Foothills of the Caucasus Mountains
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Goryachy Klyuch is a balneological resort in the Krasnodar region, one of the oldest in the Caucasus. Hot Spring is a great place where there is clean air, nature, mountains, hiking trails and many attractions. Holidays in Goryachy Klyuch are suitable for everyone, and you can relax here at any time of the year.
Goryachy Klyuch is a city in the Krasnodar region of Russia. The city is located on the slopes of the Main Caucasian Range on the Psekups River. The distance to Krasnodar is 45 km, to Dzhubga - 65 km. The M4 Don highway runs through the city.
The city of Goryachy Klyuch is very small in size and population (about 35 thousand people as of 2021). What is typical is that the city’s population increases every year. When I studied the statistics of requests to the Yandex search engine, I often came across requests related to the permanent move to Goryachy Klyuch of our compatriots from different cities of Russia. They were looking for reviews from those who had already moved here, as well as other information about housing, work and the city’s infrastructure. You know, when we walked around the city and breathed this mountain air, we also wanted to stay and live in Goryachy Klyuch.
How to get to Goryachiy Klyuch
We were driving along the M4-Don highway, which leads to the Black Sea, a landmark on the roadside signs “Dzhubga”. Route: Rostov-on-Don – Pavlovskaya – Krasnodar – Goryachy Klyuch. The whole journey took approximately 3.5 hours. You can also get to Goryachiy Klyuch by train, train, or bus.
Jeep tours to picturesque places and surroundings of Goryachy Klyuch
We are glad to offer you walks through the picturesque places of the resort city and its surroundings!!!!! More than 10 routes and proposals - Panoramas with views of the city and the Caucasus Range, waterfalls, caves, gorges and the Pyatigorsk canyon.
We will select each route individually for any company from 4 to 20 people (if necessary, more is possible, we have gained experience, we have experience). We can organize in the forest from a children’s birthday party to a corporate event for your organization, even up to an adult wedding, taking into account your suggestions and wishes.
If desired, you can travel to the Black Sea (the journey takes about 1 hour), it is possible to rent a car for the whole day or for picturesque photo sessions in the forest, meadows, and waterfalls.
Goryachy Klyuch attractions
Salvation Rock or Cockerel Rock is a very popular attraction in Goryachiy Klyuch, a natural monument of the Krasnodar Territory. The mountain is located on the banks of the Psekups River and rises 28 m, an equipped embankment adjoins it, and the pedestrian “Happy Bridge” is located nearby. The Rock of Salvation is perhaps the most accessible natural attraction in the city of Goryachiy Klyuch.
Dante's Gorge is a popular attraction in Goryachiy Klyuch, a natural monument, and a cultural heritage site of regional significance. The hiking route to the Mirror Rock and the Devil's Mouth waterfall starts from Dantovo Gorge. Dante's Gorge is located at the foot of Abadzekh Mountain, in the Goryachiy Klyuch Resort Area, in the Healing Park. The gorge itself is located between two heavy rock formations. The road to the gorge is paved with tiles, then turns into stone steps carved from sandy rock, and rises higher to a small bridge over the Key Stream.
The Drinking Gallery of the sanatorium “Goryachiy Klyuch” or Psekupsky mineral waters is the main attraction of the resort town of Goryachy Klyuch. Drinking galleries are located on the territory of the Goryachiy Klyuch sanatorium, in the resort area. Here anyone can taste the mineral water from 3 wells. Each well has its own number, which corresponds to a certain chemical composition and degree of mineralization.
- Chapel in honor of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God
- Monument to mineral water
- Arch in honor of the 50th anniversary of the resort or Arch with lions
- Man-made bath
- Source of St. Panteleimon
- Arch of the 140th anniversary of the resort
- Triumphal Arch of the resort's 145th anniversary
- Adyghe pillar
- Ancient water storage
- Psyfabe Fortress
- Happy Bridge over the Psekups River
During your trips you will be offered:
Fry delicious shish kebab in nature, cook pizza in the forest, boil delicious crayfish in a cauldron, if desired, we have better cooks working with us on the road, and you will see this, and of course you will be treated to homemade delicious local wine, and not only.
Goryachiy Klyuch walking routes
Mirror Rock is another of the attractions of Goryachiy Klyuch, located near the city center. The mirror rock is a section of rock, smooth and even, stretched 32 m upward. The unusual soft rocks and mountains in the vicinity of Goryachiy Klyuch, mostly sandy, make it possible to leave your mark on the rock.
On the northern slopes of the Kotkh Goryachy Klyuch ridge, the Erik Maltseva stream originates, and the Devil’s Mouth Waterfall is located there. The waterfall consists of 4 cascades, the height of which is 23 meters . Residents of Goryachiy Klyuch, as well as tourists, have trampled a forest path that runs along Maltsev Stream and leads travelers to the waterfall. The duration of the walking route is 1.5-2 hours one way .
- Valley of Enchantment
- Avenue of a Thousand Pines
Hot Key - walks and healthy recreation [Caucasus]: description
Day 1
Arrival in the city of Krasnodar by train or plane, meeting the group at the railway station. Departure by ordered vehicle to the city of Goryachiy Klyuch (65 km).
Accommodation in a cozy mini-hotel, then an introductory tour. We visit the main attraction of the city - the Healing Park . We'll explore Dante's Gulch, the Staircase of Life, memorial arches, a mineral spring, the Avenue of a Thousand Pines and much more. The alley is especially beautiful in the evening in the light of the lanterns; the suspension bridge that changes color is original.
Dinner at the hotel, an evening of pleasant communication.
Day 2
We leave by bus to the village of Pshada .
Along the banks of the river of the same name, here and there numerous dolmens - megalithic buildings of the ancient people. Along the bank of a river with clean, clear waters we make a short trek, about 4 km one way, along a simple path without any special climbs to the “dolmen village” . We will see both intact and destroyed buildings. We will be amazed at the integrity of monuments that are 3-4 thousand years old. We'll have lunch on the river bank, and you can dip your feet in the clean, cool water.
Day 3
Car excursion to the Black Sea in the village. Arkhipo-Osipovka . We swim, sunbathe. On the way back we visit the Hebius Falls . An equipped trail through the forest will lead to a three-stage picturesque waterfall. A staircase leads to the first step, and to the second too. With a little effort you can reach the water with your hand. You can get close to the waterfalls. The length of the walking part of the route is 1.5 km.
Day 4
Maltsev stream . The length of the walking path is 15 km, the elevation gain is 300 meters. A route with good physical activity.
Psechiako Valley is the ancient name of today’s Maltsev Stream , and it means “short river” in translation from Adyghe. The valley has a number of interesting natural sites: powerful outcrops of sandstone rocks, waterfall steps, grottoes, and mineral springs. Here is the kingdom of deciduous forest: oak, alder, hornbeam, beech, maple, dense thickets of hawthorn. In the floodplain of the stream there is green stubble of ferns, and a ferruginous mineral spring gushes from the slope of the valley.
Day 5
Kaverzinsky waterfalls . The walking part is 16 km. Elevation gain 220 m.
By transport we will travel 20 km from the city. Further along the forest path along the river we go to the Tambov Gap , where there are several beautiful waterfalls. Making our way along the river, crossing from one bank to the other, we will reach the Bolshoi Kaverzinsky waterfall - the largest of the Tambov Gap waterfalls. The height of the steps (10 meters) is not inferior to the well-known Pshad waterfall, and the steepness of its rocky banks and overall spectacularity significantly surpasses it. Today we will have to strain a little somewhere, but everything is passable.
Day 6
Walking distance 6 km. Elevation gain 100 m.
By transport we go to the beginning of the walking part. We start by fording the river, the water is below the knee. We walk along the road past a picturesque clearing with a monument and a chapel. At the mouth of the Monastyrsky stream we pass two mounds, on one of which we see the remains of a trough dolmen. Approximately two kilometers above this mouth along the valley of the Chepsi River there is an entrance to the gorge of the next right tributary of Chepsi - the Kesukh stream. Hidden in the depths of the gorge is a 14-meter waterfall of particular beauty.
Day 7
A short excursion around the outskirts of Goryachiy Klyuch. Let's go for a walk to Bolnichnaya Shchel . The length of the walking path is 5-7 km.
Hospital Shchel is the most accessible mountain extension of the Healing Park for excursions and hiking. On the way we will see thirty-meter cliffs, two caves, and a pine forest. The local spring from which the Bolnichnaya Shchel stream begins is interesting. The color of the local nature is enhanced by the dense greenery of trees, ferns and mosses, which is unusual even for these places. A visit to such a place certainly evokes a lot of positive emotions.
Homecoming.
Technique
The company owns several SUVs and ATVs: “UAZ 469” in full gear with a winch and locks, the second car “GAZ 67” 1943, and ATVs Polaris rzr 800 and brb 1000, cf moto 500, the fleet is constantly updated, delicious hookah and only good tobacco at the place of arrival.
We can also offer you affordable walking routes around the city resort of Goryachiy Klyuch and its surroundings, together with a professional guide (more than 20 years of experience), who will fascinatingly tell the history of our beautiful city and talk about the features of the picturesque local nature.
