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In the area of the village Krasnaya Polyana and its ski resorts there are countless ecological trails, one-day and multi-day tourist routes. Some of them are official, and there is a fee for passing through them Sochi National Park (200 rubles, children under 10 years-free of charge), and some – folk trails and technical roads for servicing ski facilities. Also, long multi-day routes start or end here of the Caucasus Nature Reserve (paid 300 rubles/day).
If you have no experience of hiking in the mountains (we are not talking about climbing, namely trekking or hiking) and you are for the first time in this area, it is best to take advantage of Group or individual guided tours. Such excursions are one-day and multi-day with overnight stays in a headscarf or tourist shelters along the route, and as a rule, you do not have to take care of anything except personal hygiene items and suitable clothes and shoes, and everything else is provided by the organizers. You can buy such sightseeing tours from distributors on the streets of all Sochi resorts, but pay attention to their choice. As a rule, they sell the cheapest options for group excursions with low quality of Service, poor equipment and the corresponding impressions on the outcome of the hike. Therefore, we recommend purchasing such tours on the official websites of Krasnaya Polyana resorts, in well-known travel agencies based on recommendations, or on these sites for searching excursions with reviews:
- 📷 search for excursions in Krasnaya Polyana on Sputnik8.com
- 📷 excursions in Krasnaya Polyana from the tour operator TEZ Tour
- 📷 search for excursions in Krasnaya Polyana on Tripster.ru
And here you can see the official Eco-trail and one-day organized routes available without experience:
If you have experience of hiking in the mountains with overnight stays, then almost any route in the vicinity of Krasnaya Polyana you can overcome on your own without the help of guides. Of course, this requires appropriate equipment and preliminary study and study of the route. Fortunately, there are a lot of trails, ski slopes and even asphalt roads on the local slopes, and almost all of them are marked on the open Street people's maps and in the OSM applications. Organic Maps and others. Here are relatively uncomplicated trekking routes in Krasnaya Polyana that are available with a minimum of trekking experience:
- Polikara waterfall (one-day)
- Khmelevsky Lakes (one-day)
- Mirror Lake
- Mendelich Falls
- Bear falls (one-day)
- Achipse Fortress
- Cave Falls
Some of these routes can be facilitated if they are partially overcome by cable cars.
Attention! Be especially careful during overnight hikes: bears and other wild animals are found here. Before going on the route, it is necessary to notify relatives and friends, as well as inform the local Department of the Ministry of emergency situations (defenders of the Caucasus STR., 77/3, lifeguard on duty +7 (862) 243-74-22) about their plans and route.
Some routes pass in the border zone, so you must take your passport and birth certificates for children with you, and in some cases you need to issue a permit at the local Border Guard.
🕐 Working hours
the best season for day and multi – day hikes is late spring and summer. Remember that even in summer, the heights are cool and there is snow, so gear up and dress accordingly.
💵Entrance fee / ticket price
depending on the route, it can be free or paid. When passing through the Sochi National Park, payment is 200 rubles/person, children under 10 years old are free of charge (payment at the checkpoint at the entrances to the routes). Stay in the Caucasian reserve-300 rubles / day (payment in advance at the Office of the Reserve in Adler, Karl Marx STR., 8, or at the ticket office of the Laura aviary complex for the Gazprom GTC on Achipsinskaya STR., 16).