Cheesecake riding in Kavgolovo. Ski complex "Northern Slope". Toksovo. Sports Park "Eagle Mountain"

Of all the variety of ski slopes in the city and the Leningrad region, only a few places should be highlighted where the level of infrastructure and the preparation of the slope itself are of high quality. Each of you who has ever ridden on a track prepared by a retrack will tell you what a pleasure it is.

There are basic, significant factors when choosing a place for active recreation and training. Firstly, the location and how you can get to the track in different ways. Secondly, the availability of parking, changing rooms and a cafe. If a cafe, buffet, restaurant is not such an important component, then parking and changing rooms play a very important role. Third - piste preparation, lighting, equipment rental and ski service.

Undoubtedly, for all these factors, the training center “Kavgolovo”, near the village of Toksovo, occupies a leading position. From the very beginning of winter, snow cannons are already starting to work to prepare the tracks for training. There is lighting throughout the entire route. The complex building has everything necessary for preparing skis, any service and rental. Ample parking. The cafe-dining room is designed for 150 people. Changing rooms and showers contribute to a comfortable stay at the complex.

Training center "Kavgolovo" is located at st. Lesgafta 35 building 1. 17 km from Devyatkino metro station. You can also get there by train from the Finnish station to Kavgolovo station (46 minutes) and from Devyatkino station (20 minutes) also to Kavgolovo station.

The Kavgolovo ski resort is located fifteen kilometers north of St. Petersburg, in the village of Toksovo. This is a traditional ski center with slopes of varying difficulty levels. The natural slope of Kavgolovo is small - only about fifty meters. However, tourists return again to the place where they learned the basics of skiing. Among the Kavgolovo sports centers, the most popular is the Northern Slope complex, which actually includes three slopes over 200 meters long for skiers and snowboarders. Other trails, up to 150 meters long, are perfect for beginners. Two jumps, 50 and 70 meters high, offer breathtaking views of Lake Kavgolovskoye. The lifts are working. You can rent equipment and hire an experienced instructor. The thickness of the snow cover throughout the season is about a meter, regardless of the weather. Skiing on wild slopes is allowed only from January to April. There is also a cross-country ski track and a toboggan run. Hotels in the resort offer comfortable conditions for recreation at affordable prices all year round: in the off-season, tourists are welcome to come to play mini-golf and tennis, go boating and walk in the forest.

Kavgolovo is not just a hotel complex, but a country recreation center with good infrastructure. Fans of active recreation have something to do here all year round: in winter - boarding and alpine skiing, sledding and cheesecake, in summer - mini golf, boats, tennis. Moreover, what is especially convenient is that the complex is located just twenty kilometers north of St. Petersburg - at the foot of the Northern Slope.

Accommodation. The hotel's room capacity consists of two-, three- and five-bed rooms with private facilities (shower and toilet). The decor, however, is not far from the Soviet one (simple single beds, a minimum of inexpensive furniture), and household appliances (TVs and refrigerators) are only available in rooms with additional amenities. But the prices are an order of magnitude lower than at more modern recreation centers and country hotels.

Restaurant complex. The hotel dining room has a capacity of 150 seats. The prices are quite reasonable: set (breakfast, lunch and dinner) - 400 rubles, breakfast - from 100 rubles, lunch - from 180 rubles, dinner - from 120 rubles. The meals are very satisfying, the menu is varied. In addition, the complex has a café-bar with snacks and alcohol.

Nature. The surroundings of Toskovo are one of the most beautiful places in the Leningrad region (see photo): centuries-old pine trees, hills, lakes... Nearby is the famous Toskovsky bison reserve - the northernmost point of Europe, where these unique animals live.

Sports and active recreation. The opportunities for active recreation in Kavgolovo are almost unlimited. Let's start with winter sports. For lovers of alpine skiing and boarding, the Northern slope is equipped for skiing; There are four lifts, including a rope tow. If you don’t know how to ski, but still want adrenaline, the “Wild Cheesecakes” trail is for you: no less scary and fun, but no special skills are required. For those who prefer active recreation without extreme sports - cross-country skiing.

In spring and summer, mini-football, basketball and volleyball are played in Kavgolovo - there are also equipped grounds for this on the territory of the complex. In addition, there are table tennis tables, a shooting range, bicycles and boats. Most often it is not necessary to take equipment with you for either winter or summer sports - there are rental points (exceptions are boards and alpine skis).

Finally, there is a paintball court on the territory of the complex - it can be used at any time of the year.

Entertainment. If during the day everything in Kavgolovo is suitable for active recreation, then in the evening you want more relaxing entertainment. For this occasion, the hotel complex has a sauna with a relaxation room, billiards, and barbecue areas (barbecues can be rented here).

Skis

Anyone who has bought skis always wonders where they can go skiing. In our city there are parks and squares where you can go skiing in winter. However, if your soul asks for more, for example, a good prepared cross-country route, not far from St. Petersburg? I’ll say right away that we have very few such trails; you can literally count them on your fingers. I’ll tell you about some of them and hope that the list will grow.

1. VIFK- Military Institute of Physical Culture.

The route is located in the northwest of Lake Hepojärvi. Start/finish at the VIFK camp, on the Toksovo-Nov road section. Toksovo, on the right, around the turn to Eagle Mountain. The track is “live”, i.e. it is constantly being prepared and competitions are held on it. There is an illuminated section of 2 km, until 21.00, almost flat. The main distance of 5, for classics and skating, is quite hilly. As a rule, another 10 are rolled out for both types. From there you can run around Khepojärvi along the flat ski track to the SKA track and return back along the lake or vice versa. The circle turns out to be 15. An excellent route for all skill levels. Very often under the snow on the lake. There is water in Khepojärvi (springs), but this is not a crime, mainly in the area where it connects with Tea Lake. There are no rentals or changing rooms. From the railway station Kavgolovo 30-40 (~3 km) minutes on foot or by minibus to Eagle Mountain.

2.SKA

Located in the east of Toksovo.

You need to turn right before the Kavgolovsky jump, 1st fork to the left, 2nd, on the descent, to the right and before entering the “Northern Slope” to the left all the way. You can follow the sign for “Severny” and when you exit the road towards it, turn right, that is, on the opposite side from “Snezhny”. There is a “live” 5, skate + classic, very hilly. There are access to ski tracks around Lake Khepoyarvi (see point 1) and to the “ring” between the holiday village “Victoria” and lake. School.

3. Eagle Mountain

East of Small Kavgolovskoe Lake, Start/Finish begins right next to the Eagle Mountain resort parking lot where, in the summer, an asphalt ski track jumps out onto a sandy volleyball field. 5, more amateur than sports. The hilliness is average. VIFK is closer to the train (Kavgolovo station, 20 min.). On the “Mountain” there are changing rooms, cafes, and toilets.

4. Surf

Ski resort "Priboy" in Zelenogorsk, 1 km from the railway station on the road to Ilyichevo, on the right. Leave cars on the side of the road or at the cemetery, which is further down the road for another 1 km and in front of the white brick house turn right into the forest. The base has ski rental, locker rooms, and toilets. The track is “live” - competitions are held regularly. There is an absolutely flat 2, and also marked 3, 5,10, 15. All distances are prepared for classics and skating. Every kilometer there is a sign for the distance traveled, and from the middle of the remaining one, it’s at 15. The route is moderately hilly. You can jump along the ski tracks to lakes Shchuchye (beyond the 5 km mark, fork to the right) and Bol. Simagino (at the 6 km mark - straight ahead). There is often an ice hole on Shchuchye. From there you can go to the railway station. Komarovo past the Komarovskoye (writer's) cemetery.

5. LMZ

1 km south from the railway station. Lembolovo, west of the railway. Distances are 3, 5 and 10 km, flat near the Start/Finish and sloping in the middle of the 10s.

6. Mozhaiskoe

Duderhof Heights - 1 km south from the railway station. Mozhaiskaya and to the left up the hill (Mount “Orekhovaya” 175 m) there is a children’s ski school. At the top of the mountain there is a winding 5-way, very relief and beautiful, with gorgeous views of St. Petersburg in clear weather. There are no locker rooms, toilets, etc., but sometimes the guy - the owner of the mountain - comes up and asks for fifty dollars (for the whole season). This is the coach of this school and takes money for fuel for the snowmobile to “cut” the track.

7. Pargolovskaya ski track

A small three-kilometer track, located almost within the city limits, a five-minute drive from the station. Prospekt Prosveshcheniya metro station. The route passes through the picturesque copses of the southern end of the Shuvalovsky Forest Park. In general, the route is not difficult, with a maximum elevation difference of only 15 m, replete with a large number of turns and is very convenient for coaches who can watch skiers from one point 3-4 times on each lap.

About 50% of the route runs through open areas with little protection from the wind. The total elevation gain on the 3-kilometer circuit is 90 m or, on average, 18 m per kilometer. There are practically no difficult ascents and descents; the route is well suited for training children and beginner skiers. The distance from any point on the route to the starting town does not exceed 500-600 meters.

Travel by bus and minibus in the direction of Pargolovo/Sertolovo. From Art. Ozerki metro station, etc. Prosveshcheniya has a large number of routes providing 5-10-minute traffic intervals, both on weekends and on weekdays.

Travel time is 10 minutes. Stop - opposite the Lenta on the Vyborg highway (not far from the turn to Kamenka). By private vehicle you will reach the highway area from Poklonnaya Gora in the same 10 minutes.

8. Blue Dacha

The ski slope of the MOO STC "Monolit", known among skiers as the "Blue Dacha", is located in the vicinity of the village of Suoranda, 6 km from the western outskirts of the city, the Rzhevka-Porokhov district. The main part of the route is on a forested slope adjacent to open hilly terrain.

The route, in general, has a “playful” character with alternating relatively gentle ascents and descents, and in the area from the sixth to the eleventh kilometer there are quite heavy, protracted ascents with a height gain of up to 30 -40 meters. The start and finish sections pass through open areas, practically unprotected from the wind. The rest of the route is sheltered from the wind by forest. The total length of the route is 15 km, the presence of shortcuts allows racing to be held at almost any distance. The total elevation gain is 255 meters, that is, about 17 meters per kilometer, which allows us to classify the route as of medium difficulty.

In the area of ​​the route there are recreational ski tracks, one of which connects the area with the Okhtinsky forest park in Porokhovy, which allows you to start skiing right on the outskirts of the city and after 30 - 40 minutes (7-8 km) reach the foot of the Koltushskaya Upland, on the slope of which the route is located .

9. Ski track Dynamo village Toksovo, village Kavgolovo

The Dynamo ski track runs through the territory of the Kavgolovsky forest park in close proximity to the square. Kavgolovo. The route runs through a park forest and is reliably sheltered from wind and snowfall by centuries-old spruce trees. A relatively easy 5-kilometer distance with a total elevation gain of 120 m (an average of 24 m per kilometer) is used only for small-scale competitions. However, due to its convenient location and good protection from adverse weather conditions, this route is very convenient for training.

A significant number of sports centers located in the area, as well as the proximity of the Eagle Mountain ski complex, create good conditions for changing clothes and relaxing after training.

In the public skiing area there are a large number of recreational ski tracks, and on weekends you will meet skiers-tourists and active recreation enthusiasts on the ski track.

The easiest way to get to the Dynamo train station is by electric train from Finlyandsky Station to Kavgolovo Square (direction Sosnovo/Priozersk, interval 30 - 40 minutes on weekends, travel time 45 - 50 minutes). You can also use buses and minibuses from the station. metro Grazhdansky Ave. and Prosveshcheniya Ave. to the stop “Toksovo, Center” or “Tramplin”.

Electric trains from Finlyandsky Station in the direction of Sosnovo/Priozersk run on weekends with an interval of 30 - 40 minutes. Vehicle owners can get to the village. Toksovo is like a railway crossing near the square. Murino, and along the route Kultury Ave. - Bugry - Kuzmolovo - Toksovo, following the sign boards in the direction of the Eagle Mountain ski complex. Here you can either park your car near the Tramplin bus stop, or drive directly to the starting town through the Eagle Mountain ski complex and the training base of the Russian State Academy of Physical Culture named after. Lesgafta, and further along the low-quality road past Sq. Kavgolovo via the Stroitel road, which will be an additional 4 km.

Team L-BIKE expresses gratitude to Anatoly Chaika and Vasily Madshus for the materials provided.