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In the final part of the story about the trip to the Urals, I will sum up the accounting results, tell you how much such a weekly trip by car in pursuit of dumplings can cost. I will describe our automobile life and show the car itself, where we drove into it and why. How to get stuck in Magnitogorsk. How are the roads Vladimir region They took one of our wheels. How the Tilt-Shift lens was broken. What is the Bashkir buffet "Guzel" and much more.

By tradition, we changed our route already during the trip. We decided not to go through the north. According to readers, the road there is much worse than the M-7. Final movement map:

1. We left at five o'clock in the evening and at midnight we were already drinking tea in Nizhny Novgorod together with the famous Lekha Lifanov lifanov_l_bpyc . It took place in the lounge bar "Bar Mesto". It was delicious and not cheap, which did not really fit into our concept of cheap travel and food in roadside cafes. I will say in advance that this is the second concept that collapsed after the first - non-alcoholic. More on that below.

Federal highway "Volga" M-7 from Moscow to Ufa is boring and wavy. The worst section of the road is in Chuvashia before Cheboksary. It's amazing how a federal road can have such a dead surface. On the way there (that is, towards the Urals) it was still tolerable, but at the same time unbearable - immediately after Nizhny, such heavy snow fell that we drove four hundred kilometers to Kazan all night. Visibility was zero, traffic too, where to go is not clear. But the snow leveled all the potholes and pits. By the time we drove back, everything had melted, liquefied and crawled. I was very worried about the integrity of the discs, but they arrived safely in the Vladimir region.

Typical landscapes from the window:

2. We drove exactly 1790 kilometers from MKAD to ChKAD. We drove without spending the night for about 30 hours.

3. Before the trip, they scared us with Bashkir traffic cops, but they didn’t say anything about roadside cafes. Once in Bashkortostan, we immediately tensed up and turned on the dual control of road signs. Before the responsible transfer, it was decided to have breakfast at the Guzel buffet. Feelings like jumping in after a bath ice lake, so after "Bar Mesto" have breakfast at Guzeli's. Wash hands in the toilet - 10 rubles per person. The toilet is a separate building, locked with a key, which is issued at the checkout. Smoking in the building is prohibited, smoking is paid - 100 rubles. The food is so-so. “Screaming from the table is not yet an order,” they answered my question about the readiness of manti.

4. Closer to the Urals, the landscapes became more picturesque and hilly.

5. In Bashkortostan, I was pleased with a funny feature of the placement of road signs. The signs for overtaking are not allowed to stand properly, and the signs for canceling the ban have all disappeared somewhere. There is also no markup. And now you used to crawl yourself 70 km / h behind a truck, the road is straight, wide and with holes. And it's scary to overtake - it's a pity for the right.

6. The road from Ufa to Chelyabinsk, although it goes through the mountains, is not as interesting as the road through Magnitogorsk. Although, in both cases, we did not take a single shot - the views seem to be beautiful, but there is nothing to shoot.

7. Real beauty began in the Urals. It was industrial types, plants and factories that were the purpose of our trip. In five days in the Urals, we managed to do a lot: visit five large ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy plants, climb a dozen Chelyabinsk roofs, roll two thousand kilometers between Ural cities(the logistics of movement let us down) and get stuck on the tram tracks in Magnitogorsk.

This time we got a spacious and large (compared to the previous trip) Chevrolet Orlando LTZ (top of the range).

2.0D Turbo, diesel, 163 hp (120.0 kW)
Automatic 6-speed transmission
Equipment LTZ

9. We drove to some of the factories directly by car and rode between trucks and bulldozers. Particularly elegant territory turned out to be in the Pervouralsky Novotrubny Plant and at Height 239. You can at least shoot weddings there. One hundred percent art.

10. Karabashmed.

11. Kind people from the management of one of the metallurgical plants gave us large volume Russian literature. A bottle of vodka lay neatly inside the volume. After icy nights, it served as a means of preventing acute respiratory infections. We have a non-alcoholic trip.

12. The discovery of the entire trip was, of course, Magnitogorsk. An ideal road from Chelyabinsk leads to it, which all Chuvashia will envy. On the way, the temperature overboard dropped to -40º, the moon shone in the sky, and oncoming cars met once an hour. Having entered Magnitogorsk, the weather changed dramatically - it immediately got warmer by 15º and light snow began to fall. Then we figured out that we had driven into the Magnitogorsk clouds of the metallurgical plant. The city looked like this:

13. Magnitogorsk is one of the world's largest centers of ferrous metallurgy, on frosty days half hidden in the clouds of its own production. We checked into a good Korona Hotel on Komsomolskaya Street and at two o'clock in the morning we decided to see the city. In the foyer, his tipsy friend was sitting with the guard:
- Goodnight. Are there any observation decks in the city from where good view? I turned to the company.
- E-e-yes, on the other side. - drawled a friend.
- Show on the map? We would go there now.
- Now? Are you crazy? These are the factory ones. Well, they are all this, that type.
- We're in the car.
- Ah, by car, then it's another matter. We thought you...

So observation deck opened only part of Magnitogorsk.

A funny thing happened at 4 am. I decided to turn around through the tram tracks - they were on the same level with the road with rolled snow. Asphalt under the snow, just like in Moscow, I thought, and turned around. We took some photos and decided to go to the hotel. I started to turn around again and sat down between the rails. It turned out that there was no asphalt between the tracks, only snow. Kolya pushed me, pushed me, but did not push me out. They sat down tightly, belly on the rails.

Night from Saturday to Sunday, -36 degrees outside. Like a dragon puffs and growls a metallurgical plant. In clouds of steam and smoke with the sound of flying supersonic fighter a giant blue volcano erupts. Then it goes out, and now a bright glow flashes on the other side - the slag is drained. No one on the road but a white Chevrolet Orlando across the tram tracks. There was one consolation - diesel fuel should have been enough until the morning, when the first tram with metallurgists leaves.

Suddenly a small car stopped. The foggy driver's window opened.
- Are you stuck?
- Yes, do you have a cable?
- There is no cable, we are late for the airport.
- Well, can we try to push quickly?
- Fast only. - and from somewhere five people came out of the car!

Six of us will push it out, I thought! But the car didn't even move. The guys got dirty, wished us success when meeting with the morning metallurgists and left for the airport. On the other side, a guard stopped at the Niva, but also without a cable. I had to find a cable in our car. It turned out that everything was in the emergency kit, even a vest with gloves. They began to pull. Niva strained roared and deafened. It smelled like clutch. At some point, we got the impression that the VAZ was about to die, but still the domestic auto industry was able to get us back on the road. I thanked the driver and promised myself not to turn around again through the tram tracks in Magnitogorsk.

14. In the morning, the picture did not change much, so we overslept breakfast.

16. View from Europe to Asia. The city is located on the eastern slope of the Southern Urals, on the Ural River (right bank in Europe, left bank in Asia).

17. Tricky control tower-style contraption. One of the few structures of the plant that can be seen in the clouds.

18. It was very sad to leave Magnitogorsk. We liked the city. The "first socialist city in the Urals" demanded more attention, but business in Moscow could not wait. There were 1600 kilometers to the house.

19. Now a few words about the Chevrolet Orlando. Despite the good forward visibility, shooting through the windshield, alas, did not work. The picture floated as if shooting through an airplane window.

20. This time all our things fit perfectly in the trunk, even the Chelyabinsk broom found a place. And the boombox broke down and didn't go again. It is worth noting that with each trip we take less and less unnecessary things with us. For example, on Baikal, we no longer took two red buckets.

An unforgivable connivance was the fact that we put our cameras on top of all this heap of good. At night, when unloading at the Magnitogorsk hotel, one of the cameras (Canon Mark III) fell out and fell down the Tilt-Shift lens. The latch on one of the sliders broke. Sunday was officially declared a day of mourning.

21. In general, Orlando is a 7-seater car. The rear seats fold down to form a flat floor and a rather voluminous trunk, but with a high level of loading. If you fold the middle row, move the front seats and put something under your head, then you can safely spend the night for two in the car (only at the same time shift all things somewhere).

22. The same angle, only from the side.

23. If you use the rear two seats, then the trunk volume is reduced to the size of the glove box. That is, in the city, 7 people can comfortably move by car, but for long-distance travel - a dubious option. You need at least a roof rack.

24. The dashboard is not much different from the Chevrolet Cruze. All the same style of "transformers", similar finishing materials. In general, everything is comfortable and familiar. The main thing is that there is a knob to adjust the volume)

I was very glad that we got a diesel car. The turbocharged engine with a capacity of 163 l / s easily accelerated our bus at the moments of overtaking. There were no problems with the acceleration dynamics. Driving with such a motor is a pleasure.

The road to Nizhny Novgorod was flat and without snow. The average consumption, taking into account the eternal traffic jam in Balashikha, was 6 liters per 100 km. In the Chuvash snowstorm and off-road consumption increased to 6.6 liters. For the entire trip with stops, filming and Magnitogorsk consumption increased to 7.3.

25. As far as I understand, the platform for this car came from the Chevrolet Cruze, with some modifications by Korean engineers. Externally, the car looks like a crossover, but this impression is deceptive. Visibility is better than in the Cruze, the driver's seat is higher, but the ground clearance remains the same. At the same time, I did not like the work of the suspension. Even on small potholes and potholes, the car shook with noise, ringing our priceless goods in the trunk. The smoothness and softness of the Chevrolet Cruze is clearly better. Maybe due to the fact that the mass of the body is less than that of Orlando, maybe in South Korea the roads are smoother, maybe because we got a car with low-profile R18 tires.

26. There is a cache in the central control panel. We even managed to call GM and get indignant - a modern car, but there is no usb and aux output! It turned out that everything was hidden in a cache. But again, there is no option to be able to close the lid without removing, for example, the wire with the phone. Empirically, we found out that if you slam the lid with force, then the wiring plaintively bends, but continues to work.

27. On the way back to Vladimir, a ten-kilometer traffic jam was noticed on Yandex. We decidedly did not want to stand in it, and we moved to a detour. We may not have lost in time, but the cast 18-inch disk Vladimir land took from us.

28. We weren't the only ones who turned out to be so smart and took a detour. Together with a hundred trucks and cars, we crawled along a narrow and winding bypass road at a speed of no more than 40 km / h. The local asphalt was clearly not ready for such high speeds and such traffic, so it all fell apart. We also hit one of the funnels, after which the sad sound of a flat tire penetrated into the cabin.

29. I have a wealth of experience in changing wheels in the most vile conditions, but I have never used an “external” spare tire, and even in the Vladimir region. The thought that now it will be necessary to climb into the mud under the car and unscrew something there did not raise my spirits. After a careful study of the spare wheel mounting system, it became clear that nothing was clear. Called GM. Everything turned out to be much simpler than we thought - the wheel fastening is loosened with a special key directly from the trunk - there is a small compartment under the floor for small items, there are also spare wheel mounting bolts. This is the first time I have encountered such a system. It may be that a fragile girl alone will not be able to cope with a wheel change, but an adult man can do it for sure.

Once again, Colin's superflashlights came in handy. We got up in the wrong place, right at the turn and occupied a whole lane. On the side of the road in mud, I wouldn't be able to use the jack. Additional highlighting of the triangle did its job. The drivers slowed down a hundred meters before our car and slowly went around us in the opposite direction.

30. It took half an hour to change the wheel. When we were about to leave, another citizen fell into the pit. Also minus one disk and tire. We returned to the treacherous pit and placed a bottle of water filled with snow in it.

31. Greetings to the road services of the Vladimir region!

32. End of the story about the second trip to Russia.

Travel summary.

Schedule:
February 17. Start in the evening from Moscow. Late dinner in Nizhny Novgorod.
18th of Febuary. Without overnight transfer to Chelyabinsk. Breakfast at Guzeli's. Closer to the night, check-in at the Malachite Hotel in Chelyabinsk.
February 19th. Shooting the city from the rooftops, rest, food.
February 20th. Filming the city from the rooftops, filming the Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works and the Mikheevsky Mining and Processing Plant.
February 21st. Shooting the city from the rooftops, shooting Height 239 and Karabashmedi.
February 22. Moving to Pervouralsk, filming of the Pervouralsk Novotrubny Plant, transfer to Magnitogorsk.
February 23. Night and day shooting in Magnitogorsk. Departure to Moscow. Dinner in Ufa.
24 February. Overnight in Kazan, tire change near Vladimir and arrival in Moscow.

We spent 77 hours in the car.

We drove a beautiful 5555 kilometers from Moscow Ring Road to Moscow Ring Road (actually 5556, but I rounded it up).
The average fuel consumption was 7.3 liters per 100 km.

Expenses in rubles:
12,990 is a little more than 400 liters of diesel fuel.
15 966 ​​- food and meals during the trip. This time we ate like kings (except for the Guzeli buffet, of course). The most expensive feasts were in Yekaterinburg (bill 4,400), in Nizhny Novgorod (2,500 rubles) and dinner in Ufa (1,500 rubles).
2,466 - products purchased in Moscow.
23,200 - four nights in Chelyabinsk at the Malachite Hotel. 5 800 rubles per room, plus breakfast.
3 900 - 4x local number in Magnitogorsk, Korona hotel.
1650 - a room in a travel hotel in Kazan, I don't remember the name.
3,765 - other expenses (a canister that was not needed again, a car wash twice, a taxi, thanks to the Niva driver)
1,000 - a fine for Kolya for sleeping in the back seat in an unfastened state.
2 rubles - two pieces of sugar in a cafe in Kazan.

Total 64,939 for all or 21,646 rubles for one person.

That's all. Thank you for your attention!

To date, we have already returned from the March trip to Lake Baikal and the Olkhon Peninsula. Three trips behind. See photos of the ice and incredible beauty of Lake Baikal next week. And I am writing this post on the Moscow-Krasnoyarsk plane. I'm flying to the reindeer breeders for the holiday.

Rock Falcon Stone, which is located in the Sverdlovsk region between two settlements - Krasnoyar and Zyuzelsky, is not as visited by tourists as other natural attractions of the Urals. Oh, in vain travel here can be unforgettable. It is also quite often confused with Falcon Stone near Severka. But it has nothing to do with this stone.

Journey through Russia: rock Sokoliy stone

Having decided to start a trip to Russia and find yourself in the Urals, you should take the time to visit the Sokoliy stone rock. This rock received such a poetic name, most likely due to a large number falcons that lived in these places. And the toponymist Matveev A.K. suggested that she was so named because of her beauty, and she was personified with a falcon.

Indeed, the rock itself is very beautiful and picturesque. Its height is 514 meters. It has rocky outcrops that can be well displayed even via satellite. They are located at a distance of about 500 meters from each other, and the height of each such ledge is on average 20 meters.

Falcon stone and interesting places around it

The views that open up on the Sokolye stone are breathtaking. There is very good visibility here. Moreover, there are very interesting places in Russia near this rock, which, by the way, are not far from it. So you can visit them too. From the top you can see Mount Shunut, and on the other side you can see the peaks of Mount Azov. The beautiful rock White Stone is located a little further along the way.

A mixed forest of young trees grows on the rock, there are clearings left over from clearing. The places are picturesque. It is especially beautiful here at the end of summer, autumn holidays in these places are like a fairy tale, when the leaves change their color. There are practically no signs of a person here, so you feel the freedom of being away from civilization. The Kuzikha River flows next to the rock, which is a tributary of the Revda River.

How to get to Falcon Stone

The Sokoliy stone rocks are located between the villages of Zyuzelsky and Krasnoyar. The road to this place is quite difficult, so be sure to use a map or navigator. Otherwise, you may not go there. Usually the route starts from Krasnoyar. To get to this village, you need to take a bus from Yekaterinburg to Revda, and from there to Krasnoyar.

From this village you will need to overcome 12 kilometers to the destination. First you need to go to the Revda River, then cross the bridge (do not cross the river!) And keep to the left road at the fork. Soon the Falcon Stone will appear, from which it is not far from the White Stone and the Azov Mountain, and after that you can go to the village of Zyuzelsky.

Review of a trip by car in the South Urals. Tips for tourists, the nature of the Urals, unique sights and photographs.

Foreword

We started our journey from the city of Perm. Perm region- this is the Urals. It's very beautiful there. Everyone should see the Kama River - this is a breathtaking sight. The Ural itself is very beautiful and unusual. Our team is 4 travelers. The purpose of our trip is to see the extraordinarily beautiful places of the Southern Urals. All 7 days of the trip were useful and flew by in an instant.

During the trip, we used Google maps and Yandex Navigator. The latter constantly paved the way for us along a detour, but a good road.

Our itinerary was as follows:

1. Permian.
2. Kungur (Kungur cave).
3. Yekaterinburg (Ganina Yama).
4. Sysert (talc stone).
5. Chelyabinsk and a bit of Bashkiria (river Ai).

Road to the Urals

We made a big detour along the way. However, this did not overshadow the trip: the trip turned out to be very interesting, exciting, albeit difficult. All the way passed mainly along the normal road. From time to time there were potholes and traffic jams in the center of the city, especially in Yekaterinburg.

In every major city there is a gas station at the entrance and exit. For the entire trip, we spent 3280 rubles on gasoline.
I would like to say that during long trips you need to be prepared for anything. For example, we had an overheating fan of the car because it was very hot.

It is also worth noting that the weather in the Urals is unpredictable: it can change several times a day. For example, the sun comes out in the morning, day goes rain, and in the evening it suddenly snows. That's why you need to take warm clothes on the road.

Kungur cave

We left Perm (district railway station) July 8, early in the morning, local time at 06:00 (the difference with Moscow is 2 hours). We passed through the following villages: Lobanovo, Koyanovo, Yanychi, Kukushtan, Shadeyka. After 2.5 hours we arrived in the city of Kungur. The weather promised to be pleasant and sunny. We drove very slowly, as some roads leave much to be desired. The distance to Kungur is 100 km. This is the first Big City after Perm.

A lot of tourists come to visit the truly unique Kungur cave. Having visited this place at least once, you fall in love with it forever.

Kungur cave

At the entrance we bought tickets (adult - 700 rubles, children - 500 rubles) and went on a sightseeing tour.
The hotel was booked in advance on the website. You can see the nearest hotel. There is a swimming pool and even a sauna, but the prices there are decent. For a day, a regular double room costs 2300 rubles.

Journey to Yekaterinburg

From Kungur to Yekaterinburg we drove 4 hours. The road on the R-242 highway is good. We made a circle on purpose (we went through Yekaterinburg, not Krasnoufimsk) to see more sights. On the way, we passed the cities of Revda and Druzhinino, where we refueled the car and had a bite to eat. I liked the cafe "Holy Russia", but for some reason gasoline here turned out to be more expensive than in Perm.

The Sverdlovsk region is considered the capital of the Urals - there are many interesting and beautiful places. We focused our attention more on nature than on sights, so in the city Upper Pyshma visited only two interesting places: the Museum of Automotive Technology and the "Battle Glory of the Urals".

Museum of military equipment

First we visited the museum "Battle Glory of the Urals", as it was the closest along the way. The ticket cost 100 rubles. You can also buy various souvenirs related to the Great Patriotic War there. In the "Battle Glory of the Urals" we at the same time purchased a ticket to the museum of automotive technology.

While we were walking in the building, we examined all the exhibits and did a lot good photos. later arrived tour bus and we went to another place.

Of course, such automotive technology impressed us. All machines were fully operational.

Museum of Automotive Technology

We liked everything, only on the territory of the museums there is no coffee shop, not even a stall where one could buy plain water. The nearest cafe is located about 500 meters from the building.

Gas "Seagull" from the Museum of Automotive Technology

Ganina Yama

We visited the famous monastery. It is very beautiful, but photographs cannot be taken inside the church itself.

Ganina pit

Unfortunately, we were a bit late for the tour, but we still enjoyed it very much. The church itself is beautiful, clean and quiet. You can also sign up and learn about excursions on the official website. On the territory of the monastery there are monuments of the Romanov family.

The Romanov family was shot nearby.

There is a museum on the territory of the temple, where the life of the royal family is described in detail (exhibits, paintings and much more).

Portrait of the Romanovs

Girls are not allowed to enter the temple without headscarves and with open knees, as well as in pants. But at the entrance they give out scarves and long skirts.

Entrance to the temple

City of Sysert

In this city there is a lake, which is surrounded by forest and named as a natural monument. His middle name is "Bazhov's Places".

Lake in Sysert

This fabulous place fascinates with its beauty: pine forests, a birch grove, a quiet pond, beautiful lake, forest animals, delicious berries and clean air. You just need to see it with your own eyes.

If you travel through the forests of the Urals, then you need to stock up on special means against mosquitoes, midges and ticks. We didn't have enough money, so we had to wear high rubber boots in the summer.

View of the cliff from the Talkov stone

A pleasant woman sits at the entrance to Bazhovskie Places, who sells tickets and talks about the route, about 5 kilometers long one way. The territory is very large. Together with the tickets, a map is issued, which shows how and where to go, as well as what you can see along the way. Signs were placed along the route, so it's hard to get lost.

Signature "talcum stone"

Forest Talc stone

The ticket price is 60 rubles, but other services are also provided here. You can rent tourist equipment (tents, sleeping bags and other equipment), as well as book a tour or even rent a gazebo for a day.

Talc stone and incredible nature

On the way to famous lake we met squirrels, wild birds (feeders were hung in many places). Unfortunately, we did not see the beavers that live in the dam, as we arrived there in the morning, and the animals come out to show themselves only in the evening.

Talcum stone and beautiful views

Got a lot of impressions, leaving this incredible beautiful place with sadness.

Karabash city

When we were driving from Sysert to Chelyabinsk, we came across a strange city. We looked on the Internet and found out that this is an abandoned Karabash. It is considered the dirtiest city in the world.

Abandoned Karabash

The houses are empty, everything is abandoned - both factories and mines. Water and earth are orange, nothing grows.

Orange land in Karabash

It becomes scary when you get to such a place.

City of Zlatoust

On the way to Chelyabinsk we had to stop in the city of Zlatoust. Firstly, our car "boiled", and secondly, it was the first full-fledged city after Sysert, where there are large shops, gas stations and cafes. It is in this city that the famous national park"Taganai". We did not manage to visit there, but we promised ourselves to visit it another time. All in one trip unique places You can't travel around the Southern Urals.

I would also like to note that the most beautiful sunset happens in the Urals. When the big red sun sets, the clouds turn a deep pink.

Nature of Chrysostom

Chelyabinsk city

We are almost there. During the entire trip, no one felt tired. We, as in the beginning of the journey, were still full of strength and energy.

Arrived in the village of Mezhevoy. This is where the water crossing starts. We rented boats, or rather, ordered tourist trip along the Ai River, as this is the only way to get to the most picturesque places.

We booked a trip along the river in advance, and already on the spot, in Megeve, we paid 3,500 rubles per person. We were provided with boats, a tent, sleeping bags, and also organized breakfast, lunch and dinner. The price included insurance and the services of an instructor who sailed with us in inflatable boats.

A trip along the Ai River

Each boat carried 6 people.

Kurgazakskaya cave, Dry waterfalls and Sikiyaz-Tamak

The depth of this cave is 18 meters. We did not go down, because we did not have special equipment with us. Inside the cave it is quite cold (the temperature was about +6 degrees), and dirty (we wore rubber boots).

Dry waterfalls are a unique natural attraction. In the spring, water flows down the stones, right into the river, and in the summer the water dries up completely. This phenomenon gave the name "Dry Falls".

Through cave Sikiyak-Tamak is a dancing grotto. Fans of extreme sports should like it here. However, if you suffer from claustrophobia, then it is better not to risk it: in the cave you need to crawl on all fours through a very narrow tunnel. We had to stand in a long line before we could get into this grotto.

Along the way, we still met many caves and grottoes, we could not even count them all.

Grotto near the river Ai

We also met a real artesian fountain and a turtle, which nature itself made.

Artesian fountain and natural turtle

Lakly village

The final point is the village of Lakly. There are shops here, but we ordered a room in the village of Megeve in advance. Stopped at guest house"Lake Ai".

Anyone can go swimming without any experience.

Water in the river Ai

It's shallow and safe for kids. The water is incredibly clear. These are the Bashkir cows grazing here. In addition, we met bears.

Animals in Lakly village

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Ural (from Bashk. үr - hill, Bashk. үral - belt) - a geographical region in Russia, stretching between the East European and West Siberian plains. The main part of this region is the Ural mountain system.

The Urals is located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia and is the border between these regions. The stone belt of the Urals and the adjacent elevated plains of the Urals stretch from the shores of the Arctic Ocean in the north to the semi-desert regions of Kazakhstan in the south in the form of a 100-400 km strip: for more than 2500 km they separate the East European and West Siberian plains.

Territorial division

· Polar Ural

Subpolar Urals

· Northern Ural

Middle Urals

· Southern Urals

The Urals have long amazed and continue to amaze researchers with an abundance of minerals and its main wealth - minerals. In the bowels of the Ural Mountains there are iron, copper ores, and chromium, and nickel, and cobalt, and zinc, and coal, and oil, and gold, and precious stones. The Urals has long been the largest mining and metallurgical base of the entire country. The riches of nature also include forest resources. The Southern and Middle Urals provide the opportunity for agriculture.

This natural region is one of the most important for the life of Russia and its citizens.

Features of nature

The Ural Mountains consist of low ranges and massifs. The highest of them, rising above 1200-1500 m, are located in the Subpolar (Mount Narodnaya - 1895 m), Northern (Mount Telposiz - 1617 m) and Southern (Mount Yamantau - 1640 m) Urals. The massifs of the Middle Urals are much lower, usually not higher than 600-800 m. The western and eastern foothills of the Urals and the foothill plains are often dissected by deep river valleys, there are many rivers in the Urals and the Urals.

The Ural Mountains are old (they appeared in the late Proterozoic) and are located in the area of ​​the Hercynian folding.

Climate

The climate of the Urals is typical mountainous; Precipitation is unevenly distributed not only over the regions, but also within each region. The West Siberian Plain is a territory with a harsh continental climate; in the meridional direction, its continentality increases much less sharply than on the Russian Plain. Climate mountainous areas Western Siberia less continental than the climate of the West Siberian Plain. Interestingly, within the same zone on the plains of the Cis-Urals and Trans-Urals natural conditions noticeably different. This is explained by the fact that the Ural Mountains serve as a kind of climatic barrier. To the west of them, more precipitation falls, the climate is more humid and mild; to the east, that is, beyond the Urals, there is less precipitation, the climate is drier, with pronounced continental features.

A couple of centuries ago animal world was richer than now. Plowing, hunting, deforestation have displaced and destroyed the habitats of many animals. Wild horses, saigas, bustards, little bustards have disappeared. Herds of deer migrated deep into the tundra. On the other hand, rodents (hamsters, field mice) spread on the plowed lands. In the north, you can meet the inhabitants of the tundra - reindeer, and in the south, typical inhabitants of the steppes - marmots, shrews, snakes and lizards. The forests are inhabited by predators: brown bears, wolves, wolverines, foxes, sables, ermines, lynxes. Ungulates (moose, deer, roe deer, etc.) and birds of various species are found in them.

Differences in landscapes are noticeable when climbing. In the Southern Urals, for example, the path to the peaks of the largest Zigalga ridge begins with crossing a strip of hills and ravines at the foot, densely overgrown with shrubs. Then the road goes through pine, birch and aspen forests, among which grassy glades flash by. Spruces and firs rise above the palisade. Dead wood is almost invisible - it burns out during frequent forest fires. Swamps can be found on gently sloping places. The peaks are covered with stone placers, moss and grass. Rare and stunted firs, crooked birch trees that come across here do not in any way resemble the landscape at the foot, with multi-colored carpets of grasses and shrubs. Fires on high altitude are already powerless, so the path is now and then blocked by the blockages of fallen trees. The top of Mount Yamantau (1640 m) is a relatively flat area, but it is almost impregnable due to the heap of old trunks.

Natural resources

Of the natural resources of the Urals, its mineral resources are of paramount importance. The Urals has long been the largest mining and metallurgical base of the country. And in the extraction of some mineral ores, the Urals ranks first in the world.

Back in the 16th century, deposits of rock salt and sandstone containing copper were known on the western outskirts of the Urals. In the 17th century, quite numerous iron deposits became known and ironworks appeared.

Placers of gold and deposits of platinum were found in the mountains, and precious stones were found on the eastern slope. From generation to generation, the skill of searching for ore, smelting metal, making weapons and art products from it, and processing gems was passed on.

Numerous deposits of high-quality iron ores are known in the Urals (the mountains are Magnitnaya, High, Blagodat, Kachkanar), copper ores (Mednogorsk, Karabash, Sibay, Guy), rare non-ferrous metals, gold, silver, platinum, the best bauxites in the country, rock and potassium salts (Solikamsk, Berezniki, Berezovskoye, Vazhenskoye, Ilyetskoye). There is oil in the Urals (Ishimbay), natural gas (Orenburg), coal, asbestos, precious and semi-precious stones.

The hydropower potential of the Ural rivers (Pavlovskaya, Yumaguzinskaya, Shirokovskaya, Iriklinskaya and several small hydropower plants) remains a far from fully developed resource.

Rivers and lakes

The rivers belong to the basins of the Arctic Ocean (on the western slope - Pechora with Usa, on the east - Tobol, Iset, Tura, Lozva, Northern Sosva, belonging to the Ob system) and the Caspian Sea (Kama with Chusovaya and Belaya; Ural River).

Toponym origin

There are many versions of the origin of the toponym "Ural". An analysis of the language contacts of the first Russian settlers in the region indicates that the toponym, in all likelihood, was acquired from the Bashkir language. Indeed, of all the autochthonous peoples of the Urals, this name has existed since ancient times only among the Bashkirs, and is supported at the level of the language, legends and traditions of this people (epos Ural-batyr). Other indigenous peoples of the Urals (Khanty, Mansi, Udmurts, Komi) have other traditional names for the Ural Mountains, assimilating the name "Ural" only in the 19th-20th centuries from the Russian language.

In the Bashkir language, the toponym "Ural" is recognized as very ancient, probably dating back to the pra-Turkic state. It should be associated with head. үr ~ other Turkic. *ör "height, eminence".[

"Ural" in Bashkir - belt. There is a Bashkir tale about a giant who wore a belt with deep pockets. He hid all his wealth in them. The belt was huge. Once the giant stretched it, and the belt lay across the whole earth, from the cold Kara Sea in the north to the sandy shores of the southern Caspian Sea. This is how the Ural Range was formed.

In Greek books written two thousand years ago, one can read about the distant "Riphean Mountains", where gloomy vultures guard countless golden treasures. The Bashkir folk epos "Ural-batyr" deserves closer attention, which tells about the progenitors of the peoples of the Urals who survived the Flood, the conflict that arose and the subsequent struggle of the Urals with their elder brother Shulgan, who chose the path of evil and the settlement of their descendants of the adjacent lands. The main toponyms of the Southern Urals are directly related with the events of the epic. The conflict of life, mercy and the natural principle "the strong eats the weak", the theme of the search for Living Water and personified Death for its subsequent destruction, for the sake of eternal life, the idea of ​​selfless service to people, equality and self-sacrifice for the benefit of others are considered.

The contribution of the Urals to the artistic culture of Russia is not only great, but also remarkably unique. A solid foundation, on which the decorative and applied art of the Urals flourished, was industry, its main centers were factories. The significance of industry in the development of the region and its culture was well understood by contemporaries themselves. In one of the official documents it is written: "Ekaterinburg owes both its existence and its flourishing state only to factories."

With good reason, the Urals can be considered the birthplace of Russian industrial processing of marble, subordinated to the needs of domestic architecture. If we turn to antiquity, then this is primarily folk arts and crafts. For example, carpet weaving, patterned weaving, embroidery, leather processing, vivid examples of which have been preserved in Bashkir folk art. In the museums of the Republic of Bashkortostan, one can directly come into contact with a rich variety of ancient items. Modern artists such as A. Mazitov, D. Suleymanov, T. Sirazhetdinov, G. Kalitov, R. Minnibaev, A. Korolevskiy, Meos, B. Domashnikov, Yu. Aminev and many others.

The Southern Urals is rich in its tourism opportunities. You can raft along the South Ural rivers, visit caves, ride between lakes Chelyabinsk region on bicycles, or you can walk with a backpack in the mountains, spending the night in tents. Eight years ago, I set myself the goal of visiting all the ranges of the Southern Urals. It’s not that I have already achieved this goal (larger ones took my time), but I can say that when they call me some peak of the Southern Urals, it turns out that I have either already visited it, or stood on a neighboring ridge and admired this peak. This article summarizes my experience and is an overview of hiking routes with an overnight stay in the Southern Urals.

If we imagine a typical South Ural mountain, then we will see at its foot a spruce taiga with an admixture of deciduous trees and shrubs, which will become smaller as we climb. Steeper slopes will be heaps of granite blocks ranging in size from a ball to a one-story house (in the Urals and Siberia they are called by the Turkic word kurum). The tongues of these placers also descend into the valley in the form of a stone river (it is not clear why trees do not grow on it). Even higher, the trees become dwarfed and turn into shrubs that grow up to 1000 meters above sea level in the north of the Southern Urals and up to 1200 meters in the south. Alpine meadows, tundra and raised bogs stretch between the peaks of the ridge. The peaks themselves are kurum domes with remnant rocks at the top. Only the easternmost ranges differ from this description, where there is no kurum and the forest is rare. This is the place where the Ural Mountains give way to the Great Steppe. On the northern slopes in hollows, snow often remains until the end of June. Mountains are accessible for climbing from almost any direction. This is a typical middle ground.

Residents of Yekaterinburg are in a unique position. Yekaterinburg is located in the lowest part of the Middle Urals. You can live in Yekaterinburg and not feel that we live in a mountainous region (only the green ridge of Uktus with lifts reminds us of the mountains if the windows face south). But from the real mountains we are separated by 6-12 hours by car to the south. How long does it take us to get to settlements from which hikes in the Southern Urals begin (cities from Zlatoust to Beloretsk).


Hiking in the Southern Urals begin from mid-May and end at the end of October. Early May and early November are off-season. At this time, you can feel summer or winter, depending on the weather. The time from December to April is the season for skiing, although it is possible to walk along the snowmobile trails that pass along the most popular routes. Even in summer, you have to prepare for the weather from hot summer to late autumn. And in mid-June, you can get under the snowfall. The Urals delay the clouds that go from European Russia to Siberia. Standing at the top, I repeatedly saw how heavy clouds hung over all the ridges of the Southern Urals, and the sun shone over the West Siberian Plain, and the light green plain emphasized the dark blue color of numerous lakes. The main blow of the elements is taken by the western ranges - Nara, Zigalga, Suuk (the latter is translated as cold, windy). Clouds usually hang up to the Uraltau watershed ridge, along which the border between Europe and Asia passes. Uraltau passes east of the highest ranges and stretches from north to south for 500 km. Sunny weather is more frequent over the ridges east of Uraltau - Nurali, Irendyk, Kryktytau.

On a clear day, a panorama of more than 50 km opens from the peaks. If you are very lucky, then you can see the entire Southern Urals in five trips, climbing the Taganay, Nurgush, Iremel, Kumardak, Shatak ridges. In reality, you will need to do about 15 hikes, after which, standing on the next peak, you can proudly show beginners to neighboring ridges and name their peaks, mentally flying from one to another and remembering the hikes you have already completed. This is all yours, with which you met not with the help of guidebooks and the Internet, but for real - with the help of your legs.

The names of the Southern Urals testify to the various peoples who lived in this territory. There are Turkic names ending in tau (mountain), kul (lake) and elga (river). For example, Kryktytau, Zyuratkul. There are also more ancient - Aryan names ending in dak (almost throughout Eurasia there are ranges that end in dag - witnesses of the migrations of the Indo-Europeans), for example, Kumardak. Particularly interesting are the names that combine the roots of different languages. For example, the Karaganka River (“kara” in Turkic is black, but the ganka is the Ganges, the river). And now the South Urals, as expected mountainous region, is an interweaving of different peoples. Bashkirs of different families, Russians, Cossacks, Tatars, Mishars, Nagaybaks, Maris, Chuvashs live here.

Yekaterinburg residents can visit almost any peak in 2-3 days, for example, leaving on the night from Friday to Saturday, walking Saturday, Sunday, and possibly Monday, and returning home at night. The same applies to residents of Ufa and Chelyabinsk, only they need to leave their cities early in the morning. And only the most remote ridges will require 5-6 days. It is logical to start from the north (the most interesting and beautiful Taganay ridge is located there) and each time go south until you go around all the ridges. Do not be embarrassed that at the very beginning you will visit the most interesting, according to most tourists, ridge - Taganay. As you move south, you will become a connoisseur of the Southern Urals, finding unique beauty in every mountain.

In this review, I would like to describe 31 routes in the Southern Urals and place a kmz map for the gps navigator for each area and " Google Planet Earth". Almost all routes last from 2 to 4 days, that is, they do not require a vacation. The purpose of each trip is to get acquainted with one, maximum two, ridges of the Southern Urals (with the exception of trips along Zyuratkul and the surroundings of Beloretsk). In a fanatical mode, if If you go to the Southern Urals almost every weekend from May to mid-October, then you can go through these routes in two years.In a more relaxed mode of six trips a year, they will be enough for five years.In ours, we definitely have a hike in the Southern Urals.

The major centers from which routes in the Southern Urals begin are Zlatoust, Zyuratkul with Sibirka, Tyulyuk and Beloretsk with the surrounding villages.

Neighborhoods of Zlatoust, natural park Taganay

People usually go to the Taganay Natural Park from the city of Zlatoust. You can also get there by train. This is the most concentrated place in the Southern Urals in terms of the number of various mountains. Here is the longest kurum river of white (quartz) boulders, a two-headed hill with a kurum and rocks on top, a rocky Otklyuchnaya ridge, a valley of dwarf firs - the Valley of Fairy Tales, a round dome of Kruglitsa - a mountain that, being swept by snow, looks like a five-thousander, mountain tundra Far Taganay, the relic spruce forest of Mount Itsyl and others. Peculiarity natural park because it has shelters. Therefore, if you wish, you can go hiking without tents. You can go hiking on Taganay along the following routes:

1.1. Mount Yurma (2 days) - it is more logical to start from it, since it is the northernmost thousand-hill of the Southern Urals. It is a forested mountain with rocks on top. Start from the dirtiest city in the world - Karabash. In it you will see rivers of poisonous color and a bald mountain with a bow cross and the inscription "Save and save" (vegetation was burned by acid rain). The more contrast will be the feeling when you find yourself in virgin nature. The third day can be spent relaxing on Lake Uvildy. The name of the mountain makes you wonder if it is worth doing tourism at all - it translates as "Don't go."

1.2. The route, which is considered the most beautiful and popular in the Southern Urals: the upper trail: Two-headed Sopka, Responsive comb, Valley of fairy tales (1 day), Kruglitsa, lower path, Stone River (2 day).

1.3. The lower path to the Kialim cordon (1 day). Far Taganay, Itsyl (2nd day), the lower path to Zlatoust.

1.4. Mont Blanc (from this small rocky peak you can look from the side at the tops of the Bolshoy Taganay ridge), Small Taganay (1 day). Small Ural Ridge and Aleksandrovskaya Sopka (Day 2).

1.5. From Zlatoust you can go to another ridge that is not part of the Taganay natural park - Urenga (south of Zlatoust). In 1 day you can climb the First and Second hills and the third peak - Two Brothers. On Urenga, you can feel how the climate changes as you climb up and see the expanses of the Urals from the top. Two brothers have graceful marble rocks at the top. On the second day, you can go to the next natural park of the Southern Urals - Zyuratkul.

You can finish hiking on Lake Turgoyak. This is clear lake among the forested peaks, which is called the younger brother of Baikal. Indeed, they have something in common. On Turgoyak there is the Island of Vera with archaeological sites from different eras.

It is logical for residents of other regions of our country to take a week of vacation with adjacent days off and go to Taganay and the surroundings of Zlatoust for 9 days.

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Natural Park Zyuratkul

If Taganay is a ridge stretching from north to south, then I can compare the location of the ridges of the Zyuratkul Natural Park with a blossoming bud with a drop of dew - Lake Zyuratkul, located at an altitude of 724m above sea level. Here is the highest peak of the Chelyabinsk region - the Nurgush ridge with the largest tundra in the Southern Urals, the Zyuratkul ridge accessible to novice tourists, Mount Uvan with the Uvan fountain - a well from which water flows 5 meters (in winter it is a large icicle from which water flows) , the rocky ridge Suuk (Suka), which is translated into Russian as cold, windy (this is the western thousand-meter ridge that takes on cyclones from European Russia). In the natural park there is a geoglyph Elk (a large-scale image of the contour of an elk, visible from a height).

Routes can start from the villages of Zyuratkul - resort place with camp sites and a zoo, Sibirki is the place closest to all the ridges of the natural park, the village of Katavka. Options for hiking in Zyuratkul:

2.1. Zyuratkul village, Zyuratkul ridge, western shore of Zyuratkul lake (1 day). Moskal Ridge (2nd day).

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2.2. Sibirka, climbing Kalagaza, Uvan fountain, climbing Uvan (1 day). Pass through the Suuk ridge, climbing to the nearest peak, exit to Katavka (2nd day). You can also go for three days, spending the second day on a long walk light on the southern part of the Suuk Range. Uvan is the central peak of the natural park. It offers a majestic panorama of the neighboring ranges.

2.3. Sibirka, Olympia cordon, pass between Middle and Big Nurgush (1 day). Walk light on the Middle Nurgush (2 day, optional). Traverse of the Bolshoy Nurgush peak (passing with a backpack through the peak), descent to the southern tip of Zyuratkul lake (3rd day). Climbing Moskal, exit to the village Zyuratkul (day 4).

2.4. southern part Urengi. Zyuratkul village, western shore of Zyuratkul lake, climbing Moskal, at the foot of Lukash mountain (1 day). Light ascent to Mount Lukash, transition to the foot of Urenga (2nd day). Walk along the rocky peaks of the southern part of Urenga (3rd day). Crossing the Ai, exit to the village of Plotinka (day 4). In case of difficulty with the crossing, you can return along the same route as the entry (5-day route), or to the pass between Sredny and Bolshoi Nurgush (4 day), climb Sredny and Bolshoy Nurgushi (5 day), exit to Siberia (6 days).

2.5. Traverse of the Bolshoy Nurgush Ridge (hiking with a backpack through all the peaks of Nurgush) from the village of Zyuratkul to the village of Tyulyuk - a place from where hikes are made in the next part of the Southern Urals. Duration from 4 to 5 days.

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Let us conditionally attribute the Nurali ridge, located at the same latitude as the Zyuratkul Natural Park, to the same area. This is the most unusual ridge on which there is no forest. It is located to the east of the Uraltau ridge and all the precipitation is successively taken by the ridges: Suuk, Uvan, Nurgush, Urenga, Uraltau. Nurali gets practically nothing. The ridge is winding and has deep couloirs. It is the source of the Miass River.

2.6. The village of Yalchigulovo, Uchalinsky district, the source of the Miass, ascent to the southern part of the Nurali ridge (1 day). Climbing the northern part of the ridge, visiting the lakes at the foot, returning to Yalchigulovo, climbing Mount Aushtau (at the top - the grave of the saint), Lake Aushkul, departure (2 day).

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Neighborhood Tyulyuk. Natural park Iremel.

Tyulyuk - resort village with several turrets. This is where the line starts interesting routes in the South Urals. Here it is sacred mountain Iremel is the second highest in the Southern Urals. It is a horseshoe of the mountains Zherebchik, Big Iremel and three peaks of Small Iremel. Here is the plateau of the Big Iremel - tundra with light forests of dwarf spruce, Mount Suktash with a string of rocks descending from the top. The horseshoe is surrounded by swampy tundra and kurum rivers of the Tygyn river valley and the Avalyak ridge. To the north of Tyulyuk are the South Nurgush ridges (part of the Zyuratkul natural park) and Yagodny with a picturesque lake - the source of the Tyulyuk River. To the south is the village of Alexandrovka, turned into an eco-village by the Anastasian movement (admirers of the work of Vladimir Megre). From Tyulyuk to Aleksandrovka, you can only drive a cross-country vehicle. Routes start from it to the forested Bakty ridge with picturesque rocks on the peaks and Mount Zigalga - a powerful ridge with rocky peaks and the largest raised bog in the Southern Urals. There are moraines on Zigalga - traces of an ancient glacier, through which the river Evlakta flows among the rocky peaks with a lake and a waterfall. The source of Evlakta is lost among the huge kurum river, which goes to the top of the Cross (stretched not along, but across the ridge). I like to train on this kurum river, and go down from Transverse through the “park forest” next to the kurum river. The southern part of Zigalga is a kurum dome of various shapes - Shelomy. According to legend, only boys are born to those who have visited Shelomah. This part of the ridge is forbidden to visit, as it is located in the South Ural Reserve. Hiking routes in the vicinity of Tyulyuk:

3.1. Tyulyuk is the horseshoe of the Great Iremel. Climbing light on Big Iremel (1 day). Light ascent to Small Iremel, return to Tyulyuk (day 2).

3.2. Southern Nurgush (2 days).

3.3. Lake at the head of Tyulyuk, Yagodny Ridge (2 days).

3.4. Tyulyuk - the pass between the Big and Small Iremel (1 day). Climbing light on Big and Small Iremel (2 day). Trekking along the valley of the Tygyn River, climbing lightly to the peaks of the Avalyak Ridge (3rd day). Descent to the village of Nikolaevka (day 4).

3.5. The Yuryuzan River, before reaching Tyulyuk at the northern tip of the Zigalga Ridge. Crossing the Yuryuzan (in high water - on a catamaran). Trek along the Evlakta River to the lake and waterfall and to the beginning of the Kurum River (1 day). Climbing the Cross (2 day). Return to the starting point (3rd day).

3.6. Aleksandrovka village – pass through Zigalga (1 day). Walking light along the middle part of Zigalga, Frozen Rock Mountain (2nd day). If it were not for the reserve, one could go light to Shelomy (3 days). Descent from the pass to the village of Upper Katav.

The traverse of the entire Zigalga Ridge would take 5 days.

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In the village of Upper Katav, you can also finish another three-day route - along the Dry Mountains ridge. Compared to the neighboring Nara and Zigalga ridges, this is a thousand-meter ridge, from which magnificent views of the Cross, Shelomy and the peaks of the Nara ridge open. The tops of the Dry Mountains are a fabulous light forest of dwarf firs.

3.7. Start in the village of Nilsky, transition with a backpack to the pass through the Dry Mountains (1 day). Walk to the southern part of the ridge (2 day). Trekking with a backpack through the northern part of the ridge to the village of Upper Katav (3rd day).

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3.8. Ridge Bakty from Tyulyuk to the village of Verkhnearshinsky. It must be borne in mind that where the ridge ends, there is the South Ural Reserve (3 days).

Neighborhood of Beloretsk

The peculiarity of the area is that there are both elongated ridges, for example, Kumardak, and many short thousand-meter ridges. Each ridge is somewhat unique, so you can visit many different peaks in one trip. Kumardak is a string of thousand-meter peaks with spurs: Small Kumardak and Bear. I like the stone river descending from Kumardak with numerous "tributaries" separated by spruce groves. Routes:

4.1. Kumardak ridge: Tirlyansky village, Miselya farm, Inzerskiye Zubchatki, foot of Kumardak (1 day). Pass between Medvezhya and Kumardak, light ascent to Medvezhya, descent from the pass, inspection of the Stone River, light ascent to Big Kumardak (day 2). Climbing lightly to Small Kumardak, exit to the village of Verkhnearshinsky (3rd day).

4.2. Ridge Mashak, located west of Kumardak, unfortunately, is located in the reserve. Kumardak and Mashak merge from the south with Mount Corner Mashak and are separated by the valley of the Yuryuzan River (its source is located there). This is one of the most remote places in the Southern Urals. If it could be visited, it would take a trek of 5-6 days.

4.3. Mount Yamantau, the highest peak of the Southern Urals, is located in the South Ural Reserve. Climbing it is strictly prohibited (3 days).

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4.4. Tirlyansky village, Inzerskie Zubchatki, Crane swamp (1 day). Mount Yalangas, Nura village (2nd day). From Mount Yalangas you can look at the majestic ranges of the Southern Urals a little from the side.

4.5. Surroundings of the village of Nura. Several short ridges can be visited depending on the number of days. Raspberry and Kirel mountains (1 day). Trek to the foot of Aursyak (Salavattau) and Mayardak (2nd day). Climbing Mayardak and Aursyak, crossing to the foot of Yalangas (3rd day). Climbing Yalangas, return to Nura (day 4).

4.6. Many mountains are located to the west of the Big Inzer - Kapkalka, Yeriktash, Karatash, Yusha, Shiktash. All of them are included in the South Ural Reserve. The crossing through Bolshoi Inzer is difficult (4-5 days).

4.7. Mount Small Yamantau is open to the public. Leads to its summit ecological trail from the village of Revet (near railway station Inzer).

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southern ranges

These are the ridges on which the border of the forest passes at an altitude of 1200 m - that is, at the very peaks. There is practically no kurum on the ridges. Above - steppes with sharp rocky peaks. Consider three ridges: Kryktytau, Kraka and Shatak. The peaks south of these ridges are already completely hidden by forest.

This is a long ridge to the west of the Uraltau, so it is characterized by gently sloping peaks with sharp rocks, the absence of a kurum, and deep rocky gorges with waterfalls. At the foot of Kryktytau are the ski resort Abzakovo and Bannoe. Near Banny there is a mountain gorge - a place for climbers to train. You can make three three-day trips along Kryktytau - in the northern, middle and southern parts. This is favorite place recreation for residents of Magnitogorsk

5.1. Northern part of Kryktytau. The three-day itinerary starts and ends at ski resort Abzakovo. You can go deep into the ridge, the next day take a light walk on the peaks and on the third day return to Abzakovo.

5.2. Bannoye, Pioneer camp, Mountain gorge, light ascent to Yamankaya (the mountain offers a magnificent view of the Great Steppe and many lakes), ascent to the peaks of the Salavatov Mountains (Shershiltau) (1 day). Trekking with a backpack down Mount Kusimov, setting up a camp, hiking lightly to Mount Kushay (2nd day). Down the Vodopadnoye stream to Bannoye Lake.

5.3. Southern part of Kryktytau. Forested ridge with rocky peaks rising above the forest. The highest peak is Karatash near the village of Kuzhanovo. You can finish in Askarovo (route for 3 days).

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Kraka

Winding ridge with deep valleys of streams. The valleys are overgrown with forest, while the ridge itself is bald in places.

5.4. The route starts and ends in Shigaevo. In three days you can visit the ridges of Big and Small Kraka.

Shatak

This is the southernmost range in the Southern Urals, the peaks of which rise above the level of the forest. To the south of it there are also thousand-meter peaks, but they are already completely hidden by the forest. On the top of Shatak there is a steppe, where you can meet wild horses, and rocky peaks.

5.5. The three-day route along Shatak begins and ends in the village of Ismakaevo. On the first day we climb the ridge as long as there is water. On the second day we go light across the steppe along the ring route, examining southern peaks Shatak and the Small Shatak ridge. On the third day we rise to the very high peak- Big Shatak and return to Ismakaevo.

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Routes other than the Southern Urals?

When planning 2-4 day trips with an overnight trip, it is logical to pay attention to the north. In the Northern Urals, the mountains are similar in appearance to the mountains of the Southern Urals, only the forest boundary is much lower - at a level of 800m and instead of spruce forests - cedars (Siberian pine) and the climate is more severe. The transfer is difficult - almost everywhere except for the massif of Konzhakovsky Stone and Kachkanar, off-road vehicles are required.

The logical development of tourist life after overnight trips in the Urals is trips from 1 to 3 weeks in Altai and Siberia. These hikes in the tourist club "New Nomads" are held within the framework of the project "".

Map "Southern Ural - stitched 5-kilometer"

Night hikes in the Urals (see also):