Where to go to Lake Ladoga. Lake Ladoga in autumn. Lake Ladoga in spring

Crazy summer poses amazing challenges for residents of megacities. After a working day, we rush not to the store, not to the cafe or home - but to the water. Bathe. And here the most important thing is to have time to rest: after all, there is no more than 4-5 hours to do everything. website analyze where in the vicinity of Russian capitals you can quickly find a convenient body of water. We start with St. Petersburg.

Where : Very big lake with clear water and sandy bottom. Drive along Primorskoye Highway, then turn right in the village of Zelenaya Roshcha, then go straight for about 10 km.

How long to go : from the Ring Road (intersection with Primorskoye Highway) to Zelenaya Roshcha the road takes about an hour. Another 10-15 minutes to the entrance to the lake.

Beach : found only on the territory of the camp of the same name. For everyone else there is a sandy descent to the water. The water here is clean and warm.

Parking : We did not notice any organized parking. However, the forest road allows even low city sedans to drive almost to the very shore. From the parking lot to the lake - 30-50 meters

Note : Not many people come to Mirror, but the number of horseflies and gadflies clearly exceeds all limits. An attempt to manually exterminate these bloodsuckers does not help: there are too many of them.



2. Ladoga lake, village Kokkorevo

Where : There are many places for swimming on Ladoga. We chose a fairly popular beach in the village of Kokkorevo. Drive along the Road of Life to the “Broken Ring” monument, then turn right for 2-3 km.

How long to go : The road directly from the beach to the Udelnaya metro station takes about an hour. You can get to the Ring Road in 35-40 minutes. But this time is close to a record, when not a single slug was spotted on a weekday. In reality, from the Ring Road to this part of Ladoga it takes at least an hour.

Beach: sandy, the coastline is slightly narrower than on the Gulf of Finland. No worse than the sea, except for the meager infrastructure.

Water : very clean and very cold - in July, at least. I'll have to remember to stop by at the end of August...

Parking : Even on weekdays it is very difficult to park. Constant traffic jams on entry and exit; A car parked by the road is covered in an even layer of dust within an hour. From the parking lot to the lake - 20 meters.

Peculiarities : there are few toilets (we found one, and it was closed), and there are a lot of people on the beach even on weekdays. Therefore, we do not recommend going into the nearest forest - the swimmers have long since polluted it.




Where : shallow peat lake three kilometers from the Komarovo platform. The road to it passes by the Komarovsky necropolis, where Anna Akhmatova is buried.

How long to go : 30-40 minutes from the Ring Road, but a closed railway crossing can increase the journey by another 10 minutes.

Beach : yes, but very modest. More often there is a forest gentle slope to the water. You can swim if you don't mind the water lilies. The water is muddy, a little cloudy, but incredibly warm.

Parking : when approaching the lake, near the beach, there is a small parking area. There are not enough places. You can leave your car further, but in this case you will not find either sand or a beach nearby. From the parking lot to the lake - 5-10 meters.

Peculiarities : The water is warm, but muddy, cloudy and not the most pleasant for swimming.


4. Druzhinnoe (“Devil’s”) Lake

Where : small, deep forest lake. From Primorskoye Highway we turn onto Lenin Avenue in Zelenogorsk and drive straight for about 5 km.

How long to go : 20-30 minutes from the Ring Road

Beach : no, there is no beach here, but there is grass growing on the slopes of the hill, which you can also lie down on. There is also sand, but in small quantities among the roots of frequent trees. The water is quite clean and warm.

Parking : vacationers flock to the lake rather sluggishly; there are enough parking spaces for everyone. As a rule, motorists occupy shady roadsides or two special asphalt “pockets”. From the parking lot to the lake - 50-70 meters

Peculiarities : The lake is very small, places for independent recreation can be counted on one hand. Finding a comfortable point is almost impossible.


5. Big Simaginskoe Lake, also known as “Beauty”

Where : big beautiful lake 3 km from Lake Druzhinnoye.

How long to go : You can get to Krasavitsa from both Primorskoe and Vyborg highways. From the Ring Road the journey will take on average 30-40 minutes, but this time can increase three times if the traffic is very heavy.

Beach : sandy, not wide, in small fragments along the shore. “The highlight” is a steep sandy slope, which can be reached if you approach the lake from the left side. The water is quite clean and warm.

Parking : The side of the highway is at your service. But it is narrow, and besides, you will have to walk about 300-400 meters from the highway to the lake.

Peculiarities : large lake with big amount vacationers. Even on a weekday, finding a place to lay out a towel is very difficult.


Where : relatively close - about 15 km beyond the Ring Road along the Murmansk Highway. To get to it, you need to drive along the Kola highway to the turnoff (the first one outside the village of Razmetelevo), and return back - about 5 kilometers. In front of the Lukoil gas station, go right along the dirt road.

How long to go : 15-20 minutes before leaving the city along the Murmansk highway.

Beach : sandy, gently sloping, quite roomy. There are a couple of cafes on the shore. Small forest areas along the shores of the lake are also popular.

Parking : access directly to the lake costs 150 rubles. You can leave the car on the side of the dirt road, but then you will have to walk 500 meters, or even more, to the lake. Otherwise, it is 100 meters from the parking lot to the lake.

Peculiarities : due to its proximity to the city, Lake Korkino is very busy and not very cozy. The ecosystem cannot cope with the huge influx of vacationers: in the evening, the sand on the beach is difficult to see behind a veil of cigarette butts.


7. Copper Lake, Mednozavodsky Razliv

Where : a beautiful reservoir in the village of the same name, two kilometers from the Sredne-Vyborg highway, about 10 km from the Ring Road. Landmark - turn right onto Elizavetinka. Don't drive past the lake: it is clearly visible from the road.

How long to go : from 15 to 30 minutes after passing the checkpoint in Osinovaya Roshcha. Travel time depends on the size of the traffic jam in Sertolovo and in front of the Ring Road.

Beach, water : sandy, small. Many tourists prefer to stay in a small forest off the coast. The water is dark red, slightly oily.

Parking : A complete nightmare. The terrain in the Mednoye area is hilly, the road winds, the roadsides are small and uneven. We have to abandon the car a few hundred meters from the beach. But if you're lucky, the distance from the parking lot to the lake is 100 meters

Peculiarities : a beautiful and very comfortable reservoir on these hot days also cannot cope with the influx of those suffering from the heat. But in terms of proximity to residential areas of St. Petersburg, only Korkinskoye Lake can be compared with Copper Lake.


Where : in Sestroretsk, 5-8 kilometers from the exit from the Ring Road in the area of ​​Primorskoye Highway. There are places for swimming both in the Tarkhovka area (turn at the railway crossing at the Lenin monument in Razliv) and on the wide beach in Sestroretsk itself

How long to go : from the exit from the ring road - no more than 10 minutes. Another question: how long will it take you to get to one of the most remote sections of the Ring Road from the city center.

Beach, water : The large coastline makes the Spill not as congested as the reservoirs in the neighborhood. Although there is essentially only one beach here in the classical sense of the word. And it is not empty.

Parking : the gentle shores of the lake allow you to solve the parking problem relatively quickly and successfully. From the parking lot to the lake - 15-50 meters

Peculiarities : Razliv is a lake with the best, most luxurious infrastructure - stalls, cafes and even restaurants almost nearby.



9. Lake Khepoyarvi, Lake Kavgolovskoe

Where : Popular large reservoirs in the Toksovo area. We drive along the Leningradskoye Highway, turn to the main beaches on Lesgafta Street (towards Kavgolovskoe Lake) or along Sanatornaya (towards Khepojärvi). There are country roads around the lakes - passing at a distance of 100-400 meters from coastline.

How long to go : from the Ring Road in the Murino area from 15 to 30 minutes. Finding a parking space can sometimes cost just as much.

Beach, water : Small beaches and good, relatively clean water are a feature of both lakes. Many people prefer to swim in the wooded part of the coastlines.

Parking : The lakes are very popular, it is not easy to park a car near a body of water. To put it mildly. From the parking lot to the lake - 50-150 meters

Peculiarities : Since Kavgolovskoe Lake is located 10 meters away from the railway station, not only car enthusiasts have to fight for a place in the sun. Khepojärvi - 2 km from the platform and less known. In general, the vast expanses of water of both lakes are poorly used due to the tiny area of ​​beaches and rugged coastline. But civilization is not far away.




Where : Koltushi district, Ozerki-1 village. We’re driving along Koltushskoye Highway, turning onto Lermontov Avenue (wow!), and then onto Griboyedov Avenue! Behind the first, more popular lake there is a second one - Andronova

How long does it take to drive from the Ring Road? : without congestion, about 30 minutes - taking into account traffic jams, travel time can double.

Beach, water : the beaches are wild, small, but cozy. Especially on the second lake.
Parking: everyone parks their cars however they want, which makes parking here very difficult. Again, Lake Simonovo is more popular, which means parking here is more difficult. From the parking lot to the lake - 10-100 meters

Peculiarities : lakes are nearby big city(Vsevolozhsk) and therefore for local residents are also a vacation spot. Both are devoid of any infrastructure.


Whatever we say about Russian roads, but around Lake Ladoga, new roads are constantly being built, old ones are straightened, and the asphalt surface is improved. Travel time is reduced, small villages and simply beautiful places remain away from travelers. Every year, people increasingly lack time to look, explore the surroundings, go off the road in search of something interesting in terms of history or simply in search of beautiful landscapes. Those who don't have own car and are forced to use the services railway, they consider only those places to which the train took them, and those who have a car are often simply afraid, having left the highway, they will no longer be able to return to it on their own. In this report I will try to talk about the places I liked, which can be reached by a regular car. These include beaches and interesting places with beautiful scenery and places to relax. These are cities and small villages, and very tiny villages with interesting story. I will also tell you about temples, fortresses and everything that may interest you. We will begin our journey from the city of St. Petersburg, which is inextricably linked with Lake Ladoga with its history and the only river flowing from Lake Ladoga. Many people know that this river is called the Neva, but not many know that Lake Ladoga was once called the Nevo. I have already talked about the lake itself.

Shlisselburg and Oreshek fortress

Our first point of visit will be the city of Shlisselburg and the legendary Oreshek fortress. Shlisselburg (Shlusenburg, Shlyushin), appeared at the beginning of the 14th century as Oreshek, after the name of the fortress, first wooden, and by the middle of the 14th century stone. It was founded by Novgorodians, but more than once passed into the hands of the Swedes, who renamed it Noteburg. It was finally recaptured at the beginning of the 18th century by Tsar Peter I, and as befits Peter, it was renamed in the German manner to Shlisselburg (Key City). The Oreshek fortress became a prison. Peter sent unwanted relatives there, for example his first wife Evdokia Lopukhina and sister Maria Alekseevna. Emperor Ivan VI was killed there, having lived in isolation all his life and interfered with Catherine II. Not less famous people served their sentences in this fortress in different time. Biron E.I., Bestuzhevs, Morozov N.A., Kuchelbecker V.K., Bakunin M.A., Golitsyn D.M., Dolgorukov D.D., Rokossovsky K.K., Ordzhonikidze G.K., and finally Alexander Ulyanov, who was hanged here. During the Second World War, Shlisselburg was occupied, and Oreshek held the defense for 500 days. Nowadays, the fortress hosts holidays, festivities and reconstructions of events of bygone days.

New and Staraya Ladoga

Next we will proceed to the oldest capital Northern Rus' - Staraya Ladoga, of course, we will also visit Novaya Ladoga. Due to the fact that Staraya Ladoga is not just old, but very old and the city played an important role in the political development of Rus', the history of this settlement is very rich. In addition to the story itself, there is great amount guesses, theories, etc. They are still trying to find out who was the first to settle here, where the name came from, who Rurik was, and whether the settlement was the first capital of Rus'. I don’t know if you need to study all this thoroughly, but it’s definitely necessary to visit and, so to speak, touch history. Among the attractions it is worth admiring the Staraya Ladoga Fortress, St. George's Cathedral, St. Nicholas Monastery, Assumption Monastery, Church of John the Baptist and beautiful views on the Volkhov River. Next we will go closer to Lake Ladoga towards Novaya Ladoga. A very interesting, cozy and unusual town. It was formed on the site of the Nikolo-Medvedsky Monastery under Tsar Peter I. At first as a fortified area, then a shipbuilding shipyard was organized here, about 2 thousand workers were rounded up, part of the population Staraya Ladoga and several infantry regiments. In 1719, construction of the Ladoga Canal (Petrovsky) began. In the middle of the 19th century, parallel to the first, the Novoladozhsky Canal, wider and deeper, was dug. During the Second World War, Novaya Ladoga played an important role in supporting transport communication along the “Road of Life” with Leningrad blocked. I liked the city, of course, a lot needs to be restored, but most of it remains good impression. There is a feeling that the town is stuck somewhere in the 60s. All major architectural monuments on the main street, which is a beautiful alley along which you can stroll leisurely. Next, on the way to Syasstroy, we’ll stop by to take a closer look at the Church of the Assumption Holy Mother of God, which is surrounded on all sides by Lenin Street. Until recently this place was called Sock. Village of Nosok.

Pasha-Zagubie

We will not linger here, but will drive a little further and stop briefly in the village of Pasha and explore the directions towards Lake Ladoga along the river of the same name. Let's go to the village of Tomilino, see a small, but very beautiful church Ascension of the Lord. Then we’ll take a ride towards Sviritsa, visit the “Bird Island”, see how the local population lives, get to the memorial lighthouse sign... Then we’ll return to the village of Kondratyevo and drive to the village of Zagubie. We will visit the newly built parish, consecrated in honor of the holy great martyr and healer Panteleimon, located opposite the ancient Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord. The parish recently turned 185 years old.

Lodeynoye Pole

The Svir River, connecting Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega, ends here. And the next large settlement both near the Svir and on our journey will be the city of Lodeynoye Pole. As in Novaya Ladoga in 1702, Tsar Peter I founded the Olonets shipyard here. The construction was supervised by Prince A.D. Menshikov. A year after the start of construction, the first frigate of the Baltic Fleet, “Standard,” left the shipyard. Two famous sloops (small, three-masted ships) were built here. "Diana", under the command of the then lieutenant, Golovnin V.M., in 1807-1811, committed circumnavigation, and "Mirny", which, under the command of Lazarev M.P., participated in the discovery of Antarctica together with the sloop "Vostok". By the way, Mirny was originally called Ladoga. Crossing the Svir River over the bridge, I finish the first stage of our journey and begin the second, passing through the northeast of Lake Ladoga.

The first point we will visit is the famous Holy Trinity Alexander-Svirsky Monastery, founded by Saint Alexander of Svirsky at the end of the 15th century. The monastery consists of two complexes. Trinity and Preobrazhensky. The monastery captivated us with its monumentality, beautiful and well-groomed landscape, magnificent views, well-equipped and cleanliness. Cleanliness everywhere, even in the toilets. A nice place, gracious, I highly recommend stopping by, even if you are not a believer.

Olonets

The next point will be the city of Olonets. The only city in Karelia where the predominant population is Karelians. Karelians – Livviks (sub-ethnos) also live here; Olonets was the capital of this nation until the middle of the 17th century. The first written mentions date back to 1137 and 1228. Until the middle of the 17th century, Olonets played an important border role. In 1649 Olonets became a fortified city. The fortress itself burned down in a fire in 1741 and was never restored. In 1773, by decree of Catherine II, the Olonets province was created. Olonets became a regional city, and since 1801 - county town Olonets province. At the same time, Petrozavodsk became the administrative center, and Olonets gradually turned into a quiet provincial town, which it still is. Along the entire length of Olonets, sometimes on the right, sometimes on the left, or even on both sides, you see a river, or rather two rivers. In the center of Olonets, the Megrega River flows into the Olonka River, after which the city was named. By the way, the Livviks mined pearls in Olonka and Megreg.

Bordercondushi

Further our path lies in Pogrankondushi. The road hugs the endless sandy beaches of Lake Ladoga. Almost at any moment you can leave the highway and immediately find yourself at the shore. In the summer months, you can relax here, sunbathe, swim, take a break and move on with renewed vigor. Pogrankondushi are located on a hill, offering a spacious view of Lake Ladoga. Sometimes the horizon line separating the sky and water is practically invisible; only a slight difference in color can be distinguished. Since the mid-16th century, this place was known as Conda. Condo pine (honka) grows at higher elevations and therefore absorbs less moisture, which means it is more durable. The first border here was laid in 1618 and since then the border Konda became the Border Kondushy. Here was the border between Russia and Sweden, then Russia and the Grand Duchy of Finland, then Soviet Russia and Independent Finland. An observation tower was recently built here. More for fun than for review. It's fun to climb up and swing in the wind with her.

Salmi

Next we move towards Salmi. The settlement of Salmi on the Tulemajoki River has been mentioned since 1568 as the center of the Voskresensk-Solomensky churchyard of Vodskaya Pyatina. In Russian, the Karelian name Salmi was pronounced as “Straw”. The part of the village where the Church of the Resurrection of Christ stood since the 16th century was also called Kirkkonjoki (“church river”). In 1632, by decree of the Swedish king Gustav II Adolf, the village of Salmi received the status trading city, which, however, was abolished already in 1654. On November 30, 1921, an earthquake of about 5 magnitude occurred here. Agate is found 3-4 kilometers to the north, and uranium has recently been discovered.

Pitkäranta

Leaving Salmi, we move towards the city of Pitkäranta (long bank). The history of the Pitkäranta settlement is closely connected with the development of the rich Pitkäranta tin-polymetallic deposit in the 19th century. In the depths of the Pitkyaranta land there are countless treasures - tin, copper, lead, zinc, silver, iron, gold... More than a hundred varieties of minerals are concentrated in a small area within the city and to the north of it. These wonderful and useful stones attract geologists and mineralogists, inspire and delight everyone who is not indifferent to the nature of Karelia. (“Karelian Ladoga region”). Here the endless sandbanks end, and the world of the Ladoga skerries begins, steep cliffs, rugged coastlines, amazing and enchanting landscapes.

Laskelä-Hijdenselga-Impiniemi

Almost immediately after Pitkäranta you will have a fork on the new highway and towards Impilahti. Do not drive past the legendary place where, according to legend, the maiden Impi was born. According to one of them, Impi - the mother of Väinemöinen himself (immaculate conception from the wind), according to another (with different variations) - the maiden Impi, fell in love with someone who was not what her parents wanted. The result is unhappy love, a jump from a cliff (according to one version), or exile and subsequent death in stormy Ladoga. But these stories have the same ending - Impi, having drowned, turned into a mermaid. Even before approaching Impilahti, you will pass a place called Kitela. Garnets (almadines) are still found here. If you drove towards the highway, you still don’t get on it yet, about 10 km away. from the fork, towards the north (61°45.181"N 31°24.761"E), the Yukankoski Falls or “White Bridges” are located. The next major point will be Lyaskelya. In 1618, Lyaskelya was represented by only one courtyard, the owner of which was Onashka Lyaskenen. A sawmill was built here in 1860, a hydroelectric power station was built on the Jänisjoki River in 1899, a paper mill was launched in 1915, and by the beginning of the “Winter” War there was one of the largest production of paper raw materials here. After the war, production resumed in 1946. By the early 1990s, the Lyaskelskaya factory was the largest enterprise in Russia producing wallpaper paper and covered a quarter of the demand for this type of product in the country. Next we turn to Hiidenselga, (hiidenselka - ridge of the devil), under the Finns it was called Joensuu (river mouth), there is a city of the same name in Finland. The ridge of the goblin or the back of the goblin, in the form of a rock, rises above the village and offers amazing views of the Ladoga skerries. Opposite the village of Hiidenselga, 200 m from the coast, there is a small island of Kalkkisaari (formerly Joen, Juven), on which, from the 1770s to the mid-19th century, beautiful marble with white, dark gray and grayish-green stripes was broken out intermittently and stains similar to petrified sea waves. This stone was used to decorate some palaces and churches in St. Petersburg ( Marble Palace, St. Isaac's Cathedral, St. Michael's Castle, Winter Palace), as well as in the construction and decoration of churches and chapels on the island of Valaam. (“Karelian Ladoga region”).

Kirjavalahti

Next, our journey continues along one of the most beautiful bays of Lake Ladoga - Kirjavalahti (motley bay). Why motley? Come in the fall, you will understand. Magnificent views open right from the car window. You can't stop everywhere, so stop whenever possible. On the road towards Sortavala, on one of the picturesque sections of the road, there is a gray, stone house, you won’t pass by. From there, up the mountain, there is a path that is not at all tiring. At the very top you will find an unforgettable spectacle of the beauty of the northernmost bay of Lake Ladoga. You can take something for a picnic with you; along the way there will be a spring with clean and cool water.

Helyulya-Myllyukulya-Paaso

Having descended from the mountain, we continue our journey towards the city of Sortavala. Just a few kilometers later you come to a fork. If you turn right. Towards the border, you can see the beauty of the “Marble (Ruskeala) Lakes”, waterfalls, where such films as “The Dawns Here Are Quiet” and “Dark World” were filmed. This will take several hours. Even closer to the border you can visit Lake Janisjärvi. There are several recreation centers there. If you decide to go straight through the fork, then the next point will be the village of Helyulya. After the bridge over the Tokhmajoki River, you can turn right towards the village of Myllykylä. There, at the end of the village, on the same Tohmajoki River, you can admire the waterfall. Leaving the village of Helyulya, at the very exit, before reaching the bridge over the Helyulanjoki River, you will see small mountain. This historical place called Paasonvuori. At its top in the 12th–13th centuries there was a Karelian settlement-refuge. The remains of stone and earth defensive ramparts are still visible here. During archaeological excavations carried out on Mount Paaso from 1979 to 2005, S.I. Kochkurkina, the richest and most numerous collection of household items and occupations of ancient Karelians made of metal was collected here: spear and arrowheads, brooches, pendants, hairpins, knitting needles, tows, scabbards, axes, locks, keys, razor blades, hooks, botalos, nails and much more. At the turn of the 15th–16th centuries, there was a Russian border garrison (“Liguev Gorodok”) on Mount Paaso, defending the Sortavala lands from the Swedes (“Karelian Ladoga region”). Here ends the second part of our journey.

Sortavala

Another couple of kilometers and we enter the city of Sortavala. This is my hometown. Its brief history is described here, along with a short tour of the city. I won't repeat myself.

Riekkalansaari

You can tell in more detail about the island of Riekkalansaari, where the city came from. There is a pontoon ferry from the city to the island. Riekkalansaari largest island in Lake Ladoga. The island is called “Orthodox”, since even before the emergence of the city the Orthodox (Greek) faith penetrated here. Kreika-Riekka, possibly from Finnish and Karelian phrases. The nature of the island is unique. The island has high cliffs with gloomy gorges, vast plains with overgrown arable lands and meadows, swampy hollows and even one small lake. There are many interesting places here, but to take a look at the entire island and all its attractions, it is enough to Riuttavuori (reef mountain), located on east coast Riekkalansaari island and is a high granite rock with a steep western slope. From its top, unique pictures of Karelian landscapes open to all directions. One of these species was even featured on the Finnish 500 mark banknote in 1878.

Vuorio-Taruniemi-Reuskula-Lahdenpohja

Leaving the island of Riekkalansaari and the city of Sortavala, we begin the third part of our road trip. On the way to Priozersk we will meet many settlements, we can tell a lot about each of them. For example, Cape Taruniemi (fairytale cape), where the Gustav Winter cottage-museum is located, or Juhinlahti (connecting bay).

Vuorio, Tarulinna (Mountainous terrain, fabulous fortress) (61°39"8"N 30°41"3"E)

The village of Vuorio is located on the high shore of the Ladoga Bay of Yukhinlahti (“connecting”), surrounded by mountains composed of frozen volcanic lavas. In the spring of 1917, the family of the famous artist and thinker Nicholas Roerich lived here. The artist liked the very word Yukhinlahti, which was consonant with the idea of ​​world unity. In a letter to A. Benois in July 1917, N. Roerich noted: “Remember that I live on Yukhinlahti, and translated: on the Bay of Unity. The residence itself reminds us of what is needed to save culture, to save the heart of the people.” At the Relander estate, N. Roerich created three paintings - “Yukhinlahti”, “Yukhinniemi” and “Foggy Morning”, conveying the artist’s enthusiastic impression of a new meeting with Karelian nature. Here N. Roerich wrote an article “Unity”, in which he expressed his thoughts and experiences on the events taking place in Russia.

And here is Niemelyanhovi, where the estate is now being restored and a recreation center has been created in the format of a Finnish town. Here, for example, is the village of Reuskula, located on the northwestern shore of Lake Ahvenjärvi (“perch”), from which the Neva stream flows towards Ladoga, the name of which is translated from Finno-Ugric as “swamp, quagmire.” In the vicinity of the village of Reuskula, among quiet forest lakes and dense forests, there are high cliffs that have experienced strong earthquakes in the past. steep cliff slopes, huge boulders stones fallen from above with “caves” between them, all this reminds of the once active geological life of these places (“Karelian Ladoga region”). The next big point will be the city of Lakhdenpokhya (“end of the bay”). I wrote about the Lakhdenpokhya region

Lumivaara-Vyatikkya

Next we will turn off the main road and go to the village of Lumivaara (“snow mountain”), where we will visit one of the most beautiful of the more or less preserved churches. Car rally competitions are held along this road every year.

After Lumivaara, leaving the main road and moving towards Kurkijoki, literally after a few kilometers we will again turn towards Lake Ladoga to a place called Vyattika. Having reached the barrier and leaving the car, we set off on foot for a 15-minute walk along the path of Koyonsaari Island, leading to a magnificent beach and a wonderful place for camping. If time and weather permits, then best place for sunbathing and water bathing cannot be found. Continuing our journey, after some time we find ourselves in the Kurkijoki area. I have already written about this area as well.

Khiitola-Kulikovo

Just yesterday (November 1, 2013) they opened new road, which excluded two settlements from the main road, Khiitola and Kulikovo. Kulikovo was also previously called Khiitola. The settlement got its name from the Karelian god Khiisi, the patron saint of hunting. Khiisi, as the Karelians believed, could take the form of an elk or a deer. He lived in the mountains near villages and protected local residents from aliens. When strangers approached, Hiisi blew fog and threw stones at the strangers, trying to lead them astray. When leaving present-day Hiitola, a forest path branches off to the left of the highway, which after 300 m leads to the beautiful Sahakoski rapids on the Hiitolanjoki River. At the beginning of the 20th century, a hydroelectric power station operated here. From Hiitola railway station, where Finnish architecture still remains, a dirt road leads west towards Tounan, Rintala and Ilme. The first border between Russia and Sweden passed through Ilme in 1323. Further, 20 kilometers of serpentine await us all the way to Priozersk, and thank God if some “leisurely” car does not drive in front of you, there will be a continuous marking line for 12 kilometers.

Priozersk, Korela Fortress

So, Priozersk. Brief history you can see . But I’ll tell you the legend about the construction of the Korela fortress and the founding of the city, described in the book “Karelian Ladoga Region”. “The pagan Karelians did not have fortified cities on their land for a long time. They were often attacked from the west by Swedish knights, and in the east they had to defend themselves from Russian warriors. The Karelians worshiped their gods and did not want to accept the Christian faith. They decided to find a suitable island among the stormy, rapids of Vuoksa and surround it with a powerful fortress wall - then there would be no need to worship either the Swedes or the Russians. Big Island Tiuris at the Tiver rapids seemed most suitable for this purpose. People tied the boats to the willows and began to build a fortress. They carried huge boulders and built powerful walls from them along the edge of the island. But the work did not go well - stones rolled into the river, the walls built during the day collapsed. Disagreements and disputes arose between the builders over trifles. Finally, the Karelian leader heard a voice from heaven in a dream, announcing that the work at this place was not pleasing to the gods. The voice said that one must swim with the current of the Vuoksa until people hear the cuckoo cuckooing and see it sitting on a dry branch. That's where the fortress should be built. That's what the builders did. They had to swim along the river for a long time. The cuckoo crowed several times, but no one saw it among the dense foliage. The splash of the Ladoga wave could already be heard when the Karelians stopped to rest on the last river island, tying the boat to a dry tree standing on the shore. “Kuk-ku!” suddenly came from the top of this tree. In the twilight of the white night, the builders were able to see a bird sitting on a dry tree, half-burned by a thunderstorm. The Karelians were delighted and began to build a stone fortress on this island. The strait where the builders stopped has since been called Käkisalmi - “Cuckoo Strait”. That’s what the settlement itself was called.” (“Karelian Ladoga Region”).

Vladimirskaya Bay.

Our next destination will be Konevets Island, but it is difficult to get there by car, so we will combine a drive along the shore of Lake Ladoga with a short boat trip leaving Vladimirovskaya Bay. The bay can be reached by different roads; for example, right after Priozersk you can turn towards Zaostrovye and drive through Motornoye.

Mustaniemi (black cape) (60°58"7.6"N, 30°19"37.52"E) is the eastern entrance cape of Mustalahti Bay. The cape is low, covered with forest and bordered by a sand and pebble beach strewn with boulders. The bay and village of Motornoye, the former Vuohensalo (goat wilderness) was once the “fishing capital” and was part of the suburbs of Käkisalmi. In 1933, in the village of Vuohensalo, fry of salmon-like fish - Arctic char and whitefish, as well as a small amount of European grayling - began to be reared.

You can also drive to Vladimirskaya Bay through Plodovoye, Melnichnye Ruchi, Sukhodolye, Solovyevo or Gromovo.

Konevets Island

Perhaps because I came to Konevets Island when there were no tourists on the island, but I really enjoyed walking along the paths of the island. Now about the name and history of this place. It is called so in honor of the horse-stone, a pagan place of worship of the Korels and Finns, who annually sacrificed a horse. And the boulder itself resembles the face of a horse. This island is a vivid representative of the coexistence on one island of creators (monks) and destroyers (military). In the north of the island there is a destroyed base, sunken radioactive ships, and in the south there is a Monastery. Now a little information about the Monastery, which was founded at the end of the 14th century by the Monk Arseny Konevsky from Novgorod the Great. In 1398, a church was founded in the name of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, located on the shore of Ladoga. However, already in 1421, due to a flood, Arseny moved the monastery to a higher place, where it is located to this day. Twice, in 1577 and 1610, the Swedes captured the island. After the devastation in 1610, the island of Konevets was under Swedish rule until the end of the Northern War; the cathedral was practically destroyed. The buildings that remain today were built mainly in the 19th and early 20th centuries. This was the time when the monastery flourished. Emperor Alexander II with his family and retinue, writers Leskov, A. Dumas, F. Tyutchev and Nemirovich-Danchenko came here. During the coup of 1917, the monastery was not damaged, as it was located on the territory that gained the independence of Finland. Before the Soviet-Finnish War, the headquarters (in a stone hotel) and two coastal artillery batteries of the Finnish army were located on the island. With the beginning of the war, some of the utensils were taken out, but most of them remained - iconostases and bells of all churches, except for the bells of the Kazan monastery. In 1941, when the island again belonged to Finland, some of the monks again arrived on the island, trying to revive monastic life. All churches, except Nikolsky, were completely destroyed by that time. On August 19, 1944, the last of the brethren left the island forever, which became part of the Soviet Union. After a period of wandering, 32 Konevo monks settled in the Hnekka estate in the Keitele commune, where the monastery existed until 1956. On August 31, 1956, the nine surviving monks moved to the New Valaam Monastery in Papinniemi, taking with them the miraculous Konevskaya icon. Now the Monastery has come to life, thanks to the influx of believers and tourists.

Vuoksa

Let's return to the "main" land and the highway. In a few kilometers it will be locality Losevo-Varshko. Previously, these places were called Kiviniemi (stone cape). Passing the bridge you can’t help but look at the beautiful rapids of Vuoksa, but it wasn’t always like this. Lake Suvantojärvi (Sukhodolskoe) in the 18th century was deeper than it is now, and water from it flowed to Vuoksa along a channel through the Kiviniem Isthmus, i.e. in the opposite direction than now. The narrow kilometer-long Taipale isthmus separated the lake from Ladoga. They tried to cut this lintel with a canal in 1741, but the work was not completed. In the spring of 1818, the level of Lake Suvantojärvi rose sharply and the half-dug canal in Taipal quickly eroded big water. On the last night of the breakthrough of the Suvantojärvi waters into Ladoga, residents of the surrounding villages heard an unimaginable noise and the knocking of boulders. In the village of Taipale (Solovyevo), a residential building with outbuildings, an Orthodox chapel was carried away, and an area of ​​arable land was washed away. As a result of the breakthrough, the water level in Suvantojärvi immediately dropped by 7.5 m. The stream flowing across the Kiviniemi Isthmus dried up. At the bottom of the southeastern part of Suvantojärvi, the Taipalenjoki River began to form, flowing into Ladoga. On the daytime surface there was a drained strip of the lake bottom, in some places reaching a width of two kilometers. Local peasants received additional fertile land, on which arable land appeared over time. Rapids formed in the bed of the Taipale River, which kept the water level in Suvantojärvi slightly higher than the modern one. (“Karelian Ladoga region”)

Pyatirechye, Cape Igolkaniemi

Further through Sosnovo and Zaporozhye to Pyatirechye, on sandy beaches. It was once possible to get to Zaporozhye through Solovyevo, there is a ferry there, but you can’t guess how it works now. Igolkanniemi (Cape Needle) and the island of Igolkansaari. Academician Nikolai Yakovlevich Ozeretskovsky visited here in 1785, who later published his famous book “Journey to Lakes Ladoga and Onega” (St. Petersburg, 1792). Here is his short description of this area - “the cape called Igolka, against which lies in close distance small island, overgrown with small forest", now this cape is called Reznaya (60°35"40.43"N, 30°36"5.45"E) and is the southern entrance cape of Taipalovsky Bay. The cape is low, sandy and devoid of vegetation. To the south and southwest from the cape, the coast is bordered by thickets of reeds. A rocky sandbank stretches two and a half kilometers northeast of Cape Reznoy. Igolka Island is now located 400 meters north of Cape Reznoy. The island is low, rocky and overgrown with bushes.

p.m. Morozova

Let the last points be Lake Ladoga (village) and the village named after Morozov. The first along the road will be “Lake Ladoga”, where there is the “Road of Life” museum and the “Broken Ring” monument. The legendary place where a road was laid, thin as a hair, a hair on which life in besieged Leningrad was held. The last point of our route will be the village named after Morozov, quiet, beautiful, cozy, green village, from the bay of which the Oreshek fortress is visible, that is, the beginning of our route. Our journey has now ended. I hope that you would like to see something or go somewhere. There are beautiful and interesting places nearby, you just need to take your time.

There is a route that can be completed by any interested St. Petersburg resident or guest who comes to St. Petersburg and has a free day. We go to the Finlyandsky Station and board the train departing to the final station "Ladoga Lake". A couple of hours of talking, reading magazines, playing games on the mobile phone and finally, the end of our path and the railway line.
Directly next to the platform you can see a steam locomotive that worked on the Road of Life. He is recognized historical monument and now, polished to a shine, it importantly meets and sees off local trains. What is the Road of Life, a little further...

Well, now it's time to meet the largest freshwater lake in Europe. We cross a small (a couple of hundred meters) pine forest stretching along the railway. And so... In front of us is a slowly swaying giant granite bowl. Ladoga, Lake Ladoga, the Great Nevo Sea. Indeed, it is breathtaking to realize a certain solemnity when you step onto its shore. The first impression is that I am at sea. There can be no talk of any visibility of the opposite shore; the lake is more than 200 kilometers long and more than 100 kilometers wide.

Such expanses of water in northern conditions Leningrad region and Karelia are rarely calm, so Ladoga is known for its storms and powerful waves.

A high (74 meters) lighthouse was built a kilometer south of the railway station. Based on the name of the cape, it got its name - Osinovetsky. Due to its height, the light from the lighthouse is visible over the Ladoga waters at a distance of up to 40 km.

If we walk from the station beyond the Osinovetsky lighthouse, we will arrive at a very important place in the history of the siege of Leningrad and in general in the history of the Great Patriotic War. The Road of Life passed here, connecting besieged Leningrad with the rest of the country. Through Lake Ladoga (on ships in summer, on ice in winter) the city was constantly supplied with food products and other goods of urgent need. At the place where the Road of Life passes from land to water, the “Broken Ring” monument was erected.

In 2013, having found three free days in August, we decided to say goodbye to summer by walking with backpacks along west coast Lake Ladoga from Priozersk to Lake Otradnoe.

The GPS track of this hike can be viewed and downloaded.

How to get to Priozersk?

There are no difficulties with this. Electric train with Finlyandsky station- the answer to all questions.

On August 24, having spent all our time on the benches of the train, already at 11 o’clock in the morning we disembarked in Priozersk and moved to the southern outskirts of the town. Immediately after the bridge over Vuoksa we turned left and headed along the streets towards Ladoga. Let's be honest, we even had to turn on the navigation to get out of the intricacies of the streets of the dacha areas. But we won - there is “wild territory” ahead, as evidenced by the first porcini mushroom.

Sandy shore of the lake. As usual, we had a snack, tested the water with our feet, and were back on the road!

Such masterpieces, far from the bustle of the city, personally convince us that not all vacationers leave empty bottles and garbage behind. Thanks to an unknown artist!

It must be said that the planned average pace of the group’s movement was disrupted by blueberries and mushrooms. The bag gradually filled with boletus, and my hands and lips turned black very quickly!

None of us resisted the temptation to stop for the night when we saw cozy bay with a beach and equipped parking space. And the clock was only 16!!! I would still like to go on and on!

But gentle sun and the anticipation of a delicious evening deprived us of the will to move. We slowly set up a tent, lit a fire, washed ourselves in the lake, tasted boiled mushrooms and potatoes, and frolicked on a horizontal bar and a “garland” of tires discovered nearby.

The evening gradually faded, the moon emerged from the lake... There was one last romantic surprise left - the launch of the flashlight.

The morning of the next day turned out to be no less impressive: complete silence, fog dissolving over the bay and pink pine trunks, colored by the rising sun. True, not everyone woke up early to enjoy this picture.

The rise of the group took place. Next is a well-established ritual: breakfast, getting ready and continuing the journey. The first stop happened literally after 100-150 meters. We came across a fence with a gate and realized that we had spent the night on the territory children's camp recreation. This is where neat fire pits, tables and horizontal bars come from! It’s just that the fence on the north side has not been preserved - we didn’t even notice how we ended up on Robinson’s territory.

By the way, in the future we often passed the territories of legal and illegal camps set up on the shore of the lake. Almost Baltic landscapes are conducive to relaxation. Time summer holidays was ending, so we were greeted by mostly deserted areas with skeletons of tents, flagpoles, stands with work plans and even models.

Sandy areas gave way to pebble ones, we continued to stomp to the south. Next interesting place On the map there are the remains of Finnish defensive fortifications. The Finns pretty much dug up the Karelian Isthmus with their fortifications: in several lines, from Gulf of Finland to Lake Ladoga.

Our path along the coast continued to the village of Motornoye. Before saying goodbye to the lake, we took water procedures and had lunch. This time the dining table was located between the most powerful pine roots protruding from the sand.

In Motorny, we even managed to replenish food supplies (some were in the store, and apples were simply from abandoned summer cottages). With heavier backpacks, we headed for Lake Vorobyovo. It’s interesting that this is how the lake is marked on maps. But the local population knows him as Light. The path, as it turned out, ran through mushroom and berry areas.

Again the schedule was disrupted, but for dinner - woohoo! - both mushroom picker and compote!

The transition of the second day, naturally, turned out to be more difficult than the first. Under the backpacks since 9 am, the sun is almost Crimean, underfoot there is either sand or swamps... And we couldn’t avoid meeting a snake! We saw Lake Svetloye at 19:00 and it was just a gift. Cozy place for parking, almost no neighbors, warm and really light lake water. In general, summer relaxation!

And the next morning autumn came... Even at night the wind rose, and when I was the first to get out of the tent, I saw heavy clouds covering the horizon.

There was no time for swimming here - we even washed ourselves in our jackets!

But how rewarded we were for the kilometers we covered! On the third day we had not walked even ten minutes with our backpacks when we literally stumbled upon a porcini mushroom plantation! We used all the available bags and a rubberized bucket.

The burden became heavier, the breaks became more frequent...

And you keep finding mushrooms!

And somehow unexpectedly the forest ended. A gap in the trees, the growl of tractors and the obvious mooing of a cow disconcerted us at first. But soon we received answers to our questions.

The equipment uprooted trees and leveled areas for “elite” pastures for cows. A little further we saw another forest pasture, and closer to the village of Solnechnoye we saw a modern farm with a dairy store. We couldn’t resist and bought (not a store, milk).

Another couple of kilometers along the gravel road - and we are at Lake Otradnoe. Pleasant sand underfoot, the entire surface of the water in the glare of the sun, but I couldn’t dive - the bottom was very flat. We have not reached the depth.

Feeling soft after lunch, we lazily set off along the highway in the direction of Otradnoye station. The prospect of a seven-kilometer march along the side of the highway, and even with string bags of mushrooms, was somehow not at all inspiring. But there are good people in the world - the driver of the regular bus did not turn out to take tourist passengers! A pleasant point in the summer season 2013!

Where: Leningrad region, Vsevolozhsk district, railway station Ladoga Lake

How to get there:
by electric train from the Finlyandsky station (Ploshchad Lenina metro station) to the Ladoga Lake railway station, then walk along the lake through the territory of the military unit for about 2 km;
by car 45 km along Ryabovskoye Highway (A 128) to the Ladoga Lake railway station (then walk along the lake for about 2 km) or to the Borisova Griva railway station, then through the village of Morye.








Ladoga saved the lives of many during the harsh days of the fascist blockade. Today, only a few monuments remind of those terrible and heroic events: steam locomotive that worked on the "Road of Life" and the "Road of Life" museum in the village of Osinovets, 15 minutes from Lake Ladoga station.

Thousands of citizens go to relax on the beaches of the Resort District - there is everything they need... except clean water. For fresh wind and clean water, you need to go to Lake Ladoga.

Nature itself made sure that Ladoga shores there was no monotony: necklaces of islands, scatterings of boulders, granite cliffs, rocky ridges, sandbanks and dunes covered with pine trees. And full of fish!

IN village of Lake Ladoga the road goes straight to the beach. To get to it you need to go down a small hill along the sand. At the top of the hill there are tall pine trees. In the evening the place looks very romantic. During the day, especially on weekends, there are a lot of people here. The entrance to the water is small stones - then sand.

This beach ends with a checkpoint. Further territory is closed by the military. But it is possible to get there. You just need to go further in the direction of the train; the rails will soon turn into a picturesque forest path. After 400 meters you need to turn right and exit onto the asphalt road along Ladoga, past the checkpoint. On both sides of the road there are signs "Stop! They're shooting! Passage is prohibited!" But these signs do not disturb vacationers at all.

Meanwhile, your gaze opens to a view of picturesque beach and a pine forest, which is located between the beach and the road. On weekdays there is almost no one here; on weekends there are much fewer people than on well-known beaches. Mostly amateurs active rest Outdoors. Sometimes lovers of noisy parties come here in cars from Morier, but this usually happens on weekends. And on weekdays you can enjoy the waves, wind, seagulls, clouds, sunrises and sunsets alone.

They say that in Ladoga they still don’t swim in July, and in August they don’t swim anymore. It is not true...
The water is, however, cool, but this is natural for such a large lake.

When you go into the water, there is sand under your feet, no mud at the bottom, and no stones either. There are small waves you can swing on. It is not deep here, so you can see many couples with babies who live here for weeks.

When you get tired of swimming and sunbathing and want to explore the surrounding area, you can head along the lake along the asphalt road towards the village of Morye. The walk will take about an hour. Despite the fact that recently more and more vacationers have been coming to this rather wild place, the forest is full of strawberries, blueberries and mushrooms. Right next to Morier, the gates of the military unit are wide open. And just outside the gate there is an old church.

For lovers of long hiking There is a great opportunity to walk to Borisova Griva station. You need to walk along the picturesque banks of the river; in one place the dirt road will intersect with an asphalt road, which will lead you to Borisov Griva (about 12 km).

 

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