Trekking with accommodation in the field.
Duration - 7 days.
It takes place on the territory of the Republic of Adygea.
Designed for beginners and experienced tourists.
Order number: 002308
Dates: weekly, see arrival schedule available for individual order.
| JUNE | JULY | AUGUST | SEPTEMBER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02.06 — 08.06 | 07.07 — 13.07
28.07 — 03.08 | 04.08 — 10.08 | 01.09 — 07.09 |
The All-Union Thirty is the most unique route in our collection. On the walking trail of the route you will overcome all the natural and climatic zones that can be found on the territory of Russia. From the temperate climate zone of the foothills you will rise to the high-mountain protected meadows. Here, under the slopes of Mount Oshten, the unique microclimate and nature contribute to the modern formation of new species, and the alpine meadows of the plateau amaze with the height of the grass cover. The maximum recorded grass height here is 2.5 meters.
The path takes us further and further, to the very thing in the world. Along the way you will see the lowest glacier in Europe - you will visit the zone of eternal snow and crossing Main Caucasus Range you will find yourself in the land of eternal summer - the northernmost subtropics in the world - .
ATTENTION!!! Since 2018, you can visit the All-Union Route Thirty in the traditional version - a backpack on your shoulders and in the lite version - heavy equipment, cargo, food are carried by horses, and you go with a small backpack and enjoy the nature of the Lago-Nak Highlands. The cost of the lightweight version with horses can be seen at the top of the page.
The history of the All-Union Thirty goes back to the distant 30s of the twentieth century.
Then the young Soviet republic set the task of improving the health of the nation. Budget tourist routes have become a priority. Promoting a healthy lifestyle at the government level has brought amazing results. Tourism has become a global activity for workers and a very popular hobby in our country. Every year, thousands and thousands of people went on hiking trips, spent their vacation listening to the crackling fire and singing with a guitar. The leading minds of that time: members of the geographical society, geographers and historians, local historians are developing tourist routes throughout the country filled with historical and ethnographic monuments, unique in their natural component. One of these routes was the route passing through the high mountain plateau of Lago-Naki to the Black Sea. He received classifier number 30 (thirty).
According to the national project, the city of Sochi in the 30s of the twentieth century became an all-Union health resort. It is here that sanatorium palaces are being built, the resort is being reconstructed and a modernized transport network is being laid. The Komsomol construction project of the thirties transformed the small suburb of Sochi and turned it into a garden city for working people. Therefore, the All-Union Thirty, leading tourists to the Black Sea, was a very relevant route. While visiting the Black Sea coast, tourists could continue their vacation on its shore.
In Soviet times, about 100 (one hundred) thousand people walked along the Thirty Trail during the season. The period of restructuring did not bring any positive aspects to the route. The route was undeservedly forgotten. The paths under the slopes of Mount Oshten are overgrown. The All-Union Thirty received a rebirth in the late 90s. The tourist infrastructure of the route was restored: the trail was marked, the Fisht shelter was reborn. Tourists again went on a trip to the Black Sea.
All tourists who have completed the All-Union Thirtieth Route are awarded the “Tourist of Russia” badge and an identification document
Route
Maykop - Khadzhokh village - Lago-Naki plateau - lane. Guzeriplsky (now, 1965) - Armenian lane (now, 1980) - Fisht shelter - Small Fishtinsky Glacier, radially - Fisht-Oshtenovsky lane, radially - Belorechensky lane (now, 1782) - lane. Circassian (n/k, 1832) - Babuk-aul village - Solokh-Aul village - Dagomys village
Tour program
First day
Group gathering in Krasnodar. Lenin monument. Central entrance Lom Culture of railway workers - 9.00.
Transfer to the camp site in the village of Khadzhokh.
Accommodation at the camp site. Meeting the instructor staff. Receiving group equipment for the hike, food and all sorts of delicacies. After lunch we explore the unique canyon of the Belaya River or Mishoko Gorge.
Dinner takes place in a friendly atmosphere at the camp site. The participants of the hike get to know each other in an informal setting.
Second day
Breakfast at the camp site. Let's refresh ourselves, fill up with calories - today we have a whole day of hiking ahead of us.
The hike takes place with a light backpack, we gradually get used to tourist life and atmosphere. The weight of the backpack will not be significant. We take with us only warm sweaters and swimwear, as well as food for lunch.
We set off on an acclimatization trek to the famous Rufabgo waterfalls. The beauty of mountain waterfalls and extreme swimming in icy water awaits us for the most daring tourists.
We have lunch in the forest under the crackle of firewood and the warmth of a hot fire. We capture happy moments. Campfires are prohibited on the territory of the Caucasus Nature Reserve. Therefore, today we have a unique opportunity to enjoy the romance of a hike - sit by the fire and bake potatoes in the ashes.
We return to the camp site along the forest road. Tall beeches surround us. The forest sings and chirps. Ecology!
Dinner at the camp site. In the evening we pack our backpacks and prepare for the main hike.
The third day
Our multi-day route - the All-Union Thirty passes through the territory. Special rules of behavior apply here. Making fires, collecting plants and throwing garbage is prohibited. Today we will finally go to the world of the reserve. Early rise. Transfer from to the Lago-Naki plateau. The last safety briefing from the rangers and... we are entering the protected area.
Today we will have the most delicious breakfast in the world. We will eat on the Lago-Naki plateau among the dew and flowers, under the breeze of a light breeze with a panoramic view of the mountains of Adygea .
Have you refreshed yourself?! Then go ahead! Let's hit the road! First along the Lago-Naki plateau, and then traversing the slopes of the beautiful Mount Oshten. Along the way, we admire the panoramas and magnificent views of the Main Caucasus Range, the sparkling shine of crystal streams and the crystalline ringing air. We swim in the triangular lake. Eagles soar above us, and if we're lucky, we'll meet representatives of the reserve's fauna on the trail. There are foxes, hares, chamois and... wild horses. A carpet of mountain flowers spreads along the path. It sparkles in the sun and shimmers with all the colors of the rainbow.
Lunch in the mountains near a mountain stream.
The most beautiful view opens from the saddle of the Armenian Pass. appears to you in all its splendor. He beckons and calls. Makes you dream of a gray-haired peak. Here, on the saddle of the Armenian Pass, we will see the place of our radial exit tomorrow - the Small Fishtinsky glacier.
Descending from the Armenian Pass to the slopes of Fisht. Here in the clearing stands the famous Fisht shelter. Hurray! It's almost civilization here. Last year, the reserve staff renovated the shelter and now it delights tourists with its updated appearance. As soon as we cross the Belaya River, we find ourselves in the city of Sochi. Yes Yes! You heard right. Administratively, the territory of the Fisht shelter belongs to the Khostinsky district of the city of Sochi.
Campfires are permitted at the refuge. We set up camp. We cook a delicious dinner and go to a hot tourist bathhouse to relieve physical stress.
Attention! In the month of August, when the shelter is most visited by tourists, you can meet near the shelter. There is no need to be afraid of him, the Caucasian bear is kind, but it is not recommended to pester the animal. Do not offend animals - you are on the territory of the Caucasus Nature Reserve.
Fourth day
Let's get some sleep. Late rise.
We prepare breakfast and admire the surrounding peaks. The Fisht shelter is an incredibly beautiful place - the rocks create a unique atmosphere of romance and turn beautifully golden in the rays of the rising sun.
Today we have a mini-hike to the Maly Fishtinsky glacier - the lowest glacier in Europe and the North Caucasus. Moreover! The Small Fishtinsky Glacier is the first glacier that appears in the Main Caucasus Range as this rock mass rises above the earth's surface. This glacier is so unique. The glacier is more than 10,000 (ten thousand) million years old. He remained a silent witness to how the glaciation of the Caucasus took place during the Ice Age. Here, among the stones, you can sometimes find an ammonite - a fossilized shell.
Our path will pass under the streams of a beautiful waterfall flowing from the top of the mountain. Today we will visit an altitude of 2300 (two thousand three hundred) meters above sea level - this is the maximum altitude of our trip.
Descent to the shelter. Dinner.
After lunch, those interested can relax in the tents or play volleyball. And the most courageous will go swimming in the river.
We prepare firewood for the evening. Dinner. Evening of songs with guitar.
Fifth day
The attendants are preparing breakfast.
Today is a “tricky” day for us. This means that you can lie in tents and just relax - this is for those who are tired of increased activity. And for those who are full of energy, we suggest going on a trip to the Fisht-Oshtenovsky Pass - the site of fierce battles for the defenders of the Caucasus. At the pass we will find memorial plaques and monuments. Let us pay memory and silent respect to the heroes of the Great Patriotic War.
Here you will see huge piles of stones. The Fishta massif is famous for its karst cavities. We will have the opportunity to look into one of them. The funnel seems to have no bottom.
Lunch (snack) on the hike.
Return to the camp site. Dinner. An evening of scary stories about the Black Climber around a friendly fire. Romance…
Sixth day
Early rise. Hearty breakfast. For those who resist breakfast - extra rations!
“For tourists!” - the backpacks cried out and were placed on the shoulders of nature lovers.
Let's hit the road! We climb among the most beautiful beeches and rhododendrons to the Belorechensky pass, 1776 m. Here the warm air of the Black Sea fights the cold rose of the winds of the northern slope. Right on the ridge you feel a dramatic change in climate - here we enter the humid subtropical zone.
We traverse the southern slope of Fisht. Here are emerald alpine meadows, where herds of cows with lyre-shaped horns graze - the descendants of the famous Sochi buffalos on which the first settlers of the Black Sea region transported their belongings. Do you know what alpine meadows smell like? - you have to reveal this secret... Behind us, the stone dumps of the giant rocks of Mount Fisht are an extraordinary sight.
Lunch at shepherd's booths. Here in the stream there is the most delicious water on our route.
We take another pass - Cherkessk. The trail enters the forest area. Lower and lower we descend from the pass. We are surrounded by lush subtropical vegetation: cherry laurel and bay laurel exude a delicate aroma, at the end of August the blueberry bushes are densely strewn with berries - delicious! On the ispalin beeches there are inscriptions from the 30s and 40s of the 20th century.
The “Merry Descent” begins - this is how tourists dubbed the sharp seven-kilometer descent down to the village of Babuk-aul.
In the evening we descend into the valley of the Shahe River. Shahe is the second largest river in the city of Sochi. I haven’t worked with tourist shelters in Babuk-aul for a long time. Therefore, we set up camp in a hospitable clearing not far from the spring. There is a river nearby. The water in the river is not as icy as on the northern slope of the ridge, and therefore you can swim and splash in it as much as you like.
Evening fire and dinner. Overnight in tents.
Seventh day
Early rise, breakfast.
We return to civilization. The mountain path widens and turns into a forest road. The road leads us to the sea along the bed of the Shahe River. This road is picturesque. Waterfalls; stone walls overgrown with moss; relict boxwoods - an iron tree that has been preserved in Sochi since the time of dinosaurs. Ancient trees up to 15 (fifteen) meters high are up to 1000 (thousands of years) old. Below, the Shakhe River seethes and gurgles.
The highlight of the Inca today is the suspension bridge over the Bzych River. The border of the Caucasian Nature Reserve runs here.
We cook lunch on the sandy stretch. We swim in Bzych and bask in the sun. There is very little left - just a little before civilization.
On the left, two beautiful waterfalls await us on the tributaries of the Shakhe River, their turquoise waters beckon us to swim, but we don’t stop. A photo for memory and we hurry to the village of Solokh-aul. Another couple of kilometers and we are in Solokha.
Our walking journey ends in the village of Solokh-Aul near the house of I.A. Koshman, the first Russian tea grower. You can go to the estate and drink Krasnodar tea - the northernmost in the world. Recently it has been wildly popular among tourists. You get to the village as part of our All-Union Thirty tour - this is an additional bonus of our program.
A car is waiting for us near Koshman’s house, which will take the group to the village of Dagomys. If you wish, you can go on vacation to Adler. Modern Adler is the most fashionable vacation spot on the Black Sea coast. The site of the 2014 Winter Games is located here in the Imiritinskaya Lowland; concerts and shows are held in the evenings.
“SPECIAL PRICE” program - ALL-UNION THIRTY ROUTE
weekly during the opening period of the route (Tuesday - Saturday)
First day
Departure from Krasnodar without stops at Lago-Naki. Distribution of group equipment and food for the hike. Early start on the route, we go through the Lago-Naki plateau, the instructor's gap, we arrive at the Fisht shelter, we set up camp. Dinner, walks around the area.
Second day
Hiking without heavy backpacks to the Maly Fishtinsky glacier. Day, rest.
The third day
Hiking without heavy backpacks to the Fishtinsky-Oshtenovsky pass. Day, rest.
Fourth day
Traverse of the Main Caucasus Range. Transition Fisht shelter - Babuk Aul shelter. We set up camp and swim in the river Shahe.
Fifth day
We go to Solokh-Aul. A visit to the village, if desired, to Koshman’s house and the tea museum. Transfer from Solokh-Aul village to Dagomys village. Those who wish can stay on the coast.
We invite you to continue your holiday in Sochi with our company
| JUNE | JULY | AUGUST | SEPTEMBER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04.06 — 08.06 | 02.07 — 06.07
30.07 — 03.08 | 06.08 — 10.08 | 03.09 — 07.09 |
Route technical characteristics
♦ The total length of the route is 80 km
♦ Total elevation gain - 1000 m
♦ Marking the beginning of the route - 1850 m
♦ Route end mark – 0 m
List of services included in the price of the tour
Transfer from the Krasnodar train station to the village of Kamenomostsky (Khadzhokh); from Solokh-Aul village to Dagomys village. Accommodation in a hotel in the village of Kamenomostsky. Transfer to the Lago-Naki plateau. Three meals a day. Group equipment rental. Stay in a nature reserve, national park. Guide services. Accident insurance for the duration of the tour.
Public equipment
Tents, main ropes, communications equipment, gas cylinders, burners, honey. a first aid kit, cooking utensils, etc. are provided by the host.
Mandatory personal equipment
Warm jacket; ski cap; fleece gloves; shoe covers for feet; waterproof windproof jacket and trousers; sports suit; sleeping bag; polyurethane foam mat; trekking shoes; replacement shoes for fording and camping (sneakers); backpack 80-100l; seat; trekking poles; rain cover for yourself and your backpack; sun protection: bucket hat, cream, glasses; work gloves; mug, spoon, bowl, knife (KLMN); thermos and water flask with a total volume of 2 liters; headlamp (spare batteries); individual first aid kit.
Requirements for tour participants
- To participate in the tour, you must be in average physical shape and have no medical contraindications for mountain tourism.
- Group size from 4 to 12 people
- Minimum age of participants 8 years
- Children are allowed on the route only if accompanied by adults.
additional information
- The receiving party has the right to change the route according to weather conditions and the condition of the group
- The price of the tour does not include: additional excursions, transfers outside the program, environmental fees, etc.
- It is possible to provide additional services by prior arrangement: transfer: airport (train station) – hotel; rental of personal equipment; hotel reservation; organization of holidays on the Black Sea
The famous "Thirty" - the legendary route 30 through the mountains to the sea
Overnight stays at camp sites and in stationaryshelters, movement Withlight backpack, cook cooks
The route was restored by the company SV-Astur in 2001, certified instructors work with the group. Joining a group fromone person
Route 30 passes through the famous Fisht. Fisht is one of the most grandiose and significant natural monuments of Russia, the highest mountains closest to Moscow. Tourists travel lightly through all the landscape and climatic zones of the country from the foothills to the subtropics, spending the night in shelters.
Arrivals in 2019
year The restored Thirty is 19 years old
June: 10.06 – 16.06; 17.06 – 23.06; 24.06 - 30.06
July: 01.07 – 07.07; 08.07 – 14.07; 15.07 – 21.07; 22.07 - 28.07; 29.07 - 04.08
August: 05.08 – 11.08; 12.08 – 18.08; 19.08 - 25.08; 26.08 - 01.09
September: 02.09 - 08.09; 09.09 - 15.09
Valid on arrival days transfer from Krasnodar railway station at 06.30, from the airport at 07.00, 500 rubles per person
1 day. Check-in or to a hotel with similar conditions during the day, accommodation in rooms with amenities on site, meeting with the instructor. Walk to the Through Cave.Lunch at the camp site. Eexcursion to an unequipped part of the Belaya River canyon. The canyon displays amazing, unique, talented works of stone art created by nature. Getting to know the area. (See website pages - Canyon, Khadzhokh Mountain Resort After dinner, an evening of dating, gatherings around the fire.
Day 2. Hiking to the Rufabgo gorge (the main natural monument of this area). On the route you will see five picturesque waterfalls, see the website page - Rufabgo Falls, examine the grotto - the site of a primitive man and the surrounding rocks covered with lush vegetation. Lunch in the gorge near a tourist fire. Return to the camp site through observation platforms. In the evening, songs with a guitar on the fire pit.
Day 3. Training hike to the Meshoko gorge. The gorge is located away from popular tourist trails, but also has picturesque waterfalls, beautiful grottoes, and caves. All around are chestnut and beech forests. These are the sites of Neanderthal settlements, which are 120 - 130 thousand years old. A huge accumulation of burial mounds from the Zikh, Kasozh, Meotosarmatian and Scythian periods keep the secret of the peoples who existed here. The path runs along a clean rocky stream bed polished with water, lunch in the gorge. In the evening we hand over things not needed on the main hike to be sent to Dagomys. Preparing for the main hike, see the website pages: Meshoko Gorge
4 day. Bus transfer Khadzhokh - Lago-Naki plateau. Hiking to the Fisht shelter. On this day you will pass the Stone Sea ridge, four easy passes, and visit the subalpine and alpine zones. Lunch in the alpine near the karst lake. In the first half of summer, part of the route passes through snowfields. This is the most interesting and eventful day of the route. In the evening, flag raising and gatherings around the fire.
Day 5Shelter "Fisht" - radial access to the Small Glacier of Mount Fisht. On this day you will visit the classic nival zone (a zone of bare rocks, eternal ice and snow). There will be mountain gorges at your feet. See the site page: Mountains of Russia, Mountain Legends, Fisht. Lunch at the shelter. For those who want to climb the huge boulder Fishtenok. Bonfire in the evening.
Day 6Shelter "Fisht" - lane. Belorechensky - shelter "Babuk-aul". On this day, you will find two easy passes (where there is a telephone connection) and a long, “Merry” descent into the subtropical zone through beech forests of the Colchis type.In the evening, presentation of the state award -iconand IDRussian tourist, see Photos from the route.
Day 7 Shelter"Babuk-aul" - the village of Solokh-aul - Dagomys. We will spend this day in the humid subtropics, walk through a boxwood grove, see lush and lush vegetation, several waterfalls, and many rare and beautiful rock forms. Lunch at the Bzych River.
bus transfer to the village. Dagomys, after 17.00 arrival in Dagomys. In Dagomys, receiving personal belongings handed over in Khadzhokh. Those interested can independently book a hotel on the coast
The cost of the tour is 17,900 rubles.
Children over 10 years old have a 10% discount.Children over 14 years old and students have a 5% discount.We recommend taking children from 12 years old, sports children from 10 years old. Children are not allowed on the first run.
The cost of the program includes:accommodation at a camp site and tourist shelters,3 meals a day, cook services at the camp site and shelters,instructor services,internal shuttle transport,transportation of things (resort) from Khadzhokh to Dagomys,delivery of almost all food and gas to shelters,rental of group equipment, satellite communication in case of emergency,entrance fees (except for the Khadzhokhskaya Gorge entertainment center), group first aid kit,fee for staying in the reserve.
The program price does not include: travel, sleeping bag rental - 400 rubles per trip,backpack - 700 rubles, rug 100 rubles.
Required personal equipment:backpack (50 - 70 liters),personal sleeping bag and mat,rain cover,hiking shoes - sneakers or hiking boots,replacement shoes,shower slippers,warm tracksuit and sweater,nylon wind suit,long-sleeve shirt,wide brim hat, flashlight, bottle for water, personal utensils, seat
Book this tour
Payment for the tour is possible at the company’s representative office in Khadzhokh, booking in Moscow by phone, email: through the application form. Please provide the following information to the Moscow office: full name, date of birth with day and month, your city, mobile. telephone. After purchasing a train or plane ticket, send a copy by email.
Photos from the routedifferent years and months, displayed chronologically.
"Thirty" - probably the most popular and most beautiful tourist route of the former USSR, and maybe even the whole world :) The "Thirtieth Route" passes through the Western Caucasus, where you can see the transition from low-mountain forested ridges to majestic mountains covered with powerful snow caps, glaciers, powerful rock walls. On the southern side of the Main Caucasus Range there are subtropical rainforests. In the lowlands, where the water has time to warm up, you can swim in mountain rivers filled with water from melting glaciers on the Fisht and Oshten mountains.
The uniqueness of hiking in the Caucasus and, in particular, this route lies in the wide variety of climatic zones and landscapes through which it passes. Here you can see: Kuban steppes, forests - coniferous and broad-leaved, alpine meadows, powerful waterfalls, rushing rivers and, of course, the beautiful peaks of the Caucasus Mountains. Having climbed to the top of Oshten, you will be convinced that the mountains here are the most real! And at the end of the hike from the glaciers, the permafrost zone, crossing the Caucasus ridge, you will find yourself in the real subtropics with palm trees and blooming magnolia on the Black Sea coast.
Since 2012, our experienced guides have guided hundreds of tourists along this wonderful route, so hurry up and give yourself the joy of exploring the unique nature of the Caucasus.
Long live "Thirty"!
Day 1: Khadzhokh - canyon of the Belaya River. Rufabgo Falls
Meeting the group at the Krasnodar railway station. Transfer to Hadzhokh (4 hours). Our journey begins in the mountain resort of Khadzhokh (another name is the village of Kamennomostsky) on the territory of the Republic of Adygea. We will explore local attractions, including the Belaya River canyon and Rufabgo waterfalls. The raging waters of the river, sandwiched in the bizarre boulders of the canyon, make an indelible impression. Leaving our backpacks at the camp, we will go to the picturesque waterfalls of the Rufabgo stream. Along its bed there are 7 small waterfalls, among them: Noise, Cascade, Heart of Rufabgo, Lace. The 15-meter high Lace is the most spectacular and highest of the local waterfalls. We spend the night in a cozy clearing near a deep river.
Day 2: Checkpoint - Abadzesh Pass - Lago-Naki Plateau
In order not to walk for a day and a half on asphalt, we move by minibus or car to the checkpoint on the Lago-Naki plateau, register with the Ministry of Emergency Situations and purchase tickets to the Caucasian Nature Reserve. In front of us is the Lago-Naki plateau - green hills, flowers, snowfields. Then the beautiful Mount Oshten will appear before our eyes, and the landscape will change from steppe to alpine. We pass through the Abadzesh Pass and go out to the Chopped Brook. This is where we will spend the night. On this and the next few days we cook food on a gas burner.
Distance - 10 km
Day 3: Radial climb to Oshten (2804 m)
Today we will climb Mount Oshten radially (without backpacks). Along the stones, avoiding the remnants of snow, we reach the ridge and climb along it to the top. So we conquered the top of Oshten! We will see panoramas of Fisht, the Armenian Ridge and other magnificent mountains. There is mobile coverage at the top. We go down to the camp and spend the night.
Distance 14 km
Day 4: Guzeripl Pass - Armenian Pass - Fisht Shelter - Small Fishtinsky Glacier
We leave the camp and go to the shelter under Mount Fisht, admiring the magnificent mountain views along the way. Having passed the Guzeripl and Armenian passes, we will go down to the Belaya River with a very powerful current, it is dangerous to swim in it. Here is the Fisht tourist camp, where you can order a bath or take a shower. We put up tents, there will already be a forest here, we cook with wood. Since there is a lot of time left until the evening, there is an opportunity to go on a radial route to the Small Fisht Glacier.
Distance 8 km
Day 5: Fisht-Oshten pass - Lake Psenodakh
Today's program includes overcoming the Fisht-Oshten pass, after descending from which we will go to Lake Psenodakh. This pretty shallow mountain lake has a crescent shape. Nearby rises the beautiful Pshekho-Su mountain, covered with snow. Let's go even further and set up camp on the banks of the Tsitsa River.
Distance 13 km
Day 6: Maykop pass - Vodopadny stream - waterfall 200 m
Let's go back a little to Lake Psenodakh. Next we will approach the cliffs of the Lago-Naki plateau and descend along the steep Maikop Pass. After a snack, we will go to the waterfall stream to see the incredibly spectacular waterfall, which is 200 meters high!
Distance 11 km
Day 7: Moonlight Glade - Circassian Pass - Cheerful Descent - Babuk-Aul - Shakhe River
We go to the Circassian pass. On the way we will pass through Moonlight Glade, where Putin’s dacha is located. A stele was erected at the Circassian Pass in memory of those killed during the Great Patriotic War. And then we have a long “fun” descent through the beech forest. Here we will have to drop about 1.5 km of altitude. It's not easy, but the proximity of the sea will give us strength. In the evening we go to the Babuk-Aul shelter, this is also the territory of the reserve, and we will spend the night here. The Shakhe River flows nearby, the water here is already warm, you can comfortably splash around in it.
Distance 22 km
Day 8: Solokh-Aul - Dagomys - Uch-Dere
We will travel by car to Solokh-Aul. In the village of Solokh-Aul there is a tea museum, where you can learn about the interesting fate of the father of Krasnodar tea, Judas Antonovich Koshman. Also in Solokh-Aul there is the opportunity to ride horses and buy honey. From Solokh-Aul we will take a bus to Dagomys. Here is the long-awaited sea! We will spend the night on a wild beach in Uch-Der, this is one train stop from Dagomys. Those who want to relax on the coast for a few more days are better off staying here: here the sea is better and there are fewer people.
Day 9: Sochi - return home
Those who wish remain at sea. Who needs to go home, we go to Sochi and go in different directions, the bus station and the railway station are 300 meters from each other. Our Thirty trek is completed. See you again in the mountains!
Additional information:
- This is a full-fledged hiking trip. We carry tents, food and other equipment in backpacks.
- Depending on the weather and the condition of the group, the instructor may make changes to the route.
- Payment in cash on the first day of the hike to the instructor. If you leave the route early without a good reason (illness, injury), the money will not be returned!
- Group size is from 5 to 15 participants.
- The improvement of the camp (installation of tents, cooking) is carried out by all participants of the hike.
Tour cost: 11,000 rub.
The tour price includes:
- three meals a day during the trek
- instructor-guide services
- registration with the Ministry of Emergency Situations
- satellite phone for emergency communication
- group medical kit
- fire and gas equipment
The tour price does not include:
- equipment rental
- transfers along the route
- entrance to the reserve
- medical insurance
- paid sightseeing
Additional costs will be approximately 4,000 rubles per person.
Lago-Naki, all-Union route No. 30 “Through the mountains to the sea.” Day 1
The idea to walk the famous all-Union hiking route No. 30, “thirty” as it is called, appeared in the winter, by chance, while looking at some travel blogs.
It should be noted that we are cyclist tourists, we almost never walk with a backpack on our back, except for weekend hikes of 50 km and lightly...
But the photographs of alpine meadows were so attractive that it was decided that we had to go.
Go on your own, of course. Fitting into commercial groups with unfamiliar tourists and paying instructors was not even considered.
All information on the route “from scratch” was collected on the Internet, bit by bit.
Here I will post it as a guide for novice tourists going there for the first time. Six months ago, such a reference book with answers to all the questions of a “teapot” would have been very useful to me.
1. Physical training
The first thing to do before going on a hike is to assess your physical level. Fill your backpack with 10-15 kg and walk 10 kilometers through the forest. Could you? Are you dead? This means you can pass thirty.
If not, you need to study. Walking with a heavy backpack, running up the stairs, squatting, walking on a stepper - exercises to prepare for hiking are simple, but tedious. They went well with me while watching TV series.
Otherwise, it will be like in most reports about amateur hikes - “we walked, dreaming of taking off our backpacks and falling.” And I want to walk through with pleasure, taking photos, with a reserve of strength.
After scouring the Internet, I came up with the following list:
Are you physically ready for the climb?, if you can (do not do the exercises all at once, but at different times):
run at any pace for 8 km (or an hour according to time);
do pull-ups on the horizontal bar 7 times for men and 1 time for girls; squat on one leg 3 times;
do push-ups from the floor 20 times; run back and forth up the stairs of a 9-story building three times;
squat on both legs 50 times.
Are you more or less ready for the climb?, if you can:
run at any pace for 5 km (or 30 minutes in time);
pull up on the horizontal bar 4 times for men and 2 times with support on one leg for girls;
squat on one leg 1 time; do push-ups from the floor 15 times;
run back and forth up the stairs of a 5-story building twice;
squat on both legs 40 times.
You need to do physical training If:
run at any pace for no more than 3 km;
do pull-ups on the horizontal bar 2 times for men and 1 time with support on one leg for girls;
I can’t squat on one leg once;
cannot do push-ups more than 10 times;
it’s impossible to run back and forth up the stairs of a 9-story building more than once;
squat on both legs 30 times or less.
I had six months to improve my physical fitness a little.
The fact is that good physical shape of a cyclist (or any other sport) is not an indicator of good physical shape for a hiker. The muscles are sometimes developed in a way that is not at all what is needed for a monotonous climb up a mountain or down a mountain.
Six months was basically enough to prepare physically without fanaticism.
2. Route
Since we went without an instructor, we needed a well-developed route, a track for the navigation program. We use the free Maps.me program on our smartphone.
Suitable tracks were found on the website www.gpsies.com, but we modified it a little. You can take our track of the Thirty route along Lago-Naki as a basis.
By the way, the planned route was longer, but due to the abundance of snow it had to be shortened.
If you download this track in KML format, upload it to your smartphone and open it in the Maps.me program, you will have a ready-made route - you can go. The overnight stays are marked as we spent the night.
3. Equipment
We did not plan to climb mountains with glaciers. This requires equipment in the form of crampons, ice axes, rope and the ability to use it all.
Therefore, our equipment was purely tourist equipment.
Perhaps the list will be useful to someone as a guide:
- tent (our double weighed 2.4 kg) two-layer, without a skirt
- trekking poles
- backpacks for 55 liters (for me and Andrey), 75 liters for Yurka. The volume of the backpack also depends on how the equipment is divided within the group. You carry your own tent, or you divide the tent into parts between two or three people.
- sleeping bags for comfort temperature -9, -5, 0 (everyone is different)
- membrane jacket against rain and wind
- compact travel down jacket (mine is made with artificial down - primaloft)
- a set of thin thermal underwear (for walking) and warm (for sleeping)
- 3 pairs of socks and underwear, 2 sports tops (not bras, uncomfortable under a backpack)
- 1 pair of warm fleece socks for sleeping
- hat, fleece gloves, bandana-pipe-buff - for the neck, for the head from the sun, multifunctional
- T-shirt-thermal underwear for active use, for walking during the day
- shorts
- trousers made of thick, strong fabric, quick-drying synthetics, reinforced with condor inserts
- trekking high boots with membrane
- summer sandals
- boots made of EVA (for long rests, for parking). Bought for 700 rub. in the workwear department, they weigh little, are waterproof, needed when you need to change wet boots in the parking lot and walk in the snow
- toothbrush, toothpaste, comb, light manicure set, microfiber towel
- sunscreen with an index of at least 50
- Sunglasses (!)
From food:
- dried meat
- pasta 1 kg
- buckwheat 1 kg
- sugar, tea, coffee approximately 200 g each
- dry bread
- 2 sticks of raw smoked sausage per person
- sweets, nuts, dried fruits 300 g per person
We cooked on burners; it took 2 gas cylinders for three people for 5 days.
Water was taken from streams, waterfalls and springs, which were abundant there.
The weather in these places in summer ranges from +25 during the day to -5 at night, so you need to dress accordingly.
4. A story about the route and a photo report
For us, the trip began with the purchase of Samara-Krasnodar tickets. There are two buses a day from Krasnodar to the village of Kamennomostsky - we look at the schedule in advance on Yandex Schedule.
In Kamennomostsky we checked into a pre-booked guest house. We booked through the Ostrovok website and chose the guest house "Lago-Naki", Solnechnaya Street, 6, based on prices, photos and reviews. The houses were empty, the beginning of the season... Beauty.
If the link is still valid, then here you go.
The first day we made a radial hike through the local natural beauty - we went to the Khadzhokh Gorge and the waterfalls of the Rufabgo River. In order to avoid paying to get onto the trail, we took an alternative route.
Here is a track on how to visit the Rufabgo waterfalls and the Khadzhokh Gorge for free - download KML, open it in maps.mi, go... We went further, there are a lot of trails there, you can see them in the navigator.
Belaya River.
Rock Sail.
Waterfall.
In general, you can spend a whole day walking there. The main thing is not to forget to take a snack with you!
In the evening, we called local car owners to drop us off at the reserve checkpoint.
As part of the conspiracy, local drivers estimate 40 kilometers from the village to the checkpoint at 1,500 rubles per car.
The next day at 8 am we started from Kamennomostsky to Lago-Naki.
The first day.
Checkpoint Lago-Naki - Fisht shelter
At the checkpoint, the first thing we had to do was coordinate the route. We imagined a difficult and interesting one for 7-9 days, but the forester immediately said that you won’t pass this way.
Heavy snowfalls this winter and a cold, protracted spring have made adjustments - most of even the standard trail of route No. 30 is still under snow, and even more so higher up on other trails.
We had to simplify the route - we decided to go standard for the first time, not to show off. And then somehow come back and go a different way.
The beauty began almost immediately outside the checkpoint gate, but I controlled myself and didn’t take 10,500 pictures per second.
The realization that now we would go there, beyond the horizon, was somehow even frightening. And the krantets backpack was still heavy. Mine weighed about 13 kilograms, the guys weighed more. And we still squeezed as much as we could, trying to get rid of excess weight and everything that is not particularly necessary!
The mood is cheerful, but the weather forecast with daily rain somehow saddens me a little, so I don’t feel much happiness or anticipation of getting wet on my face.
In fact, everything turned out to be not so scary.
We got wet through and through, of course, but given the fatigue, we didn’t care about that and slept soundly.
In general, you should not piss and go to the mountains.
At this altitude it is not yet summer (it is the beginning of June), it is still spring here.
Streams gurgle and spring flowers bloom.
Blue distances of the mountains, sunny, warm. You can get sunburned in half an hour; sunscreen is not a luxury here, but a means of salvation. Moreover, with such a good protective factor of 50, for example.
And here are the first snows, still in the distance.
The road slowly rises higher and higher. There are no sharp climbs yet, but the pull-up exercises exhausts your strength thoroughly.
You have to cross snowfields carefully, poking with sticks - under the layer of snow there may be a knee-deep stream.
We go up to the Armyanka River. Here, commercial groups that travel smoothly usually spend the night.
9 kilometers covered.
It’s lunch time, we decide to have a snack with sandwiches and drink hot tea.
The shepherds' houses are locked, the Armyanka River is still covered in snow...
After eating and resting, we decide that today we are able to overcome the second route day at once, which is another 10 kilometers.
We decided to spend the night at the Fisht shelter.
Why do we go hiking? Of course, kissing :)
Pass Instructor's gap.
The road climbed steadily, and there were more and more snowfields.
The snow is loose, and in principle it was possible to walk along the slope in trekking boots, properly sticking trekking poles in and practicing a herringbone or ladder step, as if you were climbing a mountain on a skier.
Meanwhile, clouds came towards us from the neighboring mountains...
And the higher the trail took us, constantly getting lost in the snow, the colder it became. The air was already chilly, wintry, and damp.
Snake Lake has only half opened from under the snow...
But in it the frogs were already having sex with might and main and producing whole mountains of caviar.
Older generations, those who still saw the USSR at a conscious age, may remember such a name as “The Famous Thirty”! For those who are younger, and also far from tourism, this is probably a completely incomprehensible phrase!
In fact, the “Famous Thirty” is a tourist route, I’ll even say more! This is "All-Union Tourist Route No. 30". :-)
To avoid any confusion, I will quote Wikipedia for you:
Soviettourist route in the Caucasus lasting 20 days. One of the oldest, most widespread and popular in the Soviet Union. The route was already in operation in the mid-30s.
The route begins at the Gornaya base in Adygea, ending at Dagomys.
As you move along the route, several climatic zones change and you ascend to the glacier of the mountain Fisht and the route ends with access to the Black Sea.
In Soviet times, this was a route for beginners! For many it was the first! Actually, this is probably why it is so popular, 70% of our parents walked along it in their youth, but or at least heard about it! :-) Yes, then this route was designed for 20 days!!! But at the end of the hike, the newcomers were given distinctive badges, this was a kind of standard!
Now, of course, we won’t get any badges, but that’s not the goal!!! :-)
In general, this Friday we are going to conquer the famous thirty!
There are 6 of us in total: My parents (2 people), their best friends (also 2 people) and Anton and I... Total - 6 people!
We prepared for this trip for a long time, studied the route, bought equipment! And now there are 2 days left until release!
Now we have almost everything ready. Today we are preparing all our things and trying to assemble our backpacks in different ways so that we can go comfortably!
After all, we will need to cover about 20-25 km per day.
Again, I can lie to you, because the route is prepared by “adults”, in this case I allow myself to be led, although I will still do a couple of printouts, just in case! :-)
My job is small, carry my 45 liter backpack and photograph local beauties! :-)
By the way, the big question for me was the topic of the camera! I'll definitely take the number! If I don’t take one and a half thousand pictures a day, then the battery will last me for 4 days! :-)
But I would really like to take the film with me. Try shooting at the zenith. I understand that this is extra weight, that it takes up space... And from a practical point of view, it’s absolutely not worth carrying the Zenith with you... But I want to... :-(
What else can I tell you about our plans?!
Here is our approximate route:
On Saturday early in the morning a car comes for us, we are loaded into it and taken to the checkpoint. This is the barrier at the entrance to the Lago-Naki plateau. There the driver says goodbye to us, and we pay fees for each day of the intended journey.
Just in case, we pay for 4 days.
Having received permission to enter, we set off. The goal of our first day is to cover the distance from the checkpoint to the FISHT shelter.
Here's what they write on the forums:
Hiking to the Fisht shelter, which is located in an intermountain basin at the source of the Belaya River at an altitude of 1600 meters. On this day you will conquer four small passes. You will visit the subalpine and alpine zones. Lunch on an alpine meadow near a karst lake. In the first half of summer, part of the route passes through snowfields. This is the most eventful day of the route.
Fisht shelter - radial access to the glacier of Mount Fisht (2867). On this day you will visit the nival zone (a zone of bare rocks, eternal ice and snow). Skiing on snowy slopes.
We start the first day of the hike on the Lago-Naki plateau. After some time we will see Oshten, one of the most famous mountain peaks in this area. I consider June to be the best time to hike route 30. Why? Yes, because at the end of spring in the Caucasus mountains it can still be quite cold, in some places there may even be a lot of snow. Namely, by June, mountain flowers begin to bloom, the slopes are covered with greenery. However, in some places there were still unmelted snow remains lying in the mountains. Approaching Mount Oshten, we see a fork, we turn left and further along the mountain path. Almost immediately you will be able to enjoy the stunning views of the mountains and wild plants. I think few people will doubt that along the route along the thirtieth route you can find a large number of medicinal or rare plants.
At the next stage, we are faced with the task of overcoming the Guzeriplsky and Armenian passes. At the first pass we will see a memorial inscription about the participants of the Second World War who died here in battles. After the second pass we go down and reach the Fishtinsky shelter. This is a very convenient place for our overnight and day stay; from here the Fisht-Oshtenovsky mountain range is clearly visible. The shelter consists of 2 houses in the mountains where tourists can stay, but you can also set up your own tents. Among the paid services, we can mention the bathhouse (last year the price was 500 rubles per hour). Here you can buy beer, cigarettes and even vodka! However, at about double the price. While relaxing at the shelter, you can “run away” lightly and take a photo with the small Fishtinsky glacier in the background.
Second day of the journey. We pass from FISHTA to BABUK-AULA. Forums warn:
Fisht shelter - Belorechensky pass - Babuk-aul shelter. On this day you will find two easy passes and a long fun descent through beech forests of the Colchis type.
We go up the Belorechensky pass, where memorials are also installed. Following from the southern side of the Caucasus ridge, you will notice that the mountain path gradually goes to the right. A little more and we will be at the Circassian Pass. The road from this pass has firmly won the title of “Merry” among tourists on route 30 because during the descent you will even need to grab tree branches! Next, the road to Babuk-aul awaits us. Here we set up camp for rest and overnight. There are already paid houses in this locality where you can swim.
Third day of our hike!
Shelter "Babuk-aul" - shelter "Solokh-aul". On this day, tourists find themselves in the zone of humid subtropics, the path lies along the Shakhe River gorge with many small but picturesque waterfalls, lunch on the river bank, and possible swimming.
The main task of the last day of a four-day hike along route thirty is an eighteen-kilometer hike to Salokh-aul. From here you can go to Dagomys by local bus. We are very close to the city of Sochi!
From Solokh-Aul there are buses to Dagomys several times a day!
In general, our route, as you noticed, lasts only 3 days, and we pay for 4 days. Since we have no experience of large hiking trips, we decided to leave 1 day in reserve. Maybe after the first day of the journey we’ll stay at the FISHT shelter, let our bodies rest, and at the same time we’ll climb the mountain and explore the caves! In general, I think this day will not be unnecessary! :-)
It is unlikely that I will have the opportunity to go online every day, so most likely I will write about the results of the hike from the Greater Sochi area, where after 3-4 days of travel we will warm our bodies in the sun and bathe them in salty water! :-)
