya cave along the route "Satka - Mezhevoy - Lakly - Nasibash - Alkino - Idrisovo - Idrisovskaya cave". Please note that in those parts there is still one village Idrisovo - do not confuse it: you need the one that is located by the Yuryuzan River. And, besides, on Google maps it is indicated, for some reason, the Idrisovo tract (at least, not the village where we got). Therefore, here are the GPS coordinates of the village (the point where they left the car): 55.049405, 58.127280. And here is the Idrisovskaya Cave: 55.042221, 58.150367.

The road from Satka to Idrisovo is first asphalted, then after 50 kilometers - unpaved, and is poorly cleaned of snow. It was even uncomfortable to drive a little.

But beauty! Somewhere in the Lakly region you pass a narrow gorge, as if you feel yourself in the Caucasus. Then the hills overgrown with birch groves begin ... Looking ahead: the navigator took us back to Yekaterinburg either through Vakiyarovo, or through Mezhevaya, but there the road goes along the river with very, very beautiful rocks. I just want to get out of the car and wander on foot with a backpack through those hills and valleys.

Well, okay, let's return to the description of the route to the Idrisovskaya cave. After the P242 road we turn at the sign to Idrisovo - 6 km of an unpurified but trampled road. We arrive at the village, it stands on the Kluklya stream.

We drove on the Maps.me navigator, and in Idrisovo he made us turn left, up a hill - there the broken road ended, then there was a path gradually disappearing into a birch grove (he suggests turning to this point: 55.052705, 58.132084). The cave is 2 kilometers away. At the same time, before the trip, I studied Google maps and remember that you can drive up by car directly to the bank of the Yuryuzan - it means that the aunt is dragging us from the navigation system to the wrong place.

We return back to this crossroads (GPS coordinates: 55.049383, 58.127308) and notice an inconspicuous sign "Salavat Cave". The road is covered with snow, only traces of an ATV. We decide to leave the car and go on foot - the same 2 kilometers.

Spring, forest, fresh air. We charge the energy batteries again. First, we move along the Kluklya stream, then we cross the bridge to the other side and sharply climb the hill. Further - the most beautiful section of the trail: on the left - a rock, on the right - a gully overgrown with a light-colored birch grove, illuminated in a spring-like, perky sun. A raven croaks somewhere in the sky. The wind rustles with the tops of the trees. Titmouse dinks like spring. Mmmm, such a walk can only be dreamed of!

Finally, we go to the shore. Here in the summer - car parking. There are some painted sheds - apparently, in summer or spring, those tourists who float down the Yuryuzan River on catamarans make a stop at the Idrisovskaya Cave, and the locals organize a “club” and a “car shop” for them.

It is not clear where to go. Something similar to a cave can be seen on the right (this is upstream of the Yuryuzan). But this is definitely not the "balcony" of the Palace (this is how the Idrisovskaya Cave is also called in reports on the Internet).

Photo 34. A rock at the confluence of the Klyuklya stream into the Yuryuzan river. The views are beautiful there, but the Idrisovskaya cave is behind me. Report on a car trip in the Chelyabinsk region. 1/800, +0.33, 9.0, 400, 44.

We turn to the left of the "houses", we see a boardwalk and some kind of information board.

Photo 35. How to get to the Idrisovskaya cave? From the "houses" go downstream of the Yuryuzan. Stories of tourists about weekend trips in the South Urals. 1/1000, +0.33, 9.0, 400, 36.

Come closer. The trail goes up steeply (although this is not very conveyed in the pictures). The sign says that we are in the Yangan-Tau geological park near the Idrisovskaya cave. But I don’t see its characteristic “gates”. We stumble in indecision, we go down even further downstream - and now, it seems, she is!

Photo 36. Three windows of the Idrisovskaya cave, located on the border of Bashkiria and the Chelyabinsk region on the banks of the Yuryuzan River. Reviews of travel by car yourself. 1/320, +0.33, 9.0, 400, 27.

Photo 37. Entrance to the Idrisovskaya cave and windows ... Reviews of tourists on car trips to the Chelyabinsk region and Bashkiria. 1/250, -0.67, 9.0, 400, 66.

We climb along the path that is next to the pointer. Such a palace appears at a height of 45 meters.

Photo 38. Idrisovskaya cave is also called the Palace. Report on the trip to the South Urals. A panorama of five vertical, handheld frames. 1/320, -0.67, 9.0, 400, 24.

I go inside, and my heart skips with delight: here they are, those views that I dreamed of photographing for so long (I wanted to go to the Idrisovskaya cave 2 years ago, but it was stopped by the remoteness of this sight of Bashkiria from Yekaterinburg).

Photo 39. Views from the grotto of the Idrisovskaya Cave upstream of the Yuryuzan River. Nikon D610 camera, Samyang 14 mm f / 2.8 lens. HDR from three frames. 1/250, -0.67, 9.0, 160, 14.

The cave, next to Idrisovo (in Bashkiria, it is called Iuris, other names: Krasnopolskaya, Kissyatash, Palace) were described in 1770 by the naturalist and traveler from Germany Peter Simon Pallas, who served at the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences.

Bashkiria, according to the official historiography of Russia, was peacefully reunited with the Russian Empire. Only now the people's hero of Bashkortostan Salavat Yulaev is honored for the fact that he personally led the capture of the Simsky and Katavsky factories, besieged the Chelyabinsk fortress and Orenburg, burned the fortress in Krasnoufimsk, stormed Kungur. So, according to folk legends, Salavat Yulaev with his squad in 1774 hid from the punitive detachments of Catherine II in the Idrisovskaya cave, which is why it is also called the Salavat cave.

Photo 40. View from the Idrisovskaya Cave downstream of the Yuryuzan River. Snapshot - HDR of three frames. Nikon D610 camera, Nikon 24-70mm f / 2.8G lens. 1/50, 8.0, 320, 24.

In the video below you can see what an excursion with children to the Idrisovskaya Cave looks like in the summer.

A narrow manhole leads deep into the cave - there, according to tourists, there are two large halls. In general, the length of the Kisyatash passages is 93 meters, with an average width of 3.8 meters and a height of 2.6 meters. The amplitude of the strokes is 10 meters. The entrance to the cavern is at a height of 45 m above the Yuryuzan level.

Well, one last look at gorgeous view Bashkir nature, and it's time to return to the car that awaits us in Idrisovo.

This was the end of the entertainment part of our journey. Looking at the map, we painfully decided which way to return to Yekaterinburg: drive further along the M5 towards Ufa and turn in the city of Sim to Yangantau and Mesyagutovo, and then to Krasnoufimsk - there will be guaranteed asphalt, but you make a detour. Return to Chelyabinsk and rush home along a two-lane highway - the road at the first section is loaded with trucks.

Navigator Maps.me strongly advises to go north to Novobelokatay and Mikhailovsk. I don't want to trust him: I remember how the bridge was being repaired in Sime and, in order not to get stuck in traffic jams, I decided to go to Mesyagutovo through Karaidel - then I had to drag 50 km along the dirt road through the dense taiga.

But the path that the navigation system offers now is the shortest: the distance between the village of Idrisovo and Yekaterinburg is 355 km. Ay, was - was not, we risk!

The road for a trip in winter turned out to be not bad: mainly asphalt, there was a grader for 50 kilometers, but cleaned and without holes (I was driving 80 km / h). We were at home already at 22:30, that is, we got there in 5.5 hours, and everything that happened to us over these two days began to seem like a fairy tale or a pleasant dream. It is in our power to make these dreams repeat themselves ...

Conclusion to the report on travel to the sights of the Chelyabinsk region by car

Well, today we have learned what natural and man-made sights you can see in two days. We now know how to get to Black Rock, the Porogi Tract, where to feed the moose and where the Ice Fountain is located. We saw the Idrisovskaya Cave, where the Bashkir field commander Salavat Ilaev spent his days.

Some organizational information:

• The mileage of the car in two days is 1071 km.
• Diesel consumption at average values ​​of 9.5 liters per 100 km is 102 liters.
• Fuel costs - 4300 rubles.
• Housing costs - 1400 rubles.
• Food costs - 300-600 rubles at a time for two.

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A multi-kilometer drop on a heavy truck, exhausting crossings, dangerous swamps and rapids of stormy rivers ... If you are ready to overcome obstacles, the hardships of a long journey, changeable weather, in order to penetrate protected places hidden from the idle eyes of ordinary people, then a trip to the Urals Is your adventure. If you want to find yourself in a fabulous park 20 minutes after leaving the train, where gems lie under your feet, it is almost impossible to get lost, there are paths that both children and adults can handle, then a trip to the Urals is yours. leisure.

This amazing region, 2.5 thousand km long, connects the Arctic Ocean and the steppes of Kazakhstan. It is deserted and densely populated, frosty and hot, Asian and European - with an amazing polyphony of natural landscapes, climatic zones, artifacts from different eras.

Subpolar Urals: a hike to the highest peaks

Subpolar Urals one of the most interesting places in the region, which began to be explored by travelers back in the 30s. This harsh region is far from the most visited due to the huge distances, which gives it the potential for high categories of difficulty. The climate is also unpleasant here.

Most of the tourist routes in the subpolar Urals go through the Inta station. From here, private traders on Ural-shift vehicles carry out the transfer to mountainous regions, for example, to the Zhelanny shelter (located 136 km from the railway station). You can reach it by local off-road in 8 hours.

From "Zhelanny", where mountain quartz is mined, there are trails to the highest peaks Ural mountains- People's (1894), Karpinsky (1878), Manaraga (1820). Around them there are many routes with amazing mountain landscapes, ridges and passes, turbulent rivers with many channels. Daredevils try their hand at climbing these peaks, as well as a large number of less high mountains and ridges - Saber, Protection, Inaccessible.

Despite the fact that the passes and peaks have categories no higher than 2A, the combination of obstacles and the length of the route determine its 5th category of difficulty.

After all, to explore this merciless northern beauty, you need at least 3 weeks. During this time, hikers cover more than 300 km on foot or on skis.

Rains, fogs, broken roads, swampy marshes, wide floods of rivers, where even in a ford - mid-thigh, or even waist-deep - are serious summer tests even for well-trained tourists. In winter, it is easier to walk here, if, of course, skiers are ready for a trail, which in some parts of their trip to the Urals reaches 80 cm, bitter frosts (up to -45 degrees) and gusty winds.

The most favorable period for summer trekking is the second half of July - the first half of August. But even at the height of summer, the weather changes often: the air temperature can fluctuate from 0 to +20 degrees, drizzling rain is replaced by downpour, hail and even a blizzard. Snowfields and glaciers are common. In summer, up to 1000 mm of precipitation falls, reducing the passability of hiking trails.

They usually take place in March and April. During this period, significant temperature drops are also noticeable - from 0 to - 45.

On the territory of the Yugyd Va National Park, where these natural attractions are located, travelers can wait out the bad weather in shelters, gullies, huts, which are sometimes encountered on the way. The cost of an overnight stay is 200-250 rubles. per person, although more recently, these structures were free shelters for tourists hiking in the Urals.

Departure from the route, as a rule, is carried out through the Aranets pass and the village of Aranets, from where on foot or by boat (by agreement with local residents) you can reach the village of Koncebor. It walks here 2-3 times a week public transport(bus) to the city of Pechora or you can catch a ride. Travel time is about 2.5 hours.

There is one more "entry point" to the tourist route in the circumpolar Urals - the city of Vuktyl, which is popular with water tourists.

Keep in mind! Despite the fact that on the official website of the park "Yugyd Va" tourists are encouraged to issue a special permit and pay for every day of stay on its territory, such a rent was repeatedly recognized as illegal by the court and the prosecutor's office. The last decision of the Vuktyl City Court of the Komi Republic entered into legal force on August 6, 2012 and was published on October 24, 2012 in the Siyanie Severa newspaper.

The activities of the National Park "Yugyd Va" are more and more actively commercialized every year. And today his directorate offers services for organizing the transfer of auto, water and by air(by helicopter), publishes and distributes printed and souvenir products, collects fees for the use of shelters, etc. NP offices are located in the cities of Inta, Pechora, Vuktyl.

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Traveling in the northern Urals: through the Dyatlov pass to Bolvanam Mansi

A trip to the northern Urals is interesting not only for those who are attracted by hard-to-reach places far from civilization, the absence of towns and villages nearby, in general, game and wilderness.

Here is the legendary pass, where in 1959, under unexplained and mysterious circumstances, she tragically died tourist group Dyatlov. Today it is called the Dyatlov Pass. And the highlight of these places is the mysterious Manpupuner plateau with its majestic Mansi Dummies, whose height is from 30 to 42 meters.

In this area, there are also many tourist routes in the Northern Urals. People get here both from Europe and Asia. After all, the Urals is the border of the continents.

In summer, the most convenient (but by no means budgetary - approx. 18 thousand rubles for a boat for 6 people) transfer along the Pechora River, usually by organized groups. This route is offered by the Directorate of the Pechora-Ilychsky Reserve, on the territory of which there is a plateau. It is designed for 6 days, starts from Troitsko-Pechersk, from where the participants are taken to the pier (60 km) for some money. This trip to the northern Urals includes, in addition to 200 km. waterway, and also 66 km. walking distance to and from Manpupuner. Most of it is a rather tiresome road.

Anyone who wants to make a full-fledged hiking or ski trip to the northern Urals, chooses the path that lies from the Ivdel railway station, where the Moscow-Ob'e train goes.

From Ivdel, a drop has been established to the Auspiya river. Then they go on skis or on foot up the river to the Dyatlov pass, which is located on the Belt Stone ridge. On the pass there are memorial plaques reminiscent of the tragic events of the 59th year.

From here you can go down to the source of the great Pechora River, which in these places is still quite a stream winding through the taiga forest, and make a radial to the Manpupunier plateau.

If you return the same way, it will be the shortest trek to these sacred places. But it will also take 10 days due to the large distances - about 200 km. And the routes here can be laid for every taste and almost any category of complexity from 2 to 5.

Keep in mind! Before starting your trip to the Urals, you need to issue a pass to the Pechora-Ilychsky nature reserve. This must be done in advance by sending an application by fax or e-mail to the management at least two weeks before the trip. The cost of 1 day of stay on its territory in the summer of 2012 was 650 rubles. You can pay for the pass by transferring money to the reserve's account.

Although, many tourists prefer an alternative option - paying a fine of 1000 rubles. in place. After all, the number of passes is limited, and the dates of stay in the reserve indicated in the application, you can simply "miss", for example, because of bad weather.

South Ural: Taganay National Park

Taganay - mountain ranges and the national park near Zlatoust, which, in comparison with the wild expanses of the polar and northern Urals, seems intimate. However, its area is 568 sq. km, allows you to master interesting tourist routes across the Urals.

The central entrance to Taganay Park is located, literally, 10 minutes by bus or half an hour walk from the railway station, in the village of Pushkinsky.

You can also enter its territory from Miass, Magnitka or Karabash. If you have a GPS navigator or you can read the map well, then you can walk around Taganai without guides. It is much easier to do this in winter than in summer. There are no swamps. Streams and lakes are frozen over. There are many well-worn blizzard roads.

Taganay is several mountain ranges of which the highest is Bolshoi Taganay and its dominant, the highest point of the park is Kruglitsa (1112). Strong wind creates amazing shapes out of snow here.

Bizarre rocky outcrops in the Valley of Fairy Tales, the Responsive Ridge, the vertical walls of which repeatedly echo every spoken word, the meteorological station at the top of the Dalniy Taganay Ridge (1114), from which an unprecedented view opens - these and other picturesque landscapes can be seen by walking or skiing.

In NP "Taganay" there are many category routes 1B-3A for experienced tourists, who can pitch their tents in specially designated places equipped with firewood.

For lovers of "walking" recreation, families with children, 60 km of marked trails and 6 equipped shelters have been laid, located at a distance of 7 to 24 km from each other. So hiking in the southern Urals can be done with unprecedented convenience.

Overnight stay in the houses is paid, from 400 rubles. per person per day, depending on the season and the degree of comfort (although it is very conditional). Also, money is collected for setting up your own tent, using equipped trails and picnic areas with barbecue facilities, etc. In general, the degree of commercialization is rather big, although the entrance to the territory and stay in the Taganai National Park is free.

The well-worn paths, a large number of guests in winter and summer, can scare away those who like remote corners and deserted outskirts. But for those who, so far, are not ready for difficult autonomous distances of hundreds of kilometers or whose team has little tourists, this is a great option - a trip through the southern Urals with a minimum of risk and load.

If you decide to spend your vacation in the Urals - great! It remains to decide what exactly and where you want to do, because the Ural is big, very big! It stretches as much as 2,500 km from the Arctic Ocean in the north and to the steppes of Kazakhstan in the south. So the choice is yours. Let's start our survey from the south (where it is warmer).

Southern Urals

The southernmost and widest part of the Ural Mountains. Of all the opportunities to spend an active vacation in the South Urals, I strongly recommend going on rafting on the Sakmara River - this is the most beautiful river in Bashkiria and the largest tributary of the Urals. One of the most popular routes along Sakmara, capturing the most picturesque places, is the route of the 2nd category of difficulty, starting from s. Yuldybaevo. The nearest large settlement is the city of Magnitogorsk, a little further away Orenburg, Ufa, Chelyabinsk. The easiest way is to hire a car or a Gazelle, depending on the size of the group, which will take you directly to the river. It is very cool to raft down the relatively calm rivers of Bashkiria on catamarans.

Ai River, South Ural © Andrey Mikryukov

This allows you to enjoy your vacation one hundred percent: from a catamaran it is convenient to fish, sunbathe, dive into the water, and just sleep, finally! After all, anything happens at night: a fire, friends, a guitar - what a dream here. On the other hand, it's fun on the rapids, because a catamaran is a fairly stable, stable vessel that allows you to overcome water obstacles safely and with pleasure (be careful! Even a catamaran can be turned over if handled ineptly, rapids above the 3rd category of difficulty require proper preparation of participants and equipment). But since there are no comrades in taste and color, so that lovers of kayaks would not be offended by me, this route is no worse for them.

What to look for: it is very easy to burn out on the water, even if it seems to you that there is almost no sun, a cool breeze is blowing, and it is May in the yard - anyway, smear your face with sunscreen. Water (like snow) reflects the sun's rays well, and the breeze cools your skin, so you won't have time to feel how to brown it. Also, don't forget to grab both mosquito and tick repellents. On the water, neither one nor the other will overcome you, but if you sleep on the shore, you cannot escape the fate of being eaten! Alas, this applies to almost all travels in the Urals, especially during the period from May to July, when insect activity is greatest.

I can’t help but write. There is one place in the Southern Urals, where you can go at least every year, both in winter and in summer, I love it very much - this is Taganay National Park. It is located just north of the ancient Ural city of Zlatoust. There are a lot of opportunities for recreation: for lovers of trekking and rock climbing, for retirees, for children and those who like to eat forest raspberries. You can choose a route of any length - from 1-2 days to weekly hiking (and in winter skiing) trips. Throughout the park there are 5-6 shelters or cordons where you can stay overnight, cook food, sleep comfortably and even go to the bathhouse! This is very convenient for those who do not like to carry a tent with them, and also opens up unique opportunities for radial excursions for families with children.

Big Stone River. Taganay Park, South Ural © greenword.ru

Taganay is convenient because all its peaks and attractions are very compactly located in it: Two-headed Sopka, Otkliknoy Comb (routes up to 3a in winter!), Kruglitsa ( highest point 1,178 m), the world's largest Big Stone River(an accumulation of huge boulders weighing 9-10 tons, 6 km long and up to 200 meters wide). Do not forget to get a permit to visit the park by paying a fee of 100 rubles per adult, children are free. You can get to Zlatoust by train, bus or car (distance from Chelyabinsk - 140 km, from Yekaterinburg - 270 km).

Middle Ural

This is the lowest part of the Ural Mountains, bounded in the north by the Konzhakovsky stone peak and in the south by the Yurma mountain. For the same reason, it is the most developed part of the ridge. It was here that the first routes of the explorers of Siberia lay and the first settlements arose: the cities of Verkhoturye, Turinsk, Nizhny Tagil, Irbit. And although the mountains are the lowest here, you will definitely not be bored.

It is difficult to identify any specific routes. The Middle Urals are attractive for their affordability, compactness and great variety. opportunities to spend your day off. Absolutely all of the options listed below are easily accessible by car, and many of them even by train and bus. You can catch some of the "joys in life" even after work. For example, I love the outskirts of Yekaterinburg for this! You live for yourself, one might say, in a metropolis, and in the evening after work jump into the car and after half an hour or an hour you sit by the fire under the rocks and choose which route to climb before dinner.

The Middle Ural is a real Mecca for rock climbers! The quantity and variety will surprise even the sophisticated. I will not go into details, there is a lot of information and resources on this topic. I will just list some of the most favorite places for climbers: Aramashevo, about 120 km from Yekaterinburg (routes up to 8s), Arakul Shikhan (up to 7s +) about 130 km from Yekaterinburg, Kourovka area (a whole area for climbing, uniting Georgievskie rocks, Chasovoy Kamen, Slobodskoy Kamen, Tolstik) - about 90 km from Yekaterinburg by car.

Lovers of recreation on the water will also be satisfied. Chusovaya river already a legend in itself, whole books have been written about it, and because of this it has not ceased to be one of the most impressive rivers, even outside the Urals. Chusovaya stretches for more than 700 km, but the "middle" of the river is very popular, it is there that the most picturesque landscapes and stunningly beautiful rocky shores open up. You can choose, based on your capabilities and desires, rafting from 1 day to 2-week trek with a duration of more than 200 km.

Olenyi Ruchyi Park, Middle Ural © Andrey Mikryukov

There is another place that is visited by more than 50 thousand people annually. it Olenyi Ruchyi is the most popular natural park in Sverdlovsk region ... It attracts tourists with its accessibility (from Yekaterinburg - only 115 km) and variety. Numerous picturesque rocks, grottoes, caves (Druzhba, Arakaevskaya, Bolshoy Proval), the clean Serga River, which is excellent for a 2-3-day rafting.

Northern Ural

One of the most amazing and mysterious places on the planet and one of the Seven Wonders of Russia, is located in a remote and inaccessible corner of the Northern Urals. As soon as this place is not called: Man-Pupu-Ner (translated from the Mansi language it means “Small mountain of idols”), Weathering Pillars, Bolvano-Iz, Mansi dummies, and tourists have shortened the name to simple “Pupa”. There are seven of these pillars in total, six lined up exactly in a row, and one a little to the side. Their height is from 30 to 42 meters. It's hard to believe, but they were formed by the destruction (weathering) of rocks. This place is considered sacred among the Mansi peoples, and many legends are associated with it. The virgin beauty of this land has been preserved largely due to its remoteness.

Pillars of Man-Pupu-Ner, Northern Ural © Dmitry Uspensky

How to get there?

Within a radius of hundreds of kilometers, there are no settlements and, which is logical, there are no roads either. Previously, there was a possibility of helicopter landing, but there is information that the landing of the helicopter is temporarily prohibited due to the lack of a landing pad. There are two options for backpackers, I'll tell you more about them.

The first option from the Komi Republic: first you need to get to the regional center Troitse-Pechorsk (a train goes to it from Syktyvkar), then by car to the village of Yaksha, where you can agree on a motor boat transfer up the Ilych to almost 200 km, and then another 38 km on foot.

The second option from the side of the Sverdlovsk region is even longer and more difficult: you get to Ivdel by bus or train, and then theoretically there is an opportunity to agree on an all-terrain transfer to the Auspiya River on the basis of the Ministry of Emergency Situations (an expensive pleasure), and then on foot through the notorious pass Dyatlov.

It is important to know that Man-Pupu-Ner is located on the territory of the Pechora-Ilychsky reserve, and to visit them you need to issue a permit!

Tundra, Northern Ural © Dmitry Uspensky

Of course, in the Northern Urals, there are not so difficult to achieve beauty! If you don't have a lot of time, effort and money, then it's time to go to the Konzhakovsky stone - the highest point of the Sverdlovsk region (1,569 m). Every year hundreds of athletes come here to test their strength in the Konzhak mountain marathon, which is held near Karpinsk on the first Saturday of July. This is the most massive (up to two thousand participants) of all 60 marathons in Russia (information taken from the official website of the marathon). In 2013, he received the status of an All-Russian sports competition in mountaineering (skyrunning). For those who do not like crowds of people and want to conquer the Konzhakovsky stone alone, it is worth coming here at any other time, and then you will enjoy the silence and solitude. It is not difficult to get here, there are roads: by car from Yekaterinburg about 460 km (via Krasnoturyinsk and Karpinsk) or by train to Krasnoturyinsk, then a bus to Karpinsk, then change to a bus to the village of Kytlym.

There are a lot of magnetic deposits in the Northern Urals, the compass starts to go crazy (the arrow is spinning in a circle), so it will be useful to learn how to navigate in some other way or to take a navigator with you. Magnets do not interfere with satellites.

Subpolar Urals

Mount Manaraga, Subpolar Ural © Dmitry Uspensky

We invite you to escape from the world of civilization and plunge headlong into wildlife the largest and least populated national park in Russia and Europe. "Yugydva" in the Komi language means " pure water". The area of ​​the park is 18.941 km², which is approximately equal to the area of ​​Slovenia. Its territory is included in the list of the World natural heritage UNESCO. The national park is located on the border of Europe and Asia, on the western slopes of the Northern and Subpolar Urals. The most beautiful and famous peaks of this region are the Beauty Manaraga (translated from the Nenets language as "bear's paw") and the highest point of the Ural Mountains - Narodnaya (1895 m). They are located in the central part of the Subpolar Urals, not far from each other, so you can safely plan ascents to both peaks at once. They are worth it!

Rafting, Subpolar Ural © Dmitry Uspensky

Both in winter and in summer in the Subpolar Urals there is something to do. Winter is primarily skiing, it can be either an autonomous ski trip or a radial ski tour with accommodation at a comfortable Zhelannoe base. The most pleasant winter time is the end of March - the beginning of April: daylight hours are already quite large, the weather is noticeably warmer than in winter, there will be no terrible frosts, but the snow cover is still stable (and even very pleasant packed snow, on which it is a pleasure to roll ). In summer, it will be interesting to raft along the Kosyu River with an ascent to Manaraga or just go hiking.

How to get there?

The Subpolar Ural differs from the South Middle in a rather complex transport accessibility- and this is a huge plus! The most beautiful nature, pristine and untouched, has survived here precisely because of this. The easiest and most inexpensive way to get to the central part of the Pripolyarny is by rail to Inta station, but then there is only an all-terrain transfer. It is necessary to overcome 130 km to the Zhelannoe base (the base of the Kozhim exploration and production enterprise). It is easy to find their website on the Web, where, in addition to the transfer, you can also book accommodation at the base in a comfortable hotel.

It is imperative to issue a pass to the park, it is better to take care of this in advance. Also, for groups planning climbing, it is advisable to have a burner with a supply of fuel, since in some valleys, such as Balaban-Yu, the border of the forest area is far from the watershed ridges, and problems with firewood are obvious. The essentials during summer travel around the Pripolyarny are a mosquito net or a mosquito net, as well as repellents in large quantities. Usually June-July belongs to mosquitoes, and in August the mosquitoes disappear and the midge appears! It's good when there is a choice. :)))

It should be noted separately weather in this region. Rains are frequent here, which can occur simultaneously with fog, wind or snow. In the mountains, snowfall is possible in any month of summer. Consider this when choosing your equipment, and your trip will not be an ordeal!

The Subpolar Urals are harsh and beautiful at the same time!

Polar Ural

Well, we got to the ends of the earth! Most of the territory of Polyarny is not inhabited at all, is poorly explored and is rarely visited by tourists. Settlements located mainly along railroad and its branches. The climate here is very harsh, especially in the northern part of the Polyarny; in December-February, on the foothill plains, frosts cross the mark of -50 ° C. But in the short polar summer, temperatures can reach + 30 ° C! In combination with the polar night, this gives excellent opportunities to travel with almost no risk of freezing (even in Africa there is snow in the mountains, what can we say about the end of the earth then).

Remember that snowstorms are possible even in summer high in the mountains! For a summer trip, it is worth choosing the time in July or the first half of August, since at the end of August the first frosts already begin, and in June snowfields still lie in the mountains in some places. I advise you to take into account another point. July is the height of the insect season, and there are a rare and dirty lot of them here: mosquitoes, midges, horseflies, gadflies, biting midges (this is the smallest type of blood-sucking insects that penetrates not only under clothes, but even into boots!). I don’t know how anyone, but for me it’s better to freeze a little and fall under the first snow than to be eaten alive, and slowly and painfully.

If you have read this article to the end, then there are chances that you will still spend one of your long-awaited vacations somewhere in the open spaces of the Urals!