It is called the heart of the Crimean Mountains. Large Canyon Crimea - the lost world, pristine beauty. The grand triking meter, filled with stone boulders, replete with picturesque waterfalls and baths, is amazing the imagination of the most sophisticated travelers. A unique landscaped reserve is strictly protected by the state. On the protected lands it is forbidden to tear flowers, chop trees, dry fires, spend the night and install tents ... A visit to the canyon is paid and regulated, which does not interfere with thousands of tourists to travel around the colonic place. The resulting bright impressions pay off all the difficulties and costs!
And the rocks broke up ...
"The heart of the Crimean Mountains" is in 3 kilometers from the village of Sokolinaya Bakhchisarai district. To the northern part of the Ai-Petrinsky massif, there are many asphalt tracks and paths, so anyone who wants to get into the holy of saints can do it. True, it is best to choose the dry time of the year, because during the field of flooding the canyon can absorb unsolicited guests. After all, his heart is stone, and it does not know pity.
Big Canyon is relatively young - he is only about 2 million years old! Once on the place where it is located, raised ocean puchins. Nature looked at the local landscape, then removing the mountains to heaven, then lowered them into the marine abyss. One day, during the next restructuring, one of the colossal blocks was abandoned with the result of which a giant crack was formed. The tectonic break divided a single mountain range to two ai-petri and a brisk. Work on the formation of the depression continued the river Auzun-Uzen. For many millennia, the River "Burila" stone stoneware, forming the canyon cramped. At the bottom of the canyon there were many thresholds, waterfalls and erosion boilers, so-called baths. Today, the channel is a three-kilometer depression with smooth walls on sides, cluttered with boulders and boulders. The maximum depth of it is 320 meters, the width reaches from3 to 5 meters.
For the first time, the "lost world" of Crimea was described by Professor I.I. Puzanov in 1925. One beautiful day, traveling around the Crimean mountains along with a friend, the scientist made a stunning discovery.
"Operating an array of a booze, the rocky surface of which was not different from the Ai-Petrinskaya, the outpost of which he is, we decided to go straight on Ai-Petri. ... Successing from half an hour, we suddenly turned out to be at the edge of the bottomless ridiculous, stretching paparally eggs. Looking with a fading of the heart into the abyss objectionable us, we saw that the river flows at the bottom. The opposite edge of the raft was also absolutely reckoned as the one on which we stood. At the expense of the distance to it, it was no more than 200-250 m. Through the behavior of the abyss with a whistle swept the whistles, "the traveler described his impressions.
Perhaps the author of these lines slightly smelled. It's nice to feel like a discoverer of new lands! The gorge, of course, to Puzanova was well known to local residents. They also knew about its existence of other researchers and local history. In 1906, in the scientific article, the canyon mentions Botanist I.V.Vankov. In 1915, N.V. Rouchlov described in detail the main rivers in the mountainous Crimea, including in the Large Canyon area. The Crimean Society of Natural Resistors Shortly before the First World War publishes the Guide of the Crimea, in which there is a mention that in the area of \u200b\u200bKokokosis there is ... "The Interesting Mountain Gorge" Canyon ". The unique setting was applied to the topographic maps of the Crimea, published before the revolution. Puzanov even more popularized the exotic corner of the Crimea. After his article and the film "On the Big Canyon of Crimea", filmed by F.F. Shillinger, a natural monument began to acquire broad fame. In the 30s of the last century, the excursion to the canyon was included in the plan of the Cokokoz tourist base, and I appeared in all Crimean guidebooks.
Nature of Big Canyon
High humidity and low temperatures formed a special microclimate in the Great Canyon. Vegetation here develops with a delay of 3-4 weeks compared to the surrounding forests. In local limestone slopes, you can find small groups of pines. In the lower part of the gorge grow wide forests. Century-old graphs, beech, yells, oaks, maples, rowan and linden - the eternal inhabitants of these places. The undergrowth is represented by a plurality of shrubs. Here we feel great, Kizil, Barbaris, Krushshchi ... The feature of the canyon flora is the presence of one and a half thousand trees of tertiary relic. Among them are a bright representative - tes berry. There are real giants reaching 1.5 meters in girth and 10-15 meters of height.
In the glacial period, the isolated canyon has become a refuge for thermal-loving plants. Wpadina prigerted rare species of ferns, relic acid-healing needle, endemic camneur, more than two thirds of the Orchids of the Crimea, among which there is a very rare flower called the Venerene shoe.
In cold, saturated oxygen water rivers, the gorge was splashing the stream trout. Travelers are often found hedgehogs, and if you are lucky, you can see her affection, badger or root. From the birds are the most common tit, woodpecker, the city king, crown, foam and shit. And, of course, the mistress of stone jungle is the yurt lizard.
The unique nature of the canyon is required to be reverent protection and protection. In 1947, the Big Canyon of Crimea was declared a monument of nature, and since 1974, its territory (more than 300 hectares) by the decision of the Council of Ministers of the USSR was declared a landscape reserve of republican importance. Today on the protected lands is forbidden to tear flowers, chop trees, to dry fires, in general, rudely interfere in the ecosystem of the area. The state of the reserve is followed by the staff of the Kuibyshevsky Leskhoz. They also developed special routes for tourists.
In the heart of the canyon
The journey to the heart of the Crimean Mountains begins not far from the postal oak. In the days of the Great Patriotic War in the once powerful tree, the secret messages of the partisans were left. In peacetime, tourists continued this tradition. As a result of a fire from oak, only part of the trunk remained. Excursions suggest that the tragedy occurred due to lightning strike, although it is quite possible, the main reason in human negligence.
Two trails lead from postal oak. The first goes to the bottom of the gorge, the second "winter trail" goes up and follows the right slope. The first option is convenient for the summer walk, it is interesting and not so complicated. This is the way the main tourist routes follow.
Travelers who choose a summer path, after a while waiting for the first attraction - Blue Lake. Small in the depths of the reservoir, is the widest in the canyon. Those who want to swim wait for a surprise - the temperature of the water in local springs, the river and the lake even in the hottest months does not exceed 11 ° C. Blue lake is the largest karst source of the Crimea. It takes about 370 liters of water to the surface every second.
Walking on the bottom of the Great Canyon of Crimea, do not cease to be surprised at the inexhaustible fancy mother of nature. Fancy sculptures, painted with water in the stone, are found here, then there, the rope of various associations.
Small waterfalls are extremely picturesque. Water dropping out of stones is flushed under the basins, forming stone baths. One of them, the most famous, called "bathroom youth". The modern name "Bath" is known since the beginning of the 1960s, and once magnified - "Kara-Gol", which means a black lake. This is the deepest brand in the gorge reaching 4 meters. There is a belief: they say, after bathing, it can be rejected for several years. True, 9-11 degree water is very close!
The bath of youth is the last point of excursions in the large Canyon of Crimea. To go further, you need to have rock climbing skills. In the spring and during abundant rains, it is necessary to be ready to move at 100 - 200 meters knee-deep in cold water. Do not forget about the danger of stonepads. In the flood, the movement along the extreme part of the canyon is categorically not recommended. Once a gardener who worked in the Yusupov tea house park, shared a warning with Professor I.I. Puzanov: "Our peasants say that at night, wild screams, squeal and laughter are calling their weddings at night from the villains of Auzun-Jena ..."
The same who is not afraid of the Shaitans and the witches and still decide to go further, expect fabulous corners of nature and unforgettable adventures!
If you go through the old Yalta road through the Plateau Ai-Petri, then close to the village of Sokolinny you can see a very picturesque place - a large Crimean Canyon, a unique landscaped attraction of the Crimean Peninsula. The jet of stone blocks and boulders, numerous thresholds and intricate waterfalls, karst baths with emerald water and the magnificent rocks of the Big Canyon will forever remain in the memory of those who were lucky enough to visit this corner of untouched wildlife.
The name "Big Canyon" was consolidated by Professor I. I. Puzanov for this gorge. Traveling in the amazing places of Crimea, he was amazed by their unique beauty. It was he who first made a description of the geographical objects located in the canyon in 1925 and told the world about this unique place.
Large Canyon Crimea: Tourist routes and trails
Crimean canyon is one of the most visited places on the peninsula. Visit the local pedestrian route can be a completely unprepared tourist at any time of the year, but there are places difficult even for professionals.
Basic options How to start the route on the gorge of two: at the top and on the bottom of the canyon. Start going better through the top entrance, and finish in the lower. So the route will be as easy and fast.
If you go along the top of the canyon, then the travelers offer an amazing panorama of rocks with pink limestones, old tees and Crimean pines. Rocky Capes are located on both sides of the gorge, one of them have only numbers, others are assigned the names. Especially picturesque look opens from a guard rock. Another excellent sight point is the fourth cape, next to which the black grotto is black, in which a long-time shepherds hid cattle in bad weather.
The entrance to the lower path to the large canyon begins from the information shield with a description of the route. Severated paths leading to all remarkable places of gorge are highlighted by labels, which is very convenient and will not be lost. In the course of the movement, the signs will come across more than once, helping to navigate the terrain.
The route "Big Around Movement" is greater popularity, running upside the Auzoun-Uzen river, and then returning to the upper path. The route includes the most interesting places of the canyon and costs the day.
Landsigned tourists trails lead to such natural sights as:
- "Post Oak", burned from the lightning strike in the 1980s of the oak, in the vapla of which left notes. Today, only a huge stump remained from him.
- Lake "Blue"- A small reservoir of about 1.5 meters deep. The temperature of the water in it even in the midst of the summer is saved within + 10 ... + 12 ° C.
- Waterfall "Silver jets" - Small, but very picturesque: Against the backdrop of a small, widged Moss of Grota Water flows with thin trickles, which in the light of sunlight look like silver strings
- Lake "yusupov"- blocked at the beginning of the 20th century a dam of the ravine filled with water of emerald color.
- Waterfall "Teas"whose jets flow between huge stones covered with moss, roots of trees and a curly ivy. Next grows the teis berry, from which the name of the waterfall.
- "Apple Brod"- a picturesque place where a powerful source of "Pania" beats from karst depths.
- "Euvorzion boilers" - potholes in rocks, which are cut by the bottom of the canyon. The largest brand has its own name - "Bath of youth" . It is filled with transparent, clean and icy water, and a small waterfall is lowered from above.
The bath of youth completes the tour of the Big Canyon of Crimea (only 6 kilometers from the beginning of the route). Further, the trails are for an order of magnitude cooler, leaving for sightseeing sites on the top of the canyon.
Tours
Group and individual tours to a large Crimean canyon are available from almost all major cities in Crimea. Excursion buses come to the main entrance to the canyon, from where experienced guides will be happy to spend you on the most interesting paths to the most beautiful and notable places. One advantages of a trip with an excursion - guides pave the route so that it is easily easily on the descent and rises.
Before signing up for an excursion, you should clarify the length and end point of the route. Many walks end on the "Bath of Youth", as the road is noticeably more complicated. But if you still go even further, to the very narrow place of the gorge, you can see even more beauty.
A nice bonus at the end of the excursion - dinner at a local restaurant with Tatar cuisine.
A walk through the Big Canyon takes about 2.5-3 hours, while we will have to overcome boulders, streams, fallen trees and other obstacles. Therefore, it is worth taking care of good shoes and take a bottle of water with you.
Geography and features
The big canyon in the Crimea is part of the Ai-Petrinsky mountain range, which seems to separate the array of the Boyhead and Ai-Petri. Fabulous and "young" on geological standards Education (about two million years) extends in the direction of East-West. At the time of active mining, the breeds occurred, and a colossal crack appeared as a result of a tectonic fault and aqueous erosion, which gave the formation of a giant gorge.
The length of the large Canyon of the Crimea is just over 3.5 kilometers, the width of the narrow place is only 3 meters, the average depth is 320 meters. The walls of the canyon rise 600 meters from the sea level. The river bed at the bottom of the rode stretched by 2.5 kilometers.
For the bottom of the canyon, the Auzun-Uzen river formed by several mountain streams flows. The river river is decorated with small waterfalls, thresholds and picturesque stuffing of marble limestone with baths and basins. Shni and floods regularly turn the river into a roaring mountain stream. At such moments, the water level rises greatly, and most of the trail becomes not passable. In the incision, sometimes stonepads occur, overlapping the bottom of the fault.
The local nature is amazingly beautiful. Local vegetation is represented by thickets of beech and ram, evergreen ivy occurs everywhere. In some places there is a berry tees, an evergreen plant with red poisonous fruits. Rare species of fern, the needle of the Crimea, and unique orchids of the Crimea grow in the canyon.
How to get to the Grand Canyon Crimea
The canyon is at a significant distance from major cities (from Yalta - 50 kilometers, from Sevastopol - 59 kilometers), the nearest settlement of the village of Sokolinic (Bakhchisarai district) is located three kilometers from the gorge.
GPS coordinates of the Greater Canyon of Crimea: 44.528127, 34.019346.
The easiest way to get to the canyon and do not miss any sights to go as part of a group excursion or a private conductor. For those who are preferably independent travel, can be reached by car or by bus to the village of Fololina, since the transport itself does not go to the canyon.
Public transport
From Sevastopol and Simferopol can be reached by bus, but only to the village of Sokolina. There are both direct flights (minibus No. 165) and with a transfer to Bakhchisarai (Bus number 129), from the bus station of which buses are sent hourly. Time on the way is about 45-55 minutes from Bakhchisaraya and more than two hours from Sevastopol. From a stop in Sokolin to the canyon, about five kilometers, to overcome which can be on foot or on travelers and taxis. From Yalta, unfortunately, public transport in the direction of the Big Canyon does not go.
The scheme of the bus route from the bus station in Bakhchisarai to the village of Sokolina:
By car
According to the Sevastopol highway to Bakhchisaraya, then travel to the south of 32 kilometers on the highway "T0117" to p. Sokolina. From the village another 3-5 kilometers to the south-east of the serpentine. Canyon will miss it difficult: the circle is full of pointers, and the side of the roads are usually parked by machines and excursion minibuses.
From Yalta, you need to go along the highway towards Bakhchisaraya through the mountain of Ai-Petri, hereinafter, not paying attention to the cable car, which remains to the left, go through the Ai-Petrinsky Yai, and then on the serpentine to the "Big Canyon" pointer.
To order a taxi in the Crimea, contact the services of local operators with their own mobile applications: Shark-Taxi, Up Taxi, Seakaxy, Pickup, Maxim, Metro Taxi, etc.
Some of the amazing natural attractions on our planet are canyons - very deep Gorge With sheer rocky lateral restrictions and a narrow low passage, which usually flows a mountain river. As a rule, its own ecosystem is created in these natural corners.
The most famous canyons are located in Europe and America, but also the Crimea in this regard is what is proud of! From the northeastern border of the mountain ah-petri, about sokolina village and a little away from the Bakhchisarai highway, is Big Crimean Canyon.
This amazing natural attraction has formed here about two million years ago as a result of a powerful tectonic fault. And on the bottom of the canyon flows the mountain river Auzun-Uzen, formed from small mountain streams and underground sources.
History of the formation of canyon
The largest canyon of Crimea is a depth of 320 meters pulls deep into the peninsula on 3.5 kilometers, parallel to the Ai-Petrinskaa. He began to form in the distant times of the Jurassic period, when the peninsula itself was also a seabed. Spelled sedimentary rocks in the form of sandstones, aleurolites and argillites formed the foundation of the canyon, and above the marine creatures living from the organic remains of living bees were located.
Rocky formations of the large canyon were formed millions of years
Then, as a result of numerous movements of the earth's crust, the Crimean Peninsula became land. It happened more 130 million years old Back. As a result of the heat of the formed rocks, they began to undergo cracking and faults. The resulting crack was subjected to constant influence waterwhich sharpened the stone bottom and dissolved the limestone.
Mountain streams formed the bottom of the canyon gorge and its microclimate
At the same time, the peninsula continued to rise, the canyon gorge was rising with him. Water, in turn, deepened the bottom. So for millions of years this unique Crimean corner of nature has been formed with his microclimat, fauna and florato., to visit which must be necessary.
Under the influence of water, the flow of the rocky bed of the river was deepened, with sides, fenced by smooth cliffs. The bottom of the bottom was formed as the races of large stones in the form valunovwhich in turn created low waterfalls and deeply pitched baths.
Although the canyon himself was long known to the local population, his first detailed description as a natural phenomenon belongs professor I. Puzanovwho discovered it in 1925. And called him a big canyon. And since the 30s, this natural attraction is already included in all Crimean guidebooks.
In 1947, the canyon received the status of a nature monument, and in 1974. Its territory declared a reserve.
How to get to the big canyon
The most optimal option is to take from the place of your stay. excursion tour. This decision will save from many problems and difficulties, but this is not cheap.
For independent movement On a personal car, getting to a large canyon is most convenient from Bakhchisaraya in the Bakhchisarai highway, or on it from the side of Yalta (looking more convenient from where). In any case, the car will need to park in the parking area of \u200b\u200ba large canyon and continue to move on the selected route.
On public transport following Bakhchisarai highway, you should also go to stop Big CanyonWhere to move on the pointer about 5 kilometers.
Yusupovskaya trail
For lovers of pedestrian travel there is an opportunity to get to the Big Canyon from the village of Sokolina According to a famous tourist route - tropea yusupova.
Like a similar royal trail from Livadia to Gaspra, Yusupovskaya was laid for walks, both hiking and equestrian. Similar walks made members of the Yusupov family who owned these lands, and had a beautiful Yusupovsky Palace in Koreaiz. Walked along these paths and their numerous guests.
Today, the Yusupov trail is a popular pedestrian route.
The trail begins in the village of Sokolino, where you can get by bus. Next from the bus stop you need to move along Lenin Street to N. Strechny Street, and then mountain Street to the left branch of the ground road.
Trail lightweight. Its length is about 5 km, so that in an hour it can be completely overcome, admiring the mountain along the way array Boykofollowed by the canyon and pointed mount Syuuru-Kayalocated opposite. From the village of Sokolinny to Canyon, you can also walk along the Bakhchisarai highway and along the river bed of the Kokock River. However, the path of the Yusupov trail will be the most convenient.
Post Dub
The Yusupov trail ends near the local attraction - Postal oakWhere the territory of the Big Canyon begins. This 300 or 400-Tight Oak has long been dead, only the dried part of the mighty trunk remained from him. But it is possible that hollow this tree served sometime comic mailboxWhere Yusupov themselves and their guests put letters.
Even perished, postal oak remained local attraction
The touching-tragic story of the love correspondence of Masser and Dubrovsky, who also used the services of oak hollows, involuntarily remembered. AT post-war, during the heyday of mass tourism in the Crimea, leave letters with wishes, narratives and requests in the wisp of the postal oak turned into a well-established tradition.
Oak became a memorial tree mentioned in guidebooks and a local attraction, about whom everyone sought to take a picture. However, B. early 80s Someone should have a tree and it died. But, as often happens in the Crimea, even this sad fact turned into a local legend. Allegedly, a certain evil person was put in the hollow scary curse. The tree did not stand such a manifestation of human hatred and asked for help to heavenly gods. And they sent the gods zipper, which destroyed a letter serving to curse, and at the same time with him and other letters, and Oak himself.
Nevertheless, although the tree and died, the tradition and faith in fulfillment of desires could not destroy. To this day, tourists leave in partially surrendered voupel Notes With various histories and reflections, and, continue to photograph the famous tree.
From the postal oak for inspecting a large canyon you can go down - To the bed of the River Auzun-Uzen and get acquainted with the sights of the bottom of the Gorge. And you can continue the way top - For traveling on the right side of the top edge of the canyon.
Description of the canyon
Big Canyon is one of the most famous and popular natural attractions of the peninsula with unique rocky rocks and river lowline. If you look at the canyon from the upper viewing sites, which are on the protruding cliffs (watchdog, pine, fourth, fifth and trapis), then you can see almost all the gorge that resembles a huge mythical beast.
Since the depth of the canyon gorge is pretty decent, and the width sometimes does not allow reaching the sunny rays of the canon bottom, then in this amazing closed world has been formed special microclimate Increased humidity and coolness with its specific flora and fauna. Even at the hottest season in the gorge there is no higher 18 degrees, And the temperature of the water in spring baths is not heated above 8-11 degrees.
As already mentioned, in the Great Canyon for millions of years a unique natural closed system was formed, the main vital energy of which is kept on the presence of spring sources, mountain streams and river Auzoun-Uzen. Numerous stone boulders led to the creation of numerous picturesque waterfalls reaching 3-4-meter heights.
And under the action of water, corrosive lime rocks, river boilers were formed - the depressions reaching 2-3 meters deep and diameter up to 10 meters. Such boilers throughout the canyon can be found more than 150. Some of them became attractions in the form of baths (youth, love and sobriety, etc.).
Flora and fauna
The vegetation of this unique territory is represented by very rare relic representatives of trees and shrubs. And if the slopes of the canyon grow mainly sorrodular pines, then in the nizin itself amazes the rust of the broad forest.
There are oaks here and grabs, ash and beech, rowan and maples, and the very rare of the local forest is considered unique 10-15-meter thies berryreaching in diameter to one and a half meters.
Shrub vegetation is presented leschinsky, Kizyl, barbaris, crash, etc. Trying here and unique types of ferns and orchids, Camery and Iliters. Many of the plants are an exclusive, and no matter anywhere in the Crimea.
Formed in the canyon and interesting fauna. Here you can meet lizards, heels, Crimean affection, badgers and roasted. And in the cold mountain water floats trout. The bird world is diverse, among which can be admired by Crimean Moscow and long-boring blue, Malinovka and a foam, joy and woodpecker.
What to see in the canyon?
Before going to a large canyon on a pedestrian tour, you need to remember that this The territory is protected! This means that it is impossible to tear flowers and break the trees, to dry the fires and install tents, and it is desirable to move along a specially provided route, which is fixed on the signs and marked with marked arrows.
Features of tourist routes
The large canyon is very popular with tourists of different levels of training. Our recommendations are designed for an ordinary vacationer who wants to inspect the natural beauty of the Big Canyon. Tourist routes related to active rest can be held as upper his edge, which is very impressive, so vpadina-DNU., along the line of Auzun-tene.
By impressions and species prospects, these routes differ very strongly. They differ in the complexity of movement, i.e. Move along the upper edge is much easier and safer, but it is possible to get acquainted with the world of the gorge only at its depth. Therefore, many lovers of pedestrian hiking prefer to move one way at the top of the canyon, and back - on his bottom. In this case, you can see the beauty of this Crimean attractions from all sides.
Pointers of tourist routes are located along the movement
An independent excursion along the canyon gorge is very unusual, extremely picturesque and unforgettable. But it is best to make it only in good weatherFor, after or during the rain, movement is fraught with the dangers of stonepads, blurred paths, stormy trends and other surprises.
Pedestrian walk through the Gorge Canyon Gorge - this is generally sports and Travel Eventrequiring physical endurance, some preparation and skill. Therefore, if there is no little confidence in your abilities or with you small children and the elderly, it is better to refuse to move along the route, limiting the descent to the river and a small walk along the bed along the river. There is another option - use the services of experienced guides.
Taking into account the fact that independent inspection implies movement on the mountain paths, the exceptional value has equipment - Comfortable shoes, desirable rapid, sports and warm clothing. It is recommended to have a stock with you food and drinking. The most optimal age of the year is considered summer for visiting the Big Canyon. By this time, the river is not so stormy and not so complete, as in the spring and autumn, small streams almost completely disappear and movement becomes more secure and convenient.
And, most importantly, in no case can you leave the route, which is marked with marked labels. Almost 6-kilometer The route is decorated with railings and steps. And do not forget that the journey is paid. At the entrance it will be necessary to pay a fee of 100 rubles and familiarize yourself with the rules of behavior in the reserve.
The most popular tourist attractionscanyon is considered in order of sequence - the blue lake, apple-blade, the source of the pania and the bath of youth - a deep boiler filled with spring water.
Blue Lake
This natural attraction of the Big Canyon is very large drivent bathroom The River Auzun-Uzen, eating from numerous mountain streams, sources and underground keys. It is located near the village of Sokolina, which in the pre-revolutionary period belonged to the owner of the famous Korea Palais of Felix Yusupov. You can get here on a marked tourist trail.
Popular lake with his numerous legends, with its beauty and most importantly - in their amazing color. Especially the blue color of the lake is obtained when photographing it from a high point of the upper edge, called the fifth cape.
Call this spill of the river Auzun-teases also lake LoveFor it is believed that everyone who decided to plunge into its cold water, as a reward for determination will receive happiness on a love field. There is no accurate confirmation about love, but to relieve fatigue, to charge the cheerfulness and the new forces of the lake can. Do not believe? Try yourself!
Before this surprisingly picturesque lakes are fantastic rocky grottoeswhich are very original names. For example, about the cave Cow grotto It is rumored that it is from there at night the incredible wake of an uncertain source is spreading at night, which encourages the idea of \u200b\u200bthe existence of mythical creatures there, or even better, about the open portal in the other spirit of hell.
Apple Broad
One of the first privals tourists usually do about Apple Brody. This surprising place has received such a name thanks to a variety of wild apple trees growing here without human supervision. In this place, very located for tourist holidays, the main river Canyon Auzun-Uzen connects with the "apple stream", this is translated by its name Almyhuk.
It is believed that for a very long time, at the dawn of Christianity, there was a certain settlement of the ancient Principality of Feodoro with the temple of the Allweight Virgin (Panagia), and at the temple there was an apple orchard, the new fruits of which modern travelers can treat.
Apple Berrod has a very comfortable overwhelming bridge
On a wooden bridge through auzun-prisoner, you can move to the other side of the river. Not far from here is a unique natural spring, which is called the source of the Pania.
Source of Pania
After the blue lake, you must see the famous and stunning source of Pania, Described for the first time in 1915.. This water spring has a karst origin, which is deep in the cave. Since the source was at one time near the Holy Chapel (or rather the chapel was built near him), then the spring not only received the temple name, but also worshiped the miraculous and saints.
The place of the former Orthodox chapel marked with a cross
Pania refers to the largest sources of fresh water of the peninsula. And water flowing out of it forms a bathing bath, which is called Bathroom sobrietyFor its temperature is only about 5-6 degrees.
The most complete water release source produces at the beginning of spring, when melting a large number of snow in the gorge. And then the flow is weakening, because the source is powered in summer only from underwater keys.
From the source of Pania you can go to the youth bath
In 500-600 meters from the source of Pania there is another water attraction - a bath of youth.
Bath youth
Another natural pitched bath - Bath youthIs usually the final object in the list of attractions of the Big Crimean Canyon. This reservoir refers to the deepest - about 5 meters. Traditionally, it is necessary to plunge into charge of a young energy and vigor in 9-11-degree water. This mountain lake is also called Karagolam that in Turkic means a black lake.
Here, as already mentioned, the massive tourist route ends, but the most advanced and extreme tourists love to continue it further, exploring new picturesque, and sometimes difficult corners of an amazingly large canyon. After all, acquaintance with him in a day It is impossible to finish!
But it should be borne in mind that further movement is designed for experienced tourists who have the necessary equipment and equipment. For there are narrow and rocky mountain corridors in front, deep baths and so on.
What to see near Canyon
The territory of the Big Canyon is located on the right side of the Yalta-Bakhchisaray highway. But on the opposite side of this highway there are other amazing natural beauty and sights Small canyonformed by the riverbed of the Sarah-Uzen river.
If the postal oak move right, then moving the highway and rising a little up, you can see two beautiful Crimean corners. First of all, this is a silver jet waterfall.
Silver jet waterfall
This one of the most full-fledged Crimean waterfalls was formed on the Sarah-Nezen River, in the Gorge of the Small Canyon, from the opposite side of the Big Canyon. Between the small and large canyon distance around three kilometers.
This waterfall, shaped poet A.Fetom Back in the middle of the 19th century, until recently, it was extremely picturesque. From under a large stone semicircular visor, covered with bright emerald moss, glazed the finest water jets, as if the tulle curtain, which closes the entrance to the dark grotto.
Unfortunately, due to severe temperature drops in january 2016.the connection of a powerful visor with the base was cracked, and he collapsed. A huge boulder blocked a view of a waterfall that has lost their former fantastic charm.
True, scientists expect that somewhere through 10 thousand years oldThe new moss visor will grow over the waterfall. So, you need to be patient.
Nevertheless, the waterfall itself and today remains a natural attraction and attracts numerous tourists. Falling water something resembles a kind of musical instrument, and water jets in which the sun's rays play, really sometimes seem silver. Moreover, the location of the waterfall is considered power acquired place. Those. Tourists here for a very short time will feel the return of vital energy and physical activity.
In winter, this waterfall, like the famous student, freezes, forming fabulous icicles. At this time it is called Crystal. But in the spring, silver jets are striking their full-water.
Around the waterfall, as in the Big Canyon, there are rare relict trees that create an amazing feeling. Abandoned world.
Yusupovsky pond
If there is still a silver waterfall meters 200. Up, then you can see Yusupovsky pond, or the lake. Often it is confused with the Blue Lake of the Big Canyon. However, the present Yusupovsky Lake is an artificial reservoir formed as a result of creating dams or dam.
Created by this reservoir by order of the host of these places of Prince F. YusupovandWhich often rested in the current village of Sokolina (previously - Cockokosis). Blocked deepening sarah Uzen River Filled with water, and for a long time he served as a trout breeding pond. This delicacious fish was often supplied to the Livadian Palace, where the representatives of the imperial family sought her.
After the revolution behind the lake there was no special care. Old stone fence and water supply were covered lime sediments And resemble the ancient residues of fortress boys. But the shores themselves, scorched Kalina and Rosehip, look very picturesque in the frame of the thick and cool forest of beech and tice trees.
Abandoned yusupovsky pond looks very attractive
Today, in Lake Trout, of course, it does not lead, and under the sunny rays the water is a little heats up, so that if you move through the stone wall, it is quite possible to swim in the water branch created by the famous prince Yusupov at the beginning of the 20th century.
Yellow cave (lost)
Not far from Yusupovsky Lake is another of karst sources arising from a small cleft and feed on its waters to the Sarah-Nezen river. There is a small waterfall that decorates the source of the river, and the incident entrance to the yellow cave, which has become another lost creation of the Crimean nature.
Opened this cave in 1958. Speleologist V.SedovAnd originally called Sokolinskaya. More recently, it was theoretically could be visited, naturally in the appropriate equipment. But the passage was very narrow there, it was necessary to almost crawl on the stomach between the stones, and then move for some time on the belt in the water. So, this attraction came only for extremals and lovers of similar natural dungeons.
The cave hall was rather small. It was lake in it, in which from an eight meter height fell waterfall. Main The cave room was represented by a 150-meter triangular gallery rich in fantastic sobbing stalactites and stalagmites. From the main move there were two branches to other halls. There were amazing helks and unique baths.
Alas, active our contemporaries decided to expand the inlet explosionWhat led to the collapse of the top plate and the loss of entry into the cave.
And at the end I would like to add that in addition to inspection of the natural beauties of the Great and Small Canyon, tourists will not pass by a little trading pointwhere it will be possible to taste honey and jams of local production, and all of them are very useful for health and very original recipes. After samples, sweets can be purchased by a jar or two honey with fir bumps or Kizylovoy jam, although it may want someone more jam with the petals of Crimean roses! In any case, buy this product more convenient on the way back!
Crimean Peninsula - With these words, many travelers begin to quickly beat the heart. And the reason for the very beauty of natural and man-made, which is generous and rich in the area.
Mountain peaks are mixed with smooth plateau, cave cities by monasteries, but everything is fading in front of the majestic canyon! Big Canyon in Crimea (BBK) - Truly, the spectacle that needs to be seen at least once in life. And do not think that this is a small cleft, exaggerated by impressionable tourists is the place of power, incredible emotions, beauty and joy.
Where is the big canyon in the Crimea?
Between the Mountain Array of the Boyhead and Ai-Petrinsky Highlands, from the southeastern side of the village of Sokolinny and runs the most beautiful large Canyon of Crimea. The natural attraction is the deepest in the peninsula and reaches 320 meters at the same narrow part of only 2 meters, the length of the cleft is 3.5 km. The Big Crimean Canyon is rich in water streams, here not to consider the streams, and the DNU passes the Azu-Nezen river - the ineffable and violent, taking the beginning with the most upper and "seeming" travelers throughout the route.
Large Canyon routes
Travelers are always offered a route starting from the Cafe "Three Pescar" - it is believed that even a novice tourist will take place from here to the "Bath of Youth". The entrance fee is charged so far (approximately 100 rubles), but it is possible to go free and free if the collectors have already gained revenue and gone. So, from the post of foresters, which next to the cafe, the trail displays to Sary-Uzen.
The river is filled only during the period of rainy rains, so in the summer it can be jammed literally "not frowning legs." Stone boulders are smooth, safe, only good shoes need to go easily and comfortable. Following the first will be the second crossing - this is a cockerel river, which is formed to merge a pair of other rivers. Go to the cocorate is easy, at the same time admire local beauties, shrubs and exit a well-marked path leading up.
There, where Dubov-rabbovy forests were abused. For "wild" travelers, there is an opportunity to minimize the river and move along with the river, but this path is slightly more complicated.
And along the path, which is well drowning with hundreds of tourists, go easy, freely and simple. Having risen, travelers will be at the crossroads: the roads are divided, choose to you, but going to the left, you will definitely go to the village of Falcona, and the right Crimean canyon will be right - we are there. From the development of the road becomes more complex, so count your strength.
A little forward and is already visible to the very sight, you can hear the sound of water and you can take a closer gorge with sheer slopes covered with trees and shrubs. On the left, Rock Watchdown, he first meets all travelers and escorts to the second, third and fourth (cave) rocks. But it's all on the left "board," the pine cliff, which holding by the Almancuksky tract with the playful river Yabloneva (Almanchuk) was completely abolished on the right. The name of the tract of Almanchuk occurred from the wicker of wild apple trees, which is growing and so on. Little passing, you can stand on the observation site and to enjoy the stunning panoramic views.
And now on! Water is no longer just audible, but also can be seen - soon the whole surface of the blue lake will soon open, named so because of the bluish reflections of water playing in the rays of the sun. In general, this is not a lake, but just a creek, but if the canyon is big, then let everything be called "on large". Through the apple border to the place of merging with the Cock, the path is fast, and there already floodplains with Kizylovy bushes, lever, wild apples - a little further driven will withdraw a ai-Petri for Plateau, but it is better to rest well in a small grotto under the hanging stone. There is just the parking lot of all tourists who do not violate the rules of travel. The rest will be required, as the trail becomes more difficult and already, there are steep descents, lifts and zigzag turns.
If the journey takes place in the summer heat, you can go through the river bed, the stones are covered with a thick soft layer of moss, which is pleasantly sprout under your feet. Well, in the spring or in the fall, the flow is always full, so you have to go along the trail. Going on a campaign on the Crimean Canyon, grab the fishing rod - a little further the river becomes full and the streaming trout is abolished in it. A negotiate with foresters on the catch of a couple of pieces is easy, and you will be pleased to bake a catch, of course with the permission of a guide. If you did not take an umbrella from the heat, tear the huge leaf of the blonde - there are plenty of them here. Protection is short-lived, but replaceable, and from the sun saves perfectly.
The short way to Ford with a turn of the river behind the River will fly quickly, and further, a little right, it expects a real miracle - the source of "Pania". The fullness of the source amazes, as always, cold water in it. Cooking cameras to shoot the most beautiful places of the kingdom of stone butt and baths, including the famous youth bath. Here is the usual route to the Big Canyon of Crimea.
But there are quite a few others. For example, go further, because all the most interesting opens just behind these rocks. The path will be difficult, not every traveler will be able to go through. But if there is excerpt and endurance, then forward! There, where the stewed walls are almost closed, the muffled sunlight and setting in the gorge gloomy and twilight.
It's quietly, there is no noise of water, only pebbles are rustled, gradually shook under the careless steps of travelers, but somewhere at the top there are invisible trees. Already, it is already dry the bottom of the pebble of limestone breed, often the ledges of multi-meter height and rolled stones come across. Sometimes they need to move through them, here it is necessary for the minimum rock climbing skills and help each other. There are rare paths, enveloping dilutions, but it will have to jump enough. By the way, it should not be in a hurry, condensate, hesitating on the stones, is dangerous for fast movements - you can slip and fall.
The danger of travel is also a stonepads - on the bottom there are often huge pieces of limestone breed, fragmented by a fall. Until today, no one has suffered, but caution does not hurt. In addition, traces of destruction from water jets are visible on the walls everywhere: grottoes, niches, protrusions. Because of this, the Big Crimean Canyon can not boast of lightspreads, but all the recesses are convenient for travelers, they can be relying on them, and it is also interesting to browse the temporary layers of "pie" plumbers.
In general, there are enough interesting things on the way for the whole life, the harsh beauty of the canyon is striking, a new look opens at each turn, the panorama and it seems that he got into some other world, pulled away from reality and now there will be an entrance to the kingdom of gnomes. But the two-kilometer difficult path ends, the walls are moving away, they become lower and soon before the eyes there is a magnificent brand with anhydrous rush of Kuru-Uzny (dry river) and incredible beauty by glades lined with soft grass.
Now it remains to pass for inspection of Cape Trapis, go down to the Valley of Yohagan-Soo with her springs and carefully look down from the huge fifth cape! The spectacle is definitely not for the faint of heart - an overview of all the cramps from a huge height leaves such a storm of emotions that it is immediately impossible to cope with them. Then a calm pass along the path, first a common one, and then cool running down and finally, again the murmur of water, trunks of centuries-old beecles and the spring Gyevizlyk, where you can stay before leaving the canyon.
Routes in the Big Crimean Canyon are abound, they differ in different lengths, complexity. And there is always the opportunity to choose a easier version to, for example, go to the adventure with the children.
Map of Crimean Canyon
Considering the map, you should pay attention to a large number of rivers, springs and other sources. The resulting fault of the earth's crust, a large Canyon of Crimea on the map is denoted as a deep cleft with a length of 3.5 km. The difficulties of transition to the gorge forcing the agencies to offer routes over the upper edge, but if desired, it is worth considering the card and risk to laughing our own routes. Moreover, there is plenty of turns that reduce the path and go back to the merger and access to the cafe.
However, if tourists are not afraid of difficulties, for them a new world will open - these places are available not to many travelers and retained almost pristine freshness of natural beauty. From above to see the whole charm of the gorge impossible, interfere with the ledges, thick vegetation, and below the view, the species enters and does not let go, the secluded corners of the Big Crimean Canyon.
A tectonic rode has a mass of sights, both found on the way and requiring a separate inspection.
Silver jet waterfall
Until the waterfall from the village of Sokolina, only 4.5 kilometers south, it is an hour of the way, but the time spent on the road, with more thank you! The luxurious waterfall is located at the entrance to the Small Canyon and is the "creation" of the Sarah-Nezen river. But, contrary to the name (yellow river), Silver waterfall, not yellow and pleased the travelers with their sweet overflows.
Visually, the entire flow of water resembles the strings that the wind "plays". In winter, the jets freeze and the waterfall turns into a "crystal" - icicles hang the most bizarre way, forming an intricate pattern and slowly calling from the blow of the wind. The form itself is very unusual: from under the moss caps, impenetrable jets of water are broken, and a black entrance to the grotto opens behind the flow. Add to this Grab-born forest with buckees, rowan, centuries and oaks and a complete feeling of a fabulous place is created, how this waterfall is!
Bath youth
The big canyon of Crimea gives youth not only the soul, but also the bodies. The famous youth bath on beliefs returns the joy of life even to people of the older generation. It is this legend that attracts a lot of travelers who want to plunge into the water in the water, the temperature of which rarely exceeds 9-10 degrees. Pleasure that makes thinking. The depth of the bath is 5 meters, so you can even dive, but few people are dripating to such an enterprise, but you can always try!
Post Dub
Postal oak is another attraction, which is pleased with the Big Crimean Canyon. Once the opportunity to put a letter for transmission in the oak hollow for transmission used. And the traveler's Tree was still pleased with wonderful letters, where people wrote about their dreams and achievements, shared with joyful emotions. In essence, write a letter and leave it at the postal oak, it was the same thing that send a message to Santa Claus. But in 1982, the tree was burned, and today there was only the clergy oak asset on the fork.
But this should not be lit by travelers, the large canyon of Crimea is replete with wonders and remarkable places:
1. The Blue Lake is a place where love confessions acquire irregular power;
2. On the apple broth, see who will give your hand - it often turns out that the very person you have been waiting for all your life;
3. The source of Pania always performs the most intimate desires.
As you can see, here in the canyon nature is taken for the fulfillment of the most secret dreams and therefore it is necessary to prepare for the excursion.
Excursion to Big Canyon
A trip to the Big Canyon Crimea is an excursion that gives you the opportunity to get acquainted with one of the most remarkable places of the peninsula. As a rule, the route includes: an overview of the Skk, a trip to the Bakhchisarai district, a walk along the canyon and lunch in a cafe. The duration of adventure depends on the length of the route and takes from 8 pm. There will be 2-3.5 km of the path in different areas, so you should take care of comfortable shoes, clothes, replaceable socks and swimsuit. Upon completion of travel tourists, shectery, wine, juices, pilaf, Tatar mantans in the "Three Pescar" cafes are waiting.
How to get?
Going to the Big Canyon Crimea, think about how to get there:
1. On public transport from Yalta, Sevastopol or Simferopol goes a flight buses from the bus station on the route to Bakhchisaraya. Walk and route taxis. You need to go to the village of Sokolina, then on foot three kilometers in the southern direction and in front of you will appear in the gorge.
Bus timetable Simferopol-Bakhchisarai
Bus timetable Sevastopol-Bakhchisarai
Bus timetable Yalta Bakhchisarai
2. From the falcon you can also go through the Yusupov trail, it will just lead to the beginning of the route in the canyon.
If you go to a car in the big Canyon of Crimea, then right how to get there by car:
1. Go through the Yalta track to Bakhchisaraya;
2. Turn to the Passri Pass;
3. Without reaching the pass, there will be a village of Sokolina, where you can leave the transport in the parking lot.
How to get from Simferopol to Big Canyon
From Sevastopol
From Yalta
Coordinates of sightseeing: N 44.3140 E 34.10. And remember that the big canyon in the Crimea is the territory where there are not all areas are open for visiting, it is forbidden to tear flowers, there are fruits and chop trees. For breeding a fire, you can get a fine, as for unauthorized overnight stay. It is best to travel on dry season and in no case to swim in the stone "baths" with black water. It is really black and contagious because of the overoching algae, do not risk!
Among the natural attractions of Crimea, a large canyon occupies a perfect place. This large canyon has been formed about 1.5 - 2 million years ago, in place of a huge tectonic fault.
In the deep place, the depth of the canyon exceeds 320 m., And he himself extended 3.5 km. Great place of trekking and hiking. But alone and independently go to the canyon, it is not worth it, it is better to go to the tourist group or take a tour in a specialized agency.
Big Canyon Crimea is one of many similar places in the world. Stunning mountains, gorges and canyons are, for example in Iceland. It is incredible to be rich in such natural sights of Norway. And if you want a closer look - there are many mountain routes of different difficulty in Georgia. View interesting routes to Mountains on the tourist club page www.marshrut-club.com.
Formed a large Canyon Crimea with millions of years. Today, he is a deep direction, somewhere wider, somewhere already. Throughout the channel there are about 150 erosion boilers with waterfalls, so-called bathtops. Some very tiny, and some reach a depth of about 2.5 m. And the length is up to 10 m. The blue lake is the biggest boiler, the bath of youth is also a similar formation.
It feeds the canyon a huge number of streams, sources, mountain rivers, which come out of the gorge and fall into the Azun-Uzen river. This is a clean, cold river. In all its length, even in the baths, the water temperature does not exceed 11 degrees.
When can be sent to the big canyon
It is safe enough to be in the canyon only from the second half of the summer before the beginning of autumn. During this period, when rarely rarely, the canyon is dried. And the routes for tracking and hiking are available.
In the rainy period in the canyon is dangerous. Not only is that the row rushes a mountain stream with mud and stones. Because of the rains, the slopes of the canyon become less stable and stalls are increasingly stonepads. By the way, and in the dry period because of the danger of falling stones, it is not worth it close to the slopes.
Keep in mind that its own microclimate has been formed in the canyon. Here always for several degrees cooler than beyond. And at the same time, quite wet.
How to get to the Grand Canyon Crimea
The big canyon begins at 5 km. from S.Socolina. If you are going to hike yourself, you will have to take a taxi from the falconry or walk, no public transport to the canyon does not run. Up to S.Socolina on the bus can be reached from Simferopol, Sevastopol and Bakhchisaraya.
If you are going to hike with a tourist group, such a tour, as a rule, includes a shuttle to the canyon.
If you drive by car, you need to go through Ai-Petri. On the path to the plateau, in about the middle of the way there will be a "Big Canyon" pointer.
What to take a hike
The minimum duration of the walk through the large canyon is 2.5-3 hours. Therefore, we certainly take a sufficient amount of water and, if necessary, a light snack.
Be sure to have comfortable shoes. The route itself is not too complicated, but it will be necessary to jump somewhere, somewhere to move the streams, puddles, stones.
Entrance to the big canyon is paid, since it is a reserve. So, you need to take with you and money. In the 2017 season, the entrance ticket costs 100 rubles.
