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Devil's Gate Canyon it is located on the Khosta River and is formed by rock walls up to 50 meters high, tapering in the narrowest places to a width of several meters. Along it there is a hiking trail with stairs and railings, the banks are decorated with dense green forest, including relic boxwood and trees hung with clusters of beautiful moss.
"Devil's gate" is both a paid and free attraction. The fact is that part of the canyon is part of a paid tourist route along Yew-boxwood Grove, the trail is called "into the depths of centuries". There is a ticket office on the passage from the free part of the canyon to the paid one, where you need to pay for the entrance of 300 rubles (children – 150), and after that you can continue further and go along all the routes in the Yew-boxwood Grove. By the way, you can first go to the routes of the Yew-boxwood Grove through the main entrance, and then go from there to the canyon, including leaving the route through it. Therefore, we recommend visiting The "Devil's gate" in conjunction with the grove, so much more interesting. On its own, the canyon is a little more than an outstanding attraction, and is mainly visited for swimming and relaxing in the cafe of the same name at the entrance, or to have a picnic in a spacious clearing.
At the beginning of the gorge there is a place for swimming between high cliffs in the refreshing water of Khosta. True, on hot summer days there are so many vacationers that swimming is not very comfortable. If you decide to swim, we advise you to use special equipment for bathing aquashusa or corals, since the bottom here is dotted with stones and drowned branches. At the entrance to the gorge from the main road there is a cafe, a recreation area "Devil's gate".
🕐 Working hours
the free portion of the canyon is available around the clock. The paid part (Yew-boxwood Grove) is open:
- in summer (from March 15 to September 30) - from 09:00 to 18:00
- in winter (from October 1 to March 14) - from 09:00 to 17:00
💵Entrance fee / ticket price
part of the canyon is free; access to the territory of the Yew-boxwood Grove adults-300 rubles, children (7-14 years) – 150 rubles, up to 7 years-free.
🚶 How to get there
the canyon is located in Khostinsky district, eight kilometers from the center of the resort ("Devil's gate" on the map. You can get into it from the side of the recreation center of the same name or by overcoming a four-kilometer hiking route along the eco-trail of the Yew-boxwood Grove. The main entrance, the one from the recreation center, can be reached from the railway and bus station Khosta by bus number 127. It departs approximately every hour according to the schedule from 06:00 to 19:00, the fare is 32 rubles. You can still take Route No. 128 and get off at the fork, you just have to go a little more to the entrance. These buses can also be taken at the Khosta most stop, where almost all buses between Adler, Khosta and the center of Sochi stop.
We also advise you to see interesting options for individual and group tours of Sochi on these proven sites:
- 📷 search for excursions in Sochi on Sputnik8.com
- 📷 excursions from the tour operator TEZ Tour
- 📷 search for excursions in Sochi on Tripster.ru