Schemes of trails from Yalta to Ai Petri. News from Crimea: walking to Ai-Petri. How to get to the Miskhor – Ai-Petri cable car

You can climb to Ai-Petri from Yalta from the Glade of Fairy Tales and from the Uchan-Su waterfall along the following paths and routes:

From the Glade of Fairy Tales

To do this you need to take a minibus to minibuses run both from the bus station, almost all transport that goes towards Sevastopol, and from the city center from “Spartak” minibus number 24.

The Botkin trail begins from the Glade of Fairy Tales, along which you can climb to the rock and from it, along the Stavrikayskaya or large Shtangeevskaya trail, go to the Ai-Petri plateau.

This route is quite difficult and is suitable for people with good physical fitness. Elevation gain is 1000-1050 meters, travel time is 3-5 hours depending on the pace. Along this path you will reach the Ai-Petri plateau, but to the famous Ai-Petri battlements you need to walk about another 7 km, which will take another 1.5-2 hours.

After this, if you feel tired, you can go down by minibus from the eastern bazaar or by cable car. We descended on foot along the Malaya Bogaz trail; a photo report of our trip can be read here.

From the Wuchang-Su waterfall

This route is easier than from Polyana Skazok, since the route begins at an altitude of about 400 meters above sea level.

The ascent time along the Taraktash trail is 2-3 hours, depending on your preparation and the composition of the group, the trail leads to a plateau, and you need to walk another 4.5 km to the cable station. At the top there is a sign with distances to the main tourist destinations.

If you are very tired, you can go down by cable car or minibus, but we went down along the Koreiz trail, the beginning of which is to the right of the cable station, if you stand with your back to the sea. The descent along the trail is not difficult, it is impossible to get lost, the descent time is 1.5 hours at a leisurely pace. The trail leads to a highway from which you can easily get to Yalta by minibus. You can read a photo report of our trip here.

Of course, you can go back along the same route that you took up, but you need to take into account the schedule of the minibus from the waterfall, or you can diversify a little and go down the following paths: along Taraktashskaya to the intersection with Malaya Shtangeevskaya, then along But this will significantly increase your journey, and not everyone will be able to physically overcome such a route, so consider your own physical capabilities.

You can walk along the plateau even further east and go down the Stavrikai trail to Stavri-Kai, and from Stavri-Kai along the Botkinskaya trail to Polyana Skazok.

Combined option

Of course, climbing Ai-Petri on foot takes a lot of energy and not everyone can afford to undertake such an ascent, especially with small children. Therefore, you can climb using a minibus or cable car, but going down and enjoying the beauty of nature and views of the coast is much easier, and the descent from Ai-Petri is within the reach of almost all tourists. In this case, I would advise going down the Koreiz trail, the easiest and fastest descent, and in second place I would put the descent along the Taraktash trail. The descent along the Malaya Bogaz trail is the most extreme; I recommend it to thrill-seekers.

If you know the above paths and have already walked along them, then you can create the most interesting tourist routes yourself, taking into account your physical capabilities.

I hope my article will be useful to you and help you make your own journey. I wish you good luck and take care of nature!!!

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This trip also seemed to not have to happen. We had different plans: to conquer Mount Ilyas Kaya and visit the Temple of the Sun, which is located above Laspi Bay. To do this, in the morning we went through Koreiz to the Yalta-Sevastopol highway in the hope of catching a passing bus.

I can't say that we waited long. Because I had to stand like this. Right above the highway and the vineyards, the beautiful Ai-Petri beckoned with its jagged teeth. Plan B matured for me quite quickly.

I constantly glanced sideways at the beautiful Ai-Petri and joked with my husband: “Calling!” Moreover, he had not yet been to the main mountain of Crimea. However, he did not agree immediately; the Temple of the Sun attracted him very much. Only when the passing bus to Sevastopol chugged past did all the signs converge: we are going to Ai-Petri!

The Koreiz trail starts right from the Sevastopol highway, where at the exit from Koreiz there is a large concrete sign “Sevastopol 72 - Yalta 9”. The trail, or rather a wide dirt road, goes left right after the sign. I took this card from the Internet to make it more clear:

First we walked past some abandoned trailers and strange buildings, and then went deeper into the forest. This is where the beauty began!

The road is very wide, it is impossible to lose it, but it has many branches. There are markers and signs along the trail, but I sometimes checked my phone. In the Maps.me application, all the trails are marked, it works without the Internet, so I sometimes checked whether we had turned there. The mountain in its autumn attire sometimes appeared to us through the trees, as if confirming that we were going the right way.

The forest, of course, is incredibly beautiful here. Tall, tall pines, and among them lie huge stones that were once separated from the rock. Once upon a time they fell from above.

A short break in the forest. They say that some scenes from the Soviet film about Pinocchio were filmed here; it seems that you can even see Ai-Petri there. I need to rewatch the movie with my niece!

Sometimes the mountain teases you: it seems impossible to climb there!

The camera allows you to see everything in the smallest detail, but the peak from the outside seems inaccessible.

But the legs move, the smile does not leave the face, and along the path every now and then you meet people: on foot on bicycles and even on motorcycles. The latter ride along the bottom, where the road allows, and those on foot are a little surprised that we are going up, after all, beginners more often walk this trail from top to bottom.

And here we found ourselves right in a green sea, surrounded by young growth, which very soon would turn into the same dense forest.

Timur walks in front, and I always trail behind, because I want to capture everything down to the smallest detail.

Finally we emerge from the forest, and the first open spaces timidly open up to us.

There is a road over there, and these are vineyards, we look at the smallest details and try to see familiar places.

When most of the trees are lower, it seems that the top is very close. But this impression is deceptive. Only here does the real climb begin: the road is very steep, every 30 steps I stop to catch my breath.

We came out to the first overlooking rock; you should definitely sit here and look into the distance.

But here she is a little far away.

And once again, now she can be seen under the tree far below. We just took pictures there.

For the first time, a fellow traveler overtakes us, and now he is properly equipped: a thermal suit, Nordic walking poles. He ran upstairs cheerfully with music in his ears; they only had time to wish him a safe journey. He, of course, marveled at our “outfit”, shorts, jeans, shirts, it’s cold up there, he says.

But we are not quite at the top yet, so we continue to slowly climb, constantly stopping to take photographs.

Have you ever had lunch on the road, away from home, in the open air? I remember with joy our cozy meals during camp overnights in nature. But none of them compares to this mountain picnic.
The road went up very steeply, not a walk, but rather a sports climb. After the next march, new spaces opened up for us, as if it were just a stone’s throw from Yalta. “Get the bread,” I said to Timur, taking a breath.
It was cold, much colder than down by the sea. The wind was constantly present here, not in gusts, but in an endless stream; a flannel shirt was almost no help. The state was on the verge: some feeling of unreality prevented me from freezing. And bread. The bread was the most delicious I've ever had in my life. We just sat on a stone, tore the soft bread flesh with our hands and chewed, looking into infinity, to where the sea merged with the sky.

And then a small photo shoot on the edge of the cliff.

I wish I could fly like birds!

And then there was a rise again.

There was beautiful nature. The cone-shaped peak in the center is Mount Mogabi, 804 meters high. It is located between Yalta and Gaspra. Yalta is visible just behind the mountain, and beyond is Ayu-Dag, and we are getting higher and higher.

And there were thoughts, well, when already, when. It was getting seriously cold, every turn promised the end of the route, but we only climbed higher and higher, saw further and further. 1000 meters of ascent is serious.

I sit and look around at the surroundings. Yalta is clearly visible, and behind it is Ayu-Dag, the Bear, who drinks water straight from the sea. In a straight line, it is 25 km from here.

And here is Bear Mountain as the camera zooms in. Someday we will definitely climb it.

Up there, the idea of ​​sitting with your legs dangling over a cliff doesn't seem dangerous at all. I choose not sheer cliffs, but comfortable ledges where there is simply nowhere to fall. Of course, with the help of a good angle this is not visible; sometimes it looks scary. And then, when I lie at home on the sofa and remember these moments, somewhere something shrinks inside. But not here, not now, not on the mountain. There's only sky around here.

And then suddenly we arrived! Here is the airplane pine tree that everyone takes pictures with.

Here is the upper station of the cable car and the yellow booths scurrying back and forth.

I’m literally running to photograph everything, it’s very cold at the top, the temperature difference is 12 degrees. If below there are beautiful autumn temperatures of +20, then here the temperature is 8 degrees Celsius and the wind is simply blowing away. Smart people come up here in jackets. And we rush to the first cafe we ​​come across to finally warm up with delicious Crimean tea and flatbread with cheese. Local pussy in a cafe.

We take the cable car down home and with some incredible happiness find ourselves warm again. The walk was clearly a success, we will have something to remember for a long time!

So-called "Jewish trail"- this is a dirt road up to 4 meters wide, which was from the village. Simeiz before Besh-Tekne tract on the Ai-Petri plateau. The trail is about 4 km long and passes through oak, pine and beech-hornbeam forests, typical of the western part of the southern coast of Crimea.

The “Jewish Trail” is a historically established route, laid back in 1914 from the estate of Prince Yusupov to the village. Sokolinoe to his estate “Dyulber” by engineer Zhidov. This is how the name of the road “Jewish” appeared.

Description of the "Jewish Trail"

Previously, the lands along which the trail was laid belonged to the royal family, then they were sold to the merchant Zhidov, who cut down pine trees for export and planted new ones, which are already more than 100 years old. Through a pine forest and several springs, the trail leads to the cone of an ancient landslide, beyond which, after 2-3 hours of walking from Simeiz, the traveler leads to the wall of the Crimean Mountains. Here from the cliff there is an excellent view of Simeiz, Mount Koshka, the village of Katsiveli and beyond.

The pass where the “Jewish” trail enters the plateau is called At-Bash Bogaz. After a few minutes of walking along the trail to the west, behind the ridge, the next pass is Eski-Bogaz, from where you can go down to the Blue Bay or to Opolznevoye (to the right). You can climb the “Jewish” trail to the very end (Mount At-Bash, Besh-Tekne tract), or turn right a little earlier to get into the gorge between the wooded hillock above Shan-Kaya and the rock closer to At-Bash.

Views from the Jewish trail on the way to the Ai-Petri plateau

But those who want to look at its charm have a difficult test ahead - the Taraktash trail, the route from the Uchan-Su waterfall to the Ai-Petrinskaya yayla. However, travelers who dare to make this trek will be duly rewarded for their courage. All the way they will be accompanied by extraordinary and amazing landscapes of the peninsula, which they have never seen before.

General information

Taraktash trail (Crimea) is a mountain trail from Yalta to Ai-Petri, named after the Taraktash rock ridge along which it runs. According to data from various sources, the length of the route ranges from 8 to 11 kilometers, and in some sections of the trail there are difficult climbs reaching 700 m.

Therefore, only with good physical preparation will the route be accessible in both directions: both for descent and for ascent. The descent is suitable even for unprepared tourists who are traveling along mountain trails for the first time.

The average time it takes to travel one way is about 4-5 hours from the starting point.

Historical reference

The Taraktash trail (Crimea, Greater Yalta) was created at the end of the nineteenth century at the suggestion of Vladimir Nikolaevich Dmitriev, a talented doctor and chairman of the Yalta branch of the Crimean Mountain Club. While hiking along this route, Dr. Dmitriev cured his lungs. He believed that the unique Crimean air and leisurely walks along mountain paths were extremely beneficial for heart and lung diseases.

Over time, the Taraktash trail ceased to be a mountain pass, as it became inaccessible and practically impassable. Only in the second half of the twentieth century was it brought back to life by the teachers and students of the mountain club of one of the Yalta schools.

Today the trail is equipped, and in its most difficult places, for the convenience of tourists, original steps and railings have been erected. To eliminate the slightest possibility of getting lost here, the road is marked along almost its entire length. Guided by the markers, even inexperienced tourists can overcome this route in one direction.

Taraktash trail: how to get to the beginning of the route

For unprepared travelers, the ideal option would be to choose the starting point of the route at the top - Ai-Petri - and prefer to descend. The ascent to the top of Ai-Petri can be done not on foot along a mountain path, but by the Miskhor - Ai-Petri cable car (or by car, which, of course, is not so exciting and interesting).

It’s not difficult to get to the lower station on your own, since a shuttle bus from the Yalta bus station will take you directly to it.

For experienced tourists, the starting point for climbing Ai-Petri along the Taraktash trail will be the foot of the Uchan-Su waterfall. You can get to it by regular bus from the same Yalta station.

Main landmarks of the Taraktash trail (route map)

If, having assessed your strength, you decide to go uphill, then you need to take transport to its lowest point (Wuchang-Su waterfall) and walk a little up the highway. This is where the Taraktash trail will begin. The route diagram is as follows:

• Wuchang-Su waterfall;
• Eagle Flight rock;
• source 1904;
• Taraktash;
• pine grove;
• weather station.

In order not to deviate from the route, tourists should follow the white and red markers.

Wuchang-Su Waterfall

The Wuchang-Su waterfall is the silver threads of the river of the same name, falling from a huge height of 98.5 meters along two ledges, dividing into smaller waterfalls below. The fullness of the waterfall and the spectacle that appears before the eyes of tourists depend on the time of year. In spring it is fullest. In summer, the water flow is so depleted that Wuchang-Su is called a “waterfall” at this time of year. And in winter, it is a mesmerizing icy cascade of streams tending to fall to the ground under the force of their gravity.

Eagle Flying Rock

Following the signs from the waterfall, in 20-30 minutes tourists will arrive at the observation deck for the flight, which in its outline resembles a proud bird preparing to fly.

A sad legend of the times is associated with this place about the inhabitants who rebelled against the unbearable Tatar taxes, about the atrocities of the invaders and the young men who threw themselves down the cliff out of despair and turned into beautiful eagles.

Source 1904

Further, the Taraktash trail leads tourists to an unusual structure, similar to a stone crypt with an iron door. This hydraulic structure “Source of 1904” is the next landmark of the mountain route ascending to the top of Ai-Petri. It was built for the greatest collection of clean water from the spring for the Yalta water supply system.

Taraktash and pine grove

Further, along the cornices of the rock massif, the main part of the Crimean journey will take place called the Taraktash trail. This is the steepest and most difficult section of the route to climb, but the magnificent views that open up to the eyes more than compensate for the travelers’ fatigue.

Rocks surrounded by centuries-old trees, the aroma of pine, fallen pine needles underfoot - all this will certainly accompany tourists all the way to the observation deck on the Shishko rock, named after the Russian engineer-colonel and head of the construction of the Yalta-Bakhchisarai road.

The area along the mountain trail is so beautiful, the panoramas are so magnificent that many travelers compare it with and almost everyone arranges hour-long photo sessions here for memory.

Weather station

On the Ai-Petri plateau, near the Shishko rock, a stone weather station building was built in 1895. Here, at the meteorological observation site, the ascent of tourists along the Taraktash trail ends. It is recommended to rest after the climb, as there is still a 40-50 minute walk along a fairly flat road to the cable car, which will take tired travelers from the top of Ai-Petri to the lower station of Miskhor.

Tourists who dare to climb the Taraktash trail should adhere to certain rules:

• It is best to start climbing to the top of Ai-Petri before 12 o’clock, since the cable car for the descent is open until 17-00.
• The lower station of the cable car starts operating from 10-00, but it is better to come here in advance, as there may be a long wait in line.
• For the hike, you need to choose dry and partly cloudy weather; you should travel exclusively during daylight hours.
• Shoes should be comfortable, with good non-slip soles. Clothes with some extra warmth, as it can be cooler at the top of Ai-Petri.
• A supply of water is required (0.5 l/person), food is optional.

The Taraktash trail is an extremely picturesque and long-remembered walking route connecting Ai-Petri and Yalta.

Closer to us, the Iograph spur departs from the Main Mountain Range. Its continuation within the boundaries of Yalta is Darsan Hill, the watershed of the Vodopadnaya (Uchan-Su) and Bystraya (Derekoyki) river valleys. While walking around Yalta, you crossed these rivers more than once.

Right under our feet is the cone-shaped Mount Mogabi, along which we drove while climbing Ai-Petri. Its peak is almost 400 m below the Shishko rock. For some reason, many people think that Mogabi is an extinct volcano; Obviously, this idea is suggested by its regular cone-shaped shape. In reality, it is a remnant of a mountain range, of which there are quite a few on the South Coast. Mogabi hides from us that part of the coast where Livadia and Oreanda are located. To the west of this mountain there is a view of the Miskhor resort area. Cape Ai-Todor with the Swallow's Nest is visible from behind the Mogabi slope.

At your feet below Ai-Petri lies Alupka, and if you look closely you can even see the Vorontsov Palace and Park. And even further east lies our favorite resort, Simeiz, headed by Mount Koshka and the Diva rock.

Turning to the north, you will see in the distance the Bedene-Kyr mountain with white domes - this is a military base. Well, below you you can see the upper station of the Ai-Petri cable car, an oriental bazaar, and countless cafes with oriental cuisine...

But we are more interested in the panorama of the sunny southern coast, which attracts attention for a long time... But then a small cloud covered the sun for a minute, and everything immediately changed: otherwise shadows from the mountains lay, the sea became green, the bright colors dimmed. The panorama is the same, but you see it completely different...

From Ai-Petri you can watch a magnificent picture of the sunrise. But usually an excursion to Ai-Petri is designed for one day, and you can only see the sunset on Ai-Petri... And to completely complement the picture of the Crimean mountains, visit the Grand Canyon of Crimea, better in the excursion program New Crimean Switzerland is exclusive .

About the Ai-Petri teeth and the red flag

In the summer of 1950, Nikolai Pavlovich Antsiferov, a researcher at the Moscow Literary Museum, came to the Yalta Museum of Local Lore. He said that in 1907, as a young man, together with his friend, he climbed to the battlements of Ai-Petri and on one of these battlements he saw the remains of the inscription “Down with Tsarism,” riddled with bullet holes. The young people took pictures of her. After 43 years, Nikolai Pavlovich found an interesting photograph and was now donating it to the museum.

Several years passed until the museum staff managed to find out the origin of this amazing inscription. And it was like this. On the autumn morning of 1905, a scarlet banner fluttered at the top of Ai-Petri, and under it everyone saw the inscription “Down with Tsarism.” This was the time when the first Russian revolution was on the rise. And here, in “blessed Taurida,” so far from the working centers of Russia, next to the Tsar’s summer dacha in Livadia, the ghost of revolution also appeared. The police did not find anyone willing to climb the rock to tear down the banner. Then they decided... to shoot the banner and the seditious words carved on the stone. A machine gun platoon went to Ai-Petri. The flag pole, beveled by the burst, fell, but did not fall into the abyss: the red banner caught on the crevices of the rock. Again and again the lead rain poured down on him and tore him to shreds. They carefully knocked out every centimeter of the inscription on the rock with bullets. But for a long time the fragments of the banner remained red in the crevices of the Ai-Petrin spire, for a long time it was still possible to distinguish the inscription...

Who climbed to the top of the battlement, managed to strengthen the banner in one night and make an inscription, each letter of which was the height of a man?

After a lengthy search, museum workers managed to find one of the participants in this bold demonstration. In 1957, they met him in Moscow: A. A. Teodorovich worked as an employee of the Institute of Medicinal Plants. Here's what he said.

One day, a small group of Swedish tourists appeared on the South Coast and spoke Russian surprisingly well. In Miskhor they found a guide who! led them to the foot of the battlements. Having cut several steps into the rock and attached a hanging cradle, the “Swedes” set up a red banner and made an inscription.

The guide of this dangerous expedition was a mason from Miskhor I.D. Ananyev (died in 1947), and the “Swedes” turned out to be members of the RSDLP(b), who emigrated abroad and came to Russia illegally in 1905...