Day outside the city. Traveling with children in the Sengileevsky district: marmots, huskies, Maldives, Arbuginskaya Mountain

The Sengileevsky Mountains in the Ulyanovsk region are unique untouched forest-steppe zones of the Volga Upland, where a pristine harmonious ecosystem and rare representatives of the animal and plant world have been preserved. The landscape of hills and valleys is so picturesque that locals even call this place Little Ulyanovsk Switzerland. Since the 70s of the last century, separate protected reserves have been created here, but only in 2017 the territory received the highest state rank - a National Park of federal significance.

Now the park is actively developing both in the field of botanical, local history, historical and environmental research of the forest-steppe of the Middle Volga region, and in the field of tourism and the creation of ecological recreation areas.

You can be on the territory of the Sengileevskie Mountains National Park only after obtaining a special permit.

On the territory of the Sengileevsky Mountains, in the recreational area of ​​the national park, festivals, round tables and scientific seminars, entertainment and educational events for children and adults are held.

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National Park

The national park is located in the east of the Volga Upland, its total area is 43,600 hectares. The landscape is varied, but its basis is the Sengileevsky Mountains with a maximum height above sea level of 334 m. They stretch for 22 km along the Volga River from the north (the village of Kriushi) to the south (the valley of the Sengileika River). Against the backdrop of the main mountain range, the following stand out: Grannoe Uho (the highest point of the Sengileevsky Mountains), as well as the Shilovskaya cone and the hill of the Shilovsky chalk plant. The mountains are layered in structure. The upper tier is formed by sandstones, the middle and lower ones by chalk and clays. In the Sengileevsky Mountains there are the sources of several rivers: Arbugi, Tushenka, Sengileiki.

Attractions

There are many beautiful places in the Sengileevsky Mountains, but some of them deserve special attention, because they are natural monuments:

• Mount Grannoe Ear is the main attraction of the national park. Diatomite was mined here in the middle of the last century, and it was because of the work that cliffs 10–12 meters high appeared.
• The chalk steppes near the village of Tushna are a beautiful area, home to dozens of Red Book plants and birds.
• Landslide cirques are covered river slopes created as a result of landslides.
• Forests in the upper reaches of the Sengileika River, where you can find centuries-old trees. Mainly linden, birch and black alder trees grow here.
• The Vyrystaikinskaya steppe is a unique landscape of the Volga slope with chalk outcrops. This is where eagle owls and white-tailed eagles nest.
• Pine forest. A unique place where signs of a pine forest formed 5 million years ago have been preserved. The age of modern pines is 150 years.

Chalk mountains near Tushna village, © VladimirVolgo

Park territory

The park is divided into four zones with different levels of protection:

1. Recreational. Recreation areas are located on the banks of the Volga River and the Kuibyshev Reservoir, as well as near the villages of Aleshkino, Artyushkino and Krotkovo. They are open and intended for tourists. There are places for recreation, observation decks, a museum, and information centers. Various events are allowed.
2. Economic - a territory intended to support the activities of a natural park.
3. Specially guarded. You can visit here, but you should travel on foot only along special marked paths. You cannot collect plants, prepare firewood, or fish.
4. Reserve. Completely closed to the public.

Map of zones of the Sengileevskie Mountains National Park

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Sengileevsky district

Official site

Area information

Population – 21.3 thousand people.

Territory area - 1349 sq. km. (3.6% of the territory of the Ulyanovsk region)

It borders: from the north - with the Ulyanovsk region, from the south - with the Samara region, from the west - with the Terengulsky district, from the east - it is washed by the Kuibyshev reservoir.

Local government bodies of the municipal district

The structure of local government bodies of the district includes the Head of the municipality, acting as chairman of the Council of Deputies, the Administration, and the Council of Deputies (18 deputies).

Local government bodies of the municipal district

Head - Chairman of the Council of Deputies of the municipal formation "Sengileevsky District" Kudryashov Alexander Alexandrovich

And about. Head of the Administration of the municipal formation "Sengileevsky District" Sarzhanov Ramis Sultanovich

Tel.: (84233) 2-15-76; fax 2-15-76

E-mail website: https://sengilej.ru/

Address of the Administration of the municipal formation "Sengileevsky district" 433380, Sengilei, 1 May Square, 2 (84233) 2-15-76

Information about settlements

The Sengileevsky district includes 3 urban (Sengileevskoye, Krasnogulyaevskoye, Silikatnenskoye) and 3 rural settlements (Elaurskoye, Novoslobodskoye, Tushninskoye). The powers of the Municipal Municipality "Sengileevsky Urban Settlement" are exercised by the administration of the Municipal Municipality "Sengileevsky District"

On September 9, 2021, municipal elections were held in the Sengileevsky district. Councils of deputies of all 6 settlements were elected in their authorized composition. In all urban and rural settlements, heads of settlements were elected - chairmen of the Councils of Deputies.

Sengileevskoe urban settlement

Address of the settlement administration: 433380, Sengilei, pl. May 1, 2

Head of the Municipal Municipality "Sengileevskoye Urban Settlement" Zhirtuev Nikolai Viktorovich. tel. (84233) 2-15-76

And about. Head of the Administration of the municipal formation "Sengileevsky District" Sarzhanov Ramis Sultanovich

Tel.: (84233) 2-15-76; fax 2-15-76

Settlements a) the city of Sengilei - the administrative center; b) workers' village Tsemzavod.

Administrator of the Tsemzavod village Kara Vasily Vasilievich tel. (8-233) 2-91-95

Krasnogulyaevskoe urban settlement

Address of the settlement administration: 433396, pos. Krasny Gulyai, st. Pchelovskaya, 1

Head - Chairman of the Council of Deputies of the Krasnogulyaevskoe urban settlement Yargunov Nikolay Agafanovich (8-233) 2-71-39

Head of Administration of the Krasnogulyaevskoe urban settlement Irevlin Valery Vladimirovich (8-233) 2-71-39

Settlements a) the working village of Krasny Gulyai - the administrative center; b) the village of Krasny Gulyaychik; c) passing 35 km of railway track.

Silikatne urban settlement

Address of the settlement administration: 433393, pos. Silikatny, st. Engelsa, 5

Head - Chairman of the Council of Deputies of the Municipal Municipality "Silikatno Urban Settlement" Abazov Ramil Kamilovich (84233) 2-61-39

Head of Administration of the Municipal Municipality "Silikatno Urban Settlement" Kharitonov Vladimir Ivanovich (84233) 2-61-39

Settlements a) the working village of Silikatny - the administrative center; b) the village of Kuchura; c) the village of Station Kuchura.

Elauri rural settlement

Address of the settlement administration: 433385, p. Elaur, st. Krupskaya, 1

Head of the administration of the Municipal Municipality "Elaursky Rural Settlement" Razubaev Nikolay Nikolaevich (8-233) 2-51-35

Head - Chairman of the Council of Deputies of the Municipal Municipality "Elaursky Rural Settlement" Ildeikina Svetlana Ivanovna

Settlements a) the village of Elaur - the administrative center;

b) the village of Beketovka;

Administrator of the village of Beketovka Guryanova Lyubov Aleksandrovna (8-233) 2-84-41

c) the village of Golovka; d) the village of Kamenny Brod; e) the village of Krotkovo;

Administrator of the village of Krotkovo Mullina Natalya Mikhailovna (8-233) 2-85-42

f) the village of Mordovo;

Administrator of the village of Russkaya Bektyashka and the village of Mordovo Egorov Vladimir Anatolyevich (8-233) 2-33-23

g) the village of Mordovskaya Bektyashka; h) the village of Nikolskoye; i) the village of New Dontsy; j) the village of Russkaya Bektyashka; k) Utyazhkino village.

Novoslobodskoe rural settlement

Address of the settlement administration: 433387, p. Novaya Sloboda, lane. Sovkhozny, 13

Head - Chairman of the Council of Deputies of the Novoslobodskoe rural settlement Yakubov Igor Takhirovich (84233) 2-39-12

Head of Administration of the Municipal Municipality "Novoslobodskoye Rural Settlement" Shtyrlov Vladimir Gennadievich (84233) 2-39-12

Settlements

a) the village of Novaya Sloboda - the administrative center; b) the village of Aleshkino;

Administrator of the village of Aleshkino Kapitonova Zhanna Aleksandrovna (8-233) 2-31-45

c) the village of Bueraki; d) the village of Vyrystaikino; e) the village of Karanino; e) the village of Lesnoy.

Tushninskoe rural settlement

433390, p. Tushna, st. Shkolnaya, 2

Head - Chairman of the Council of Deputies of the Municipal Municipality "Tushninskoye Rural Settlement" Kalkamanov Marat Millievich (8-233) 2-41-36

Head of Administration of the Municipal Municipality "Tushninskoye Rural Settlement" Smirnov Ivan Nikolaevich (8-233) 2-41-36

Settlements a) the village of Tushna - the administrative center; b) the village of Artyushkino

Administrator of the village of Artyushkino Tolchkova Marina Vasilievna (8-233) 2-36-36

c) the village of Ekaterinovka; d) the village of Potapikha; e) the village of Smorodino; e) the village of Shilovka

Administrator of the village of Shilovka Belaya Natalya Anatolyevna (8-233) 2-34-24.

Routes along the Sengileevsky Mountains

You can go on day hikes in the Sengileevskie Mountains. All routes are easy, so you don't need any special equipment. The main thing that a traveler needs to do is to take into account his individual needs for comfortable clothing, shoes, food, drink and medical supplies.

The first ecological trail through the protected area stretches near the village of Tushna. The 6 km long “Following the Marmot” route has been open since 2019. Park workers have equipped the path with signs, observation platforms and information stands. During a walk from April to October, you can observe the life of the inhabitants of the steppe - marmots. In the coming years, the equipment of other trails will be completed, in particular, to Arbuginskaya Mountain and Grannoe Ukho. Since the mountains in the park are formed from sedimentary rocks, it is worth remembering that they are easily destroyed, so it is undesirable to be on the edge of cliffs.

There are many interesting objects in the Sengileevsky Mountains, so the services of a qualified guide will not be superfluous. For a group of up to 20 people. the excursion will cost 1 thousand rubles, more than 20 people. - 1500 rub. You can travel to local attractions on foot or by bicycle (rent 200 rubles per hour).

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Map

Sengilei: photo from space (Google Maps) Sengilei: photo from space (Microsoft Virtual Earth)

a brief description of

Located in the Middle Volga region, on the slopes of the Volga Upland, on the right bank of the Kuibyshev reservoir (port), 45 km southeast of the railway. Krasny Gulyai station, 72 km south of Ulyanovsk.

Territory (sq. km): 60

Information about the city of Sengiley on the Russian Wikipedia site

Historical sketch

Founded in 1666 by the Simbirsk governor, Prince I.I. Dashkov as an outpost for protection against raids by nomads. The first settlers were stanitsa Cossacks.

Later, the Butyrsky and Vyborgsky regiments were sent from Moscow and Simbirsk, which formed the Butyrsky and Vyborg (Vybornaya) settlements. At the beginning of the 18th century. three settlements (Stanichnaya, Butyrskaya, Vybornaya) were united into the village of Pokrovskoye (named after the church), in 1780 transformed into the district town of Sengilei of the Simbirsk governorship (since 1796 - Simbirsk province). Named after the location where a small river flows into the Volga. Sengilei (now Sengileika). Hydronym from Morodvian-Erzya xiang “tributary” and lei “river”.

From the middle of the 19th century. the center of flour-grinding production and bread trade, it was famous for its apple orchards.

In 1856, in the district town of Sengiley, Simbirsk province, there was 1 church, 708 houses, 32 shops.

A small thermal power plant was built in 1907, and a cement plant was built in 1914 (based on chalk and marl deposits), around which a village arose.

In 1925, Sengilei was transformed into a village. Since 1936 - a workers' village. Since 1943 it has become a city again.

Economy

Factories: cement, vegetable canning. Furniture plant, branch of the Ulyanovsk radio tube plant (production of loaders for tractors, small-diameter pipes, etc.). Mill plant, butter factory.

Culture, science, education

Museum of Local Lore.

Writers V.A. lived in Sengiley. Sollogub, E.N. Chirikov, poet A.V. Shiryaevets (Abramov).

Architecture, sights

In the 1950s In preparation for the flooding of the Kuibyshev reservoir in Sengiley, many architectural monuments of the 18th and 19th centuries were demolished.

Among the modern buildings, several buildings from the 1890s stand out, incl. former zemstvo government, zemstvo hospital, primary school.

6 km from Sengiley, in the village of Karanino, the former name of the Turgenev brothers - writer N.I. Turgenev and historian A.I. Turgenev.

Rest

In the Sengileevskie Mountains you can pick mushrooms and berries if you are sure you understand them, as poisonous species also grow in the park. There are sources of drinking water on the territory - springs. You cannot take water from the Volga, it is unsuitable for drinking and cooking; you can take water from small rivers in the territory, but only if it is boiled. There is no need to be afraid of encountering dangerous mammals.

Camping

You can stay for several days in the recreational area of ​​the national park. An equipped place for setting up a tent will cost 100 rubles. per day, and a gazebo for outdoor recreation - 1 thousand rubles. for the first 4 hours, then 100 rubles. for each subsequent hour. The lack of camping equipment is not a reason to give up a few days in nature. In the Sengileevskie Mountains park there is rental: a tent for an adult will cost 300 rubles. per day, for a child - 100 rubles. per day.

On the border of the park there is a glamping site “Hills”, located near the village. Tushna. This is a well-equipped, modern outdoor camp with soft beds, heating and air conditioning. In the area of ​​the village of Old Bely Yar, on the bank of the river there is a camping site “Maple Grove”.

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Hotel

In the town of Sengilei, which borders the National Park, there is a small hotel “Sengileevskie Gory” with 6 rooms. If you are not ready to spend the night in a tent, this option with a shower and kitchen will suit you. There are sanatoriums and recreation centers on the other side of the Volga.

Relax in the Ulyanovsk region. We go to the Sengileevskie Mountains to admire the beauty

This year, more than ever, regional tourism began to develop. Residents of the Ulyanovsk region and guests began to increasingly travel to the Sengileevskie Mountains National Park. A columnist for the website “Main News of Ulyanovsk” visited a unique natural site and admired the regional beauty.

A little information: The Sengileevskie Mountains have been a Russian national park since 2021. More than 80 species of fungi and more than 800 species of plants are registered on its territory, more than 50 species of mammals, more than 140 species of birds, 17 species of amphibians and reptiles, about 1,500 species of insects, and about 30 species of fish live in reservoirs. At the same time, a number of plant and animal species are under special protection and are listed in the Red Book of Russia and the Ulyanovsk region.

Before you set off to conquer the Sengileevskie Mountains, you need to obtain a special permit, which, by the way, is issued in 1 minute and instantly sent to your email address. You can obtain the document online on the national park website www.npsenggory.ru. The service is free.

Also, before the trip, you should choose comfortable shoes and take a hat with you (if it’s a sunny day - author’s note), you can take binoculars with you to watch the marmots. Afterwards, you can safely hit the road, the end point of which will be the national park.

Probably the most famous and frequently photographed place in the Sengileevskie Mountains National Park is Arbuginskaya Mountain. It is located right on the shore of the Kriushinsky Bay, where the Arbuga River flows into it. The most convenient way to get to the place by car is through Shilovka. You need to get to the church and turn left. The asphalt road leads to a small factory, which you need to go around on the right. Here the “crushed stone” begins, along which you will need to drive about 10 kilometers. It is from the Arbuginskaya Mountain that magnificent views of the Kriushinsky Bay and Arbuga open up. On the other bank there is the Kriushinsky shipyard and the settlement itself.

If we return to history, then according to some evidence, this is where the city of the Golden Horde Arbukhim was located, however, there is very little information about this. According to the Dutch traveler Jan Struys, who visited these places in 1668, he saw the ruins of Arbukhim, the city was about 100 meters long and 86.4 meters wide. On the side of the field it was fenced with a rampart and a ditch. The famous German traveler Adam Olearius, who visited here in 1636, also mentions this city.

They say that Arbukhim was founded in the 13th century by the Mongolian prince Arig-Buga, the grandson of the Great Genghis Khan, and later the city was ravaged and burned by Tamerlane.

So this place is famous not only for its magnificent landscapes, but also for its rich history.

The total area of ​​the Sengileevskie Mountains National Park is more than 43 hectares. Of course, it will not be possible to see the entire territory in one visit... Therefore, many tourists determine the route in advance.

The ecological trail “In the Footsteps of the Marmot” is very popular; it is located 50 km from the city, landmarks are the village of Tushna, the Mylnikov spring. From the city on the road to Bolshie Klyuchishchi, then turn to Sengilei. You will need to pass the village of Tushna, and before going up the mountain there will be a sign “Ecological trail” on the left. There is a small parking lot where you can leave your car.

The 6 km long ecological trail runs along the slopes of chalk hills, which are the habitat of the marmot.

Along the eco-trail you can not only go “In the footsteps of the marmot” and admire these animals, but also, following special signs, go to the hills, where a beautiful view of the surrounding area opens up.

There are several ways to get to the Sengileevskie Mountains National Park:

1) By regular buses going to Sengilei, Tushna or Shilovka. However, it is worth considering here that if transport takes you to the ecological trail “In the Footsteps of the Marmot,” then you will have to walk about 10 kilometers to Arbuginskaya Mountain.

2) There are one-day weekend tours to the national park. Their cost is around 900-1000 rubles.

3) You can get to the Sengileevsky Mountains and their attractions by private transport.

What sights of the Ulyanovsk region do you think every resident of the region should definitely see? Write your answers in the comments to the text.

The editors of the website “Main News of Ulyanovsk” wish you a good holiday and pleasant travels around your native region.

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Visit to the Sengileevskie Mountains

The easiest way to obtain an individual permit to visit a national park is to fill out an application on the official website, where you indicate your full name and purpose of the visit. The confirmation will be sent to your email and is valid until the end of the calendar year.

Apply for a visit to the national park

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Don't forget to take the permit document with you when going to the park; a printed or electronic version on your smartphone will do. You should also familiarize yourself with the set of rules of the reserve so as not to spoil your vacation with fines. First of all, it is important to remember that you can only put up tents and light a fire in a special camping area.

Prices for services on the official website of the national park

Panorama of the Sengileevskie Mountains on Google map

How to get there

You can get to the Sengileevskie Mountains by bus. To do this, choose a flight that goes to the desired locality near the National Park:

• You can get to the town of Sengilei in 2 hours, buses depart every 60 minutes. from the Ulyanovsk bus station;
• Buses run to Tushna, Shilovka or Artyushkino from Ulyanovsk every hour, the journey takes 80–90 minutes;
• Buses run to the village of Stary Bely Yar from Ulyanovsk every few hours. The journey takes about two hours.

You can also get there by car, follow the M5 highway, which connects Ulyanovsk and Syzran, follow the signs.

Video about the Sengileevsky Mountains