M4 Don highway on the map. M4 fares open

Even those citizens who have never traveled outside of Russia have heard that abroad you have to fork out money for travel on roads, as well as for using bridges and tunnels. Now, in our modernized Russia, efficient businessmen have begun to charge money for road travel. A striking example of this is the M4 (“Don”) highway. Paid sections appeared on it in 1998. Now there are over 530 km of them on this road, and in the near future there will be almost twice as many. In addition to payment, how do these sites differ from alternative free sites? Is there any benefit to using them? How can drivers who do not want to shell out their hard-earned money get to their destination without paying anything? Let's figure it out.

Historical reference

The route, which is now causing so much controversy, leads from Moscow to Novorossiysk through such big cities, like Krasnodar. Its length is 1543.7 km. Part of this route from Moscow to Rostov-on-Don was once called Route No. 5 and was built in the late sixties of the last century. During this period, the road was two-lane, with a width of only 7 meters. During the years of perestroika, the construction of its backup began, on which traffic lights were not installed, that is, they tried to make it a high-speed one. In 1990, 18.4 km were put into operation, including two sections in the Domodedovo area. Until 2000, the development of the M4 highway actively continued, as a result of which the road became 500 km longer and stretched to Dzhugba, plus it included a piece of the Sukhumi highway to Novorossiysk, and 135 km of backup sections with up to 8 lanes appeared. They were built in Moscow and Tula regions with funds from the state budget. At that time, no money was charged for traveling on the M4.

Paid sections

As a result of construction and road manipulations, the M4 highway has significantly increased its capacity and become more convenient. Paid sections began to appear on it in 1998. The first was only 20 km long and went around the village of Khlevnoe. This part of the road was opened with pathos, as it became the first toll road in all of Russia. reconstruction with the construction of bypass sections was carried out with enviable activity. The result was two toll sections at once:

1. At 225.6-260 kilometers (35 km detour of the city of Bogoroditsk). Now from the Moscow Ring Road to it, almost the entire section of the highway is tolled (with the exception of a small piece 14 km long from the intersection of the M4 with the road to Uzlovaya to the intersection with the road to the village of Chernaya Gryaz).

2. At 287.8-321.3 kilometers (34 km long detour to the town of Efremov).

Now drivers of cars pay here from 35 rubles, depending on the time of day and class of car, and drivers of trucks - from 240 rubles.

Avtodor innovations

In 2010, the Avtodor company became the manager of the Don highway, which has a very positive attitude towards toll for drivers.

The company’s specialists first analyzed the condition of the road and began repairing it, simultaneously building new bypass routes. The result is a higher quality, but also more M4. Since 2010, toll sections have appeared on the following kilometers:

330.8-414.7 (bypass the village of Yarkino and the city of Yelets).

416.9-464 (bypass of Zadonsk).

Several toll sections were built to bypass the glorious city of Voronezh total length 141 km. They start at 492 km and end at 633 km, going around Voronezh, Novaya Usman and Rogachevka. The free inserts here are very short, so the three payment points are installed almost one after the other.

paid areas (2016)

The Avtodor company is going to continue to shorten sections of the route on the Don highway that can be ridden for nothing. Thus, in 2016, two new sections with a total length of 190 km became toll roads. The first one starts at 21 km (just outside the Moscow Ring Road) and lasts 72 km. The second one starts from this road marker and lasts another 118 km. You have to pay for crossing the barrier twice, the first time - from 50 to 140 rubles, the second time - from 80 to 450 rubles. In total, Avtodor plans to make 892 km toll roads by 2020. Now their length is 531 km. Some drivers are interested in what Avtodor employees will do if they drive up to a toll booth and say that money was accidentally forgotten at home. The answer will not please you - such drivers will be forced to go back, but no one will raise the treasured barrier for them.

How many toll sections are there on the M4 (Don) highway?

2 in Moskovskaya;

2 in Tula;

2 in Lipetsk;

3 in Voronezhskaya.

In addition, 5 paid exits to the highway are open in the Lipetsk region.

In general, you will now have to pay for travel from Moscow to Rostov-on-Don for a passenger car from 510 rubles, and for trucks - from 2660 rubles one way, but it is quite possible that prices will change.

Road quality

Along with the question of how many toll sections are on the M4 highway, drivers are also interested in the question of what they have to pay for. From the Moscow Ring Road to the exit to the village of Vidnoye there are 8 lanes on the road. Further, to Saratov - 6 lanes, and after - 4 lanes. According to drivers, the quality of the road surface is good, but the speed limit on toll sections is no more than 110 km/h. There are unequipped toilets, gas stations, and cafes along the route. In addition, there are points where you can call a tow truck, a gas station or a repair team. The downside of toll roads (besides the price) is the queues at payment points, and the transponder does not always help, since there is no perfect system for its use yet.

The free road has mostly 4-5 lanes (3 or 2 in one direction, 2 in the other), in some sections there are only 2 (one each to the south and to the north). The quality of the road surface along its entire length is satisfactory, because road services are also involved in repair work here. Along the road, as on the toll M4, there are cafes, gas stations, and unequipped toilets. You can drive along this highway at a speed of 90 km/h. Large trucks, of which there are plenty here, create inconvenience. On average, the time lost when driving around a toll road is about half an hour.

How to get from MKAD to Kashira

Let us remind you that from the point where the Moscow Ring Road intersects with Lipetskaya Street, the M4 highway begins. Toll sections are open from the 21st km, but so far Avtodor has blocked the road with barriers and installed the first toll point only at the 62nd km. Therefore, from the Moscow Ring Road to the intersection with A107 (this is the 51st km of the M4 highway) you can travel for nothing. Also, exits in the direction of Vidnoye (on the 22nd and 24th kilometers), exits in the direction of Domodedovo (this is on the 31st, then on the 34th and 46th kilometers) and the exit on the A107 are not yet paid. For those who travel further, from the Moscow Ring Road you can travel for free along the Kashirskoye Highway to the settlement of Sitne-Shchelkanovo. Next, at a fork, the road will go towards Stupino. Here, at the intersection in front of the railway, you need to turn onto Pobeda Avenue, follow it back to Kashirskoe Highway and follow until final destination. The disadvantage of this route is that the Kashirskoye Highway is quite heavily loaded and, as a result, there are frequent traffic jams. This road is currently being reconstructed, so if it is left free, it will be a good option.

How to get around the toll M4, heading to Bogoroditsk and Efremov

There are several options for bypassing toll sections on the M4 highway. So, if you are traveling to Bogoroditsk and beyond, you can use the driving directions indicated above. This means you need to drive along the Kashirskoe highway to Stupino, then turn onto Pobedy Avenue, return without stopping at Kashira, follow to the fork in front of the village of Zendikovo, turn there onto the Voronezhskoe highway, or continue along Kashirskoye to the P22 highway, which leads further and further from the M4 . In the Venev area this distance is approximately 30 km. To get to Bogoroditsk by this route, you will have to wind your way along country roads, the quality of which is far from satisfactory, and in addition, you will have to “wind up” extra kilometers.

Some drivers advise driving to Bogoroditsk and nearby settlements for free along the Simferopol highway (M2). The condition of the road surface here is excellent, the speed can be reached up to 90 km/h. After Tula you need to turn onto the road leading to Bolokhovo and follow it to Black Mud. There will be an exit to the free section of the M4. The difference will be several kilometers. Those who need to go to Efremov can, following the same M2, pass Tula, Shchekino without stopping and turn right at the intersection in the village of Lukino. From there, an almost straight road will lead to Efremov.

How to get around the M4 heading to Voronezh

The shortest distance from the capital to Voronezh is 516 km. On this long journey it is difficult to avoid every toll road section. The M4 highway from the Moscow Ring Road to Voronezh runs past Bogoroditsk and Efremov. Above we described how you can get to these settlements for free. Despite some differences in mileage, many drivers choose the Simferopol Highway, which is quite pleasant to travel along. The number of lanes on this section varies between 2 and 4, the road surface is in good condition, and there are many gas stations and cafes along the route. Follow it further to the village. Lukino is unwise, since to return to the M4 you will have to make a significant detour. If you follow this route to the 321st km (the end of the Efremov bypass road, the difference in mileage will be only about 7 km (approximately 307 km along the M2 and about 300 km along the M4). Then you can drive 9 km along the free section of the Don highway "When you reach the exit to the toll road, do not turn onto it, but continue along the railway path, pass Yarkino, cross the Sukhoy Kolodets stream, the railway path, go around Yelets along its outskirts, the Bystraya Sosna river, and get closer again. from the M4, drive through Zadonsk, Khlevnoe, the free section of the M4 and, without entering the toll section, turn onto the road to Voronezh. The difference in mileage along this route is very small, but the road surface is much worse than on the toll highway. The second inconvenience is traffic jams. in Zadonsk and loss of time traveling through Khlevnoye and Voronezh.

How to get around the M4 heading to Rostov

The bypass of toll sections on the M4 (Don) highway ends in the Voronezh region, at the 633rd kilometer. Further south you can go calmly. A new section of the toll highway bypassing the city of Pavlovsk is currently being designed, but it is not there yet. To get onto the free M4 from Voronezh, you need to pass 3 more toll sections. Two of them - through Novaya Usman and Rogachevka - can be passed without difficulty. As a result, the last 89 km remain. It will not be possible to get around them with minor losses. If you turn left onto P298 after Rogachevka, you will have to make a big detour. There are no convenient right turns here. Therefore, the detour must begin from Voronezh. There are two options here - left along highway 193 or right in the direction of the village of Liski. Both of these options are inconvenient due to a lot of extra mileage and poor quality roads.

The old exits from the traffic intersection will be removed. The following will appear here:

exit from outside MKAD to the M-4 Don highway towards the Moscow region;
a tunnel from the outside of the Moscow Ring Road to Lipetskaya Street towards the center;
an overpass from the inside of the Moscow Ring Road to the M-4 Don highway towards the Moscow region;
an overpass from Lipetskaya Street to the inner side of the Moscow Ring Road;
exit from the inside of the Moscow Ring Road to Lipetskaya Street;
exit from the M-4 Don highway onto Staro-Nagornaya Street;
exit from Lipetskaya street onto a side passage towards the region;
U-turn exit from Lipetskaya Street to a side passage along Lipetskaya Street.

On Lipetskaya Street, when moving towards the Moscow Region, inspection areas will be installed Vehicle. The Zagorye settling and turning area will be rebuilt.

The section of the Moscow Ring Road from Kashirskoye to Varshavskoye highway is being reconstructed. Its length is 7.2 km. Transition express lanes will be installed here, and side passages will be built on the inner and outer sides of the Moscow Ring Road.

From the outside of the Moscow Ring Road there will be an exit to the village. Near Prudishchi, Leninsky district, Moscow region.

Five new pedestrian crossings will be built. Four of them are via the Moscow Ring Road:

next to the bus stop ground transport near the Krasnogvardeyskaya metro station;
near Vostryakovsky passage;
near Podolsky Kursantov Street;
near the 26th km of the Moscow Ring Road.

Another crossing will be built across Lipetskaya Street.

Noise barriers will be installed along the inner side of the Moscow Ring Road and Lipetskaya Street (near houses 50, 52 and 54/21).

Noise-proof double-glazed windows will be installed in houses 17, building 1, 50, 52 and 54/21 on Lipetskaya Street and in houses on Vostryakovsky Proezd.

At the intersection of the Moscow Ring Road with Lipetskaya Street, utilities and the contact network of trolleybuses, whose routes lie in the construction zone, will be rebuilt.

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The whole journey of 1500 km took us 3 days and along the way we also stopped in for a day, it was almost on the road. In principle, this route from Moscow to Gelendzhik/Sochi/Anapa can be covered in a day (18-25 hours), but I’m not a fan of such long journeys in one sitting, especially at night and when there is no one to replace you, the risk is unjustified. Driving 500 km is the best, the driver doesn’t lose concentration.

If you want it faster and without stopping, then better by plane(via /) is indeed faster and at the same time much safer. Especially when it comes to a vacation of a couple of weeks.

Route Moscow-Gelendzhik/Sochi

If you travel with two overnight stays, then the most optimal stops will be in the Voronezh area and in Rostov-on-Don. Thus, the route will be divided into 3 sections of 500 km each. On the one hand, these cities are full of housing on the same basis (follow the link to my detailed post about the service and a bonus of $32), on the other hand, entering and leaving the city takes time, so to save time it would be better to stay not in inside the city, and in roadside hotels on the highway.

If you are not in a big hurry, then you can easily rent a normal one-room apartment on the outskirts for 1500-2000 rubles (I recommend an apartment), and a comparable hotel will cost twice as much.

As an option, plan a route with only one overnight stay, for example, leave Moscow during the day, get to Voronezh in the evening, spend the night in a hotel in front of it, and from early morning move on straight to the sea. Or plan a single overnight stay before Rostov, where the route passes through several settlements where there are motels and private housing.

Unpretentious travelers can even spend the night in a tent in forest belts, while long-distance drivers can travel for 18-25 hours without resting or spending the night. I personally don’t want to take risks, so I try not to do long hauls as I get tired and lose concentration, especially at night. Yes, I could drive these 1500 km in one sitting, but I don’t see the point.

If the final goal is Sochi, then driving along the Tuapse-Sochi section without a preliminary break is not very pleasant, there are serpentines, traffic jams, and this section can take quite a lot of time, 2-3 times longer than usual (when compared with flat sections). Ideally, drive along it early in the morning, while there are still few cars, or at night. My average speed was 45 km/h, there were sections with one-way traffic (repairs), plus, although trucks sometimes let through on the uphill slopes, overall I still couldn’t drive fast. Only closer to Sochi and after it the speed is normal. In populated areas (and there are plenty of them there) the speed limit is often 40 km/h, on the highway it’s 70 km/h.

I usually go to Gelendzhik through Dzhubga, I like it there better, it’s a calm road, but there is an option to go through Novorossiysk. It’s better to go to Anapa by leaving the M4 highway 100 kilometers after Rostov to the village of Kanevskaya, and then driving through Timashevsk, Slavyansk-on-Kuban, sticking to the Temryuk direction, but the road there is so-so. After Slavyansk we will have to go to Anapa.

Travel time

As I wrote above, it all depends on how many overnight stays you want along the way and whether you want to at all. We all went to the sea together, so we spent 2 nights, and in the end the journey took 3 light days at a calm pace.

I traveled back alone (my family flew by plane) from Adler to Moscow. I got there in 26 hours, of which I spent about 5 hours sleeping in the car near a gas station. That is, the journey itself took 21 hours. Quite quickly I think. Somewhere around 20-25 hours is worth counting on, without taking into account long stops for sleep.

Highway M4

Stripes and coating

I have already traveled on the road to the Black Sea many times. The track is slowly but changing for the better.

First of all, we almost made two lanes in each direction from Moscow to Goryachy Klyuch. Almost, because, unfortunately, there are still sections with one lane. For example, in the Voronezh region, in the area of the villages Losevo - Pavlovsk - Verkhniy Mamon, a section about 100 km long.
IN Rostov region From time to time, the metal divider with the oncoming lane disappears, markings disappear, irregularities, cracks, etc. appear (I was driving in the dark, it was completely inconvenient), just like in the Voronezh region. In fact, the best part of the M4 is between Moscow and Voronezh; in theory, it should be like this along its entire length. Will wait:)
After Goryachiy Klyuch to Dzhubga there is single-lane traffic with periodic overtaking lanes. She appears there quite often.
From Dzhubga to Tuapse the pattern is approximately the same, only a small serpentine road and a third lane is quite rare. From Dzhubga to Geledzhik there is also one lane, but there is almost no serpentine, so the section is covered quickly.
From Tuapse to Sochi there is a concrete serpentine road and there is almost no way to overtake.
From Rostov to Anapa there is a single lane with a bunch of trucks and old Kamaz trucks, and only after turning from the Temryuk highway to Anapa do they disappear. We tried to use the navigator to take bypass roads (we drove from Rostov to Azov and then bypassed the cities), but the roads there were bad in some places, the distance was generally longer, but the plus was that there were few cars. Whether they won or not, I don’t know.

Fines and cameras

There are a lot of cameras along the road, so getting a fine for not complying with the speed limit is not a problem. But it’s for the better, we’ll all be more alive. I moved everywhere at a maximum speed of +15 to the permitted speed, that is, basically 115-125 km/h.

For the entire trip there and back, I usually receive 1-2 fines for 500 rubles (with a discount of 250 rubles). Apparently, somewhere I think about it and start driving faster. In fact, the route is conducive to this.

Paid sections

There are currently 13 toll sections on the highway, most of which are between Moscow and Voronezh. Visually, they are not much different from other sections of the route; I did not notice any serious differences. The speed limit on toll sections is 110-130 km/h (mostly 110), on free sections with a “Motorway” sign it is also 110.

Price: 30-210 rubles per plot. The entire journey along all toll sections in 2019 costs 1,520 rubles during the day and 850 rubles at night. Night rates are cheaper. Remember, in some areas you need to show a receipt when leaving, so don’t throw away your receipts.

Rest on the road and refueling

We mainly stayed at Lukoil because there is a civilian toilet, a minimarket, a children's playground and tables on the street for snacks. At least in the first half of the M4, Lukoil gas stations are equipped in this way, then they go smaller and without such a set. On the map, just in case, I marked a very large Luikoil after Voronezh, where you can eat normally and stand in the shade. In previous Lukoils, the cafes only had coffee/tea and buns, but here they have straight food.

Well done Lukoil - many gas stations have playgrounds and tables for snacks

Mandatory nap stop. Holding a toy with your chin is also a must

The Osetrovsky bridgehead is right there, most beautiful place With complicated history

There are Russian expanses all around... M4 in the background

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The territory of this gas station was very large and many stood at the far end, where there is shade and benches with tables. So, in order not to go anywhere, people immediately relieved themselves behind the partition, which created a wild stench and heat. I was surprised not even by laziness to walk 100 meters to the toilet, but by the fact that the stench did not bother anyone, people sat there calmly and ate. Hmmm.

If anyone doesn’t know, there are also parking lots along the way. But, to put it mildly, they are not very pleasant: a lot of garbage and absolutely dirty toilets. Moreover, if there is some kind of infrastructure in the parking lot, for example, illegal cafes, then there will be much more trouble. Therefore, it is better to stop to rest, either at gas stations, or just along the way in a forest belt, or in parking lots where there are no cafes.

And one more thing: it’s better to go to the toilet ONLY at gas stations.

Parking with infrastructure, that is, with cafes

Cafes can look like this, completely unpresentable

Toilets in parking lots are a sad sight.

The restrooms at bus stops are cleaner, but don’t delude yourself

There is a lot of garbage at the stops

Instead of parking on the M4, you can just stop somewhere along the side of the road

And at the same time enjoy the sunset while throwing away trash

One last sunset

Impressions from the trip

The top impressions are still the toilets with their parking lots and smoking trucks; in this regard, unfortunately, nothing has changed in 5 years. The pleasant thing is that the road has become better, and the open spaces around have not gone away.

After Rostov-on-Don, I was sick of the single-lane road, but this is more relevant for those who are going to Anapa, Temryuk, that is, leaving the M-4 to the right.

We drove this last section for a very long time, full of trucks (apparently they are going just to Port Caucasus). The trucks are destroyed, not only are you dragging behind them at 50-60 km/h, but there are also clouds of smoke, no cabin filters can save you. What if I had asthma? And it’s hard to overtake, the stream is continuous. First, they exceed the permitted load, loading goods with 2-3 times more weight, so that the car cannot crawl up the hill and is killed, and then they buy a state maintenance ticket, although it is no longer a car, but a steam locomotive, and they drive on.

Smoking trucks along the road, the closer to the south, the more of them, every second

Road to Anapa, covered in places with waves

For some reason, Megafon's reception along the way is pretty bad. You stop at a gas station to let your child eat, you want to check your email and post a photo, but the Internet is almost dead. Surprisingly, on my last trip I tested a SIM card from , it actually works better.

Radio everywhere is not for everyone, either Russian retro or chanson. You need to take disks or a flash drive with you. And by the way, not every radio will consistently pick up a signal at such distances from major cities.

Yandex.Navigator takes the shortest route, even if it is a dirt road, there is no choice of “fast” or “short”. And, if you don’t really need a navigator to travel along the M4 (there’s nowhere to get lost there), then for exploring any surrounding areas away from the highway, it’s better to use normal navigators.

A short sketch of what a toilet looks like on the most modern highway in Russia, the M4.

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At the beginning of August 2018, we went on a trip to the north - along. And a little over two weeks later we set off in the opposite direction - to the south.

Our goal was Crimea. But we could allocate no more than a week for it - work interfered with the plans and required a mandatory presence in Penza, or rather, near Penza. And we also could not move the travel dates to more convenient ones due to the same work. So we had to return to Moscow along a completely different road.

In this situation, it would be better to fly to Crimea by plane, but it turned out to be a little expensive. In addition, we love road trips, and this trip turned out to be very unusual in terms of route and impressions.

On August 31, 2018, at 8 o’clock in the morning we started from Moscow. On this day we had to travel 1060 km to Rostov-on-Don. Actually, I’m not a fan of such huge runs, preferring to limit myself to 500-600 km a day so that I have time for sightseeing and other interesting things.

It would be more logical to make an intermediate stop in Voronezh, fortunately, there are a lot of attractions and many comfortable hotels there. But in this situation we could not afford this. However, I know quite a few people who manage to get to the Black Sea in one trip: 18-20 hours behind the wheel - and you’re there. But I don’t enjoy this kind of race at all.

In my opinion, with all my love for the North, the M-4 Don highway is much more interesting than the expressway. When you drive along M-11, there are continuous forests along the highway. Sometimes swamps. And then again the forests. The only entertainment is watching the change in vegetation: spruce forest, pine forest, mixed forest, birch trees. There are practically no settlements. At some point, boredom begins to overcome and the only salvation you find is in conversations.

Another thing is the southern route. All around are landscapes of incredible beauty and scope: hills and ravines, ribbons of rivers, picturesque copses, ancient cities and villages.

Terricons in the Tula region

There are several toll sections on the M-4 Don highway, and there are more and more of them every year. We bought a transponder at one of the Lukoil gas stations. Travel with him toll roads more profitable. But, as it turned out much later, on the M-11 highway it works only once in a while, and on the Moscow-Solnechnogorsk section it does not provide discounts. Although it was written on its packaging that it works on the M-1 “Northern Bypass of Odintsovo”, M-3 “Ukraine”, M-4 “Don”, M-11 “Moscow - St. Petersburg” and on the Western High-Speed Diameter in St. Petersburg.

Payment point at the end of one of the toll sections of the M-4 Don highway

On the M-4 highway the transponder worked almost flawlessly. The main thing is to slowly drive past the scanning device so that the system withdraws money from your account and opens the barrier.

We passed Moscow, Tula, Lipetsk region. The landscapes are magnificent: hills and ravines, fields and copses. But after Karelia it was difficult for me to readjust, the energy here is completely different.

Typical landscapes along the M-4 Don highway

Highway M-4 "Don"

Zadonsk. Zadonsky Nativity-Bogoroditsky Monastery

In the Voronezh region we went pine forests, almost the same as along the P-21 "Kola" highway in Leningrad region. We even joked that the road must have made a detour that we didn’t notice.

And then the endless fields and ridges stretched out on the horizon again. Rostov-on-Don was still several hundred kilometers away, and we were already pretty tired from driving. Not so much physically, but mentally.

The Voronezh region is famous for its chalk mountains. They are very picturesque.

In Losevo we got stuck in a traffic jam that stretched to Pavlovsk and beyond. A road is being built to bypass these settlements. When they finish it, it will, of course, be much better. But so far we have lost about two hours (or maybe more) of precious time. Therefore, many try to leave home so as to pass this place at night.

The day was noticeably moving towards its end. And we kept driving and driving. The border of the Rostov region, not to mention Rostov-on-Don itself, loomed somewhere ahead.

Some of those traveling south spend the night in their cars. For safety reasons, they usually stop at large gas stations or traffic police posts.

We entered the Rostov region at dusk. Soon night fell. The route there goes quite close to the border with the DPR. We arrived in Rostov-on-Don around 11 pm and checked into the hotel closer to midnight. "Marins Park Hotel". I wanted to sleep more than I wanted to eat. That's why local cuisine We were able to evaluate it only in the morning.

Hotel "Marins Park Hotel Rostov"

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Usually people are in a hurry somewhere along the highways and don’t really stop. Is it just to refuel the car, have a snack, buy water or something else vital...

What if you're not in a hurry? Or hurry, but not too much?..

Highway M4-Don in the Rostov region, 781st kilometer

So, let’s imagine that you are driving along the M4-Don highway... well, let’s say, from Moscow to Novorossiysk. And you have some time. And now you are entering the Rostov region. And you want to not only drive it from end to end (by the way, several hundred kilometers, to be precise, 342 kilometers), but also see something interesting...

Highway M4-Don in the Rostov region, 837th kilometer

The route leads to the Rostov region from the Voronezh region (the last relatively large settlement among its neighbors is the village of Verkhniy Mamon).

Verkhniy Mamon is also the Voronezh region, also the Dyadin farmstead - and we are in the Rostov region

In the Rostov region, the Don highway follows the following route: Millerovo (leaving this city to the west of the highway), Kamensk-Shakhtinsky (driving through it along the edge), Krasny Sulin (leaving it to the west), Shakhty (leaving them to the east), through Aksai, past Rostov -on-Don along the bypass road, across the bridge over the Don River, and goes south, past Bataysk and the village of Samarskoye (leaving them to the west) to the Krasnodar Territory.

M4-Don highway, legend in the Wikipedia version. We have more details :)

Interesting fact: Do you know that in the Rostov region, the city of Rostov-on-Don, the border between Europe and Asia runs along the Don River? Rostov-on-Don is located in Europe. And Bataysk is in Asia. Thus, according to federal highway Don you can come from Europe to Asia.

The magic of numbers and distances

Steppes, steppes, steppes... Somewhere on the Internet I came across an opinion that the most boring section of the entire M4-Don highway is the Rostov region. Don't believe such statements!

Yes, our landscapes are somewhat monotonous (although after traveling through Kalmykia, I am no longer so sure of this). Of course, you won’t see any mountains, seas, or rocks from the route. But you will see waste heaps, hills, rivers, small forest belts, and in the summer - cheerful fields of sunflowers...

Sunflower fields along the highway

And if you pay a little attention to the M4-Don highway in the Rostov region, it will become much more interesting...

When entering our region from the north side, I always think about the magic of numbers. The Rostov region begins at the 777th kilometer from Moscow.

777th kilometer - the Rostov region begins here

Three lucky numbers (by the way, right there, on the 777th km of the highway, there is a Lukoil gas station).

And if we also remember that the license plate of the region is 61 (in numerology this would be 6+1), then in the end it’s the same seven. This explains a lot, doesn't it? The route in the Rostov region is the happiest! I'm kidding, of course. But, as you know, in every joke...

Sign on the border of the Rostov region

The M4-Don highway, passing through the Rostov region, crosses 8 districts: Chertkovsky, Millerovsky, Tarasovsky, Kamensky, Krasnosulinsky, Oktyabrsky, Aksaisky and Azovsky. And in almost every one of them, not far from the highway, and sometimes on it itself, there is something interesting.

Here we go? And you decide for yourself where to turn, where to stop and where not...

Chertkovsky district

And we will start in order, as we are going, from the north of the region. The Don highway begins in the Rostov region in the Chertkovsky district (of course, if you come from Moscow).

And immediately after the Voronezh region we cross the border line between the regions and find ourselves in the Chertkovsky district.

Chertkovsky district

It’s probably not for nothing that it’s called that: there’s an invisible line between the lands here. In the north of the region - from Voronezh region, in the west - with Ukraine. But seriously, the area bears the name of military ataman Mikhail Ivanovich Chertkov.

If immediately after entering the Rostov region you leave the highway to the left (just after the 778th kilometer, photo of which is above), towards the village of Kazanskaya (65 kilometers from here), then there is a lot of interesting things there.

Interchange on Kazanskaya

For example, the underground monastery of the village of Migulinskaya (Verkhnedonskaya region). But this is a bit far for those who are just driving along the highway and do not intend to spend several days in our region.

The 779th kilometer is a rest stop near the village of Nagibina, Chertkovsky district. Here you can gain strength before exploring the large and interesting Rostov region.

801st kilometer. Here: traffic police, turn to Chertkovo, cafe, roadside motel.

Interchange on Chertkovo

District center – Chertkovo village. Turn right onto it after the 801st kilometer. And then another 30 kilometers to the village itself.

What is remarkable about this village? It has Friendship of Peoples Street, along which the border between Russia and Ukraine runs. Yes, yes, houses on one side of the street - on Russian territory, and on the other - already Ukrainian. A street with the same name, but already in the village of Melovoe, Lugansk region. Can you imagine how many times a day you can go abroad?

But if jokes of this kind do not interest you, then in the Chertkovsky district there are other sights, significant and historical.

M4-Don highway in Chertkovsky district

For example, the square from the “Quiet Don” in the village of Mankovo-Kalitvenskoye. It was to this square that Grigory Melekhov arrived for military training. And to this day, the Maidan in front of the church, where the Cossack circle gathered, has been preserved here.

Also in this village, on Sovetskaya Street, you can see the grave of the writer Yevgeny Petrov, Ilya Ilf’s co-author of “The Twelve Chairs” and “The Golden Calf”.

If you have time, keep in mind that there are also natural attractions here. The most important of them is the Zhuravsky reserve, spread over 12 thousand hectares.

Millerovsky district and Tarasovsky district

Here is the Millerovsky district. It is located in the north-west of the region, and borders Ukraine for 70 kilometers.

At the 854th kilometer there is a Bashneft gas station.

Bashneft gas station at the 854th kilometer

The entire section of the highway in the Rostov region is landscaped. Bus stops are illuminated in dark time days with lanterns solar powered. There are toilets near the stops.

At the 855th kilometer there is an interchange to the village of Veshenskaya. There - State Museum-Reserve of M. A. Sholokhov. From the interchange to Veshenskaya - 142 kilometers, to the Sholokhov Museum - 144 kilometers. The museum is located in the Sholokhov district, in the village of Veshenskaya at the address: Sholokhov Street, 103. But the Sholokhov Museum-Reserve is a separate issue.

Interchange on Veshenskaya

860th kilometer – interchange at Millerovo. It is only 4 kilometers from the highway. The town of Millerovo itself is small and industrial. It is notable for the fact that it is the most northern city Rostov region, and the entire Southern Federal District. It stands on the Glubokaya River. Bears the name of the Russian German Ivan Miller. In our case, Millerovo is also notable for the fact that it is located exactly in the middle of the route along the M4 highway (if you take it all, and not just the section in the Rostov region).

In addition to places associated with the name of the great writer Sholokhov, there are other attractions in the Millerovsky district. For example, Voloshinskaya mountain – favorite place training of local hang gliders. It is located near settlement Voloshino.

There are still some in Millerovo district Fominsky Reserve, on the territory of which there are 176 mounds (23 of them are archaeological monuments).

After the 878th kilometer comes the Tarasovsky district.

Previously, there were huge traffic jams in front of Tarasovka, and you could get stuck here for a long time. Now they have made a bypass road, and this section of the road has become comfortable for drivers.

39 kilometers to Tarasovsky

It seems that about the Tarasovsky district is all I can tell you. To be honest, I don’t know the areas in the north of the region well yet. But it’s clear that there are no attractions right next to the highway.

11 kilometers to Tarasovsky

There are still 202 kilometers to Rostov-on-Don

Well, how do you like the beginning of the M4-Don highway in the Rostov region?

And a big request to everyone who knows these regions well - write your additions in the comments! Maybe I forgot something or overlooked something along the way...

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