Trekking in KMV parks and ecotropes

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A week-long author's tour in which we collected the most interesting sights of the Caucasian Mineral Waters. During the trip, the group will live in a comfortable hotel and walk light every day.

Our plans include walking through the luxurious resort parks of Pyatigorsk, Zheleznovodsk and Kislovodsk, climbing the ecotrope to the top of Mount Beshtau and Zheleznaya, a trip to Elbrus and waterfalls 70 meters high.

Location

Russia, Stavropol Territory, Mineralnye Vody

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Tour highlights

A flying trip

We will take a minibus along a new, comfortable route to the world of Jila-Su waterfalls and visit Elbrus itself

The Road to Heaven

We will have a completely forest route that will take place away from noisy trails

A walk through the night city

Let's walk through the night of Kislovodsk and see the Resort Boulevard, decorated with many lights

Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrival. Pyatigorsk
The group gathers at 11:30-12:00 (Moscow time) at the railway station at the airport in Mineralnye Vody.
Transfer by minibus to sunny Pyatigorsk (40 minutes).
This city is held in the palms of their hands and embraced by five beautiful mountains: Mashuk, Beshtau, Dagger, Zheleznaya and Camel.
During our trip, we will definitely climb one of them!
We will start our walk around the city by visiting the place of Lermontov's duel, then we will see Lake Proval.
Here we will make a wish near the monument to Ostap Bender.
We continue our journey through the renovated Pyatigorsk Park and admire the unusual locations: the Aeolian harp, the Chinese gazebo and, of course, the bronze eagle!
Next, we will continue trekking through the Tsvetnik Park, which pleases tourists with beautiful flower clubs at any time of the year.
Let's take a look at Diana's grotto and take a photo of the sophisticated Lermontov Gallery here.
The active part of the tour in Pyatigorsk and Kavminvody: 4.8 km, altitude difference 520-620 m, trekking duration 3-4 hours.

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Day 2 - Trekking in the resort park of Kislovodsk
Welcome to the largest and most famous park of these places — the resort park of Kislovodsk.
This is a real forest country where squirrels run, slender fir trees rise into the sky, juniper trees spread and fragile roses rejoice in the sun.
Do you think that the Kislovodsk Park is like that, just a couple of kilometers and that's it?
The instructor will do his best to dispel this stereotype!
He will guide you through the most interesting and delicious places.: The Mirror Pond, the Valley of roses, the Temple of the Air, the Gazebo of the Seven Winds, the Red Sun Mountain and the Small Saddle Mountain.
By the evening you will find yourself at the top of Bolshoe Saddleh Mountain, and then you will realize that today the tour covered only part of the park!
His Majesty Elbrus will sparkle with its icy slopes in front of you.
Our author's tour to Kislovodsk also includes a walk through the night city.
The light and music fountain sparkles with lights in the evening, its jets soar up with incredible ease and immediately fall down, obeying the rhythms of the music.
The active part of the Kavminvody tour: 19.9 km, elevation difference of 950-1580 m, trekking time in the park of Kislovodsk 6-7 hours, rest in the evening in Kislovodsk – 4-5 hours.

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Day 3 - Zheleznovodsk, a resort park
A trip to Kavminvody necessarily includes a visit to the city of Zheleznovodsk.
It also has its own Resort Park, which was extensively renovated in 2019.
Now the park boasts beautiful fountains and the longest cascading staircase in southern Russia.
We will start our journey in Zheleznovodsk from the railway station, slowly passing by the Ostrovsky baths, which resemble overseas mosques in their appearance.
Then we move towards the spectacular palace of the Emir of Bukhara with golden balconies and Arabic script.
On the way to him, we definitely make a wish near a huge egg with zodiac signs!
We stand for a moment near the elegant Pushkin Gallery building, then take a photo of the flower calendar — and here we are in the very heart of the Zheleznovodsk Resort Park.
A convenient path made of fresh tiles beckons into a dense forest, along the path there are soulful bird feeders, and every 200 meters there is a stone by the roadside-a symbol of these places with the image of Mtsyri, a Demon or other mythical characters.
By the middle of the day, we will reach the Saltpetre Rocks — picturesque gray rocks, in places they look like a layered pie.
But the most important feature of these places is the observation deck in a single place!
You can see the city of Zheleznovodsk, Zheleznaya Mountain, Razvalka and forests, forests, forests around.
In this place, you definitely need to sit on the footrest and admire.
Then the path of the tour to Kavminvody will lead to a Cascade staircase.
Going down it, we will see the Stoss pump room, Ferrum Square and go out to the Resort Lake.
The active part of the Kavminvody tour: 12.8 km, altitude difference 560-650 m, trekking duration 7-8 hours.

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Day 4 - Trekking on the eco-trail to Mount Beshtau and Mount Maly Tau
Zheleznovodsk is a city that tourists don't know much about.
It is not as well-known as its popular neighbors Yessentuki or Pyatigorsk.
Nevertheless, Zheleznovodsk is the most ecologically clean city in Kavminvod!
Today we will have a completely wooded route that will take us away from noisy trails.
The forest path will persistently lead us up, up, and up a little more.
But when we reach the saddle of the mountain, the heart involuntarily freezes: in front of us we will see the Snake and Zheleznaya mountains, the resort park, the lake and the panorama of Kavminvod.
And then there will be a dilemma: if you go to the left, you will get to Maly Tau.
By the way, Mount Beshtau is the highest of the 17 local mountains.
Beshtau itself consists of five spurs or peaks, the highest of which is bolshaya Beshtau — 1400 meters.
Active part: 10.7 km, altitude difference 610-1400 m, duration 8-9 hours.

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Day 5 - Jila-Su tract, trekking to waterfalls and Mount Elbrus
Each of our tours has a cherry on the cake — it's a day that tourists are especially looking forward to.
A trip to Jilly-Su is just the cherry!
We take a minibus along a new, comfortable route to the world of the Jila-Su waterfalls and visit Elbrus itself.
On the way, we will make a stop at the spectacular observation deck, which is aptly called "Avatar Rocks".
The Jili-Su highway is an attraction in itself.
After driving along it quite a bit, you suddenly see the snow giant Elbrus rising right in front of you!
We will definitely make a photo gallery and capture this snow giant.
Next, it will be the turn of trekking along the Gila-Su tract.
What is not here: hot springs, huge sand castles "Dragon's Teeth", narzanchi and as many as 4 waterfalls.
Active part: 8.3 km, altitude difference 2360-2190-2360 m, duration 8-9 hours.

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Day 6 - Castle of treachery and love, trekking to Honey waterfalls, mount "Ring"
We are going outside the city of Kislovodsk to see another unusual place — the Castle of cunning and love.
This medieval building is decorated with spectacular turrets, sculpting, and curly balconies.
Let's look at the building from the outside, there is now a restaurant and a hotel inside it.
Then we will go trekking along the hiking trail to the Honey Waterfalls.
Several delicate bridges have been built in this gorge, on which we will take spectacular photos.
The final point of the tour program will be a trip to Mount Koltso.
This is a bizarre rock formation, which is 8 m wide and 12 m high.
Active part: 10.7 km, elevation difference 870-1050 m, duration 6-7 hours.

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Day 7 - Kislovodsk Park: trekking to Sunny Glade. Departure
Today, the city of Kislovodsk will once again be in the center of our attention.
Scientists say that of all the cities of Kavminvod, it is here that the largest number of sunny days of the year is 265!
Therefore, we will be happy to spend another sunny day of the Kavminvody tour in Kislovodsk and take a new route in the Resort Park.
Let's take a walk towards the Tea House and have a nice time in the Sunny Meadow.
The active part of the tour of Kavminvody and Kislovodsk: 3.5 km, elevation difference 820-910-820 m, trekking duration 4-5 hours.
Transfer by minibus to Mineralnye Vody.
15:00-16:00 Arrival at the railway station and the airport of Mineralnye Vody, departure home.
Depending on the weather conditions, the physical condition of the participants and other factors, the tour route may be changed.

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Difficulty

Involves moderate physical activity

Tour organizer's comments

The difficulty level of the route: moderate (60% of the route), medium (40% of the route).

The route is trekking. Trekking is walking through mountainous (rugged) terrain. This type of active recreation involves daily climbing and dropping heights (ascents and descents).

The length of the route: 72.3 km .

The route runs at an altitude of 530-2300 m.

The route passes through forest trails, dirt roads, alpine meadows, large and small stones. The routes will have an altitude difference of 100 to 200 m per day. In three days of the route, the altitude difference will be from 590 m to 790 m. Climbing up 590-790 m is about the same as climbing 190-260 floors.

Accommodation

Hotel

6 nights

Comfort

Midscale

The tour involves accommodation in Kislovodsk in the hotel "Grace" or a hotel of the same class: 2-, 3-bed rooms.

The surcharge for 1-bed accommodation is 13,500 rubles / the entire rest period.

The Blagodat Hotel is located in Kislovodsk. It offers free Wi-Fi and a sauna.

All rooms are equipped with a refrigerator and a TV with cable channels. The private bathroom comes with a hairdryer and free toiletries. Guests can use the shared ironing room.

There is a restaurant on the territory of the Blagodat Hotel.

The reception is open 24 hours a day.

The Blagodat Hotel is 30 km from Pyatigorsk and 17 km from Yessentuki Resort. Mineralnye Vody International Airport is 44 km away.

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Tour conditions

Group

From 6 to 18 tourists

Minimum age

6 years old

Duration

7 days 6 nights

Group meets at

Russia, Stavropol Territory, Mineralnye Vody

Included in price

road crossings along the route;
travel by public transport in the city of Kislovodsk;
accommodation in Kislovodsk in a hotel;
2 meals a day:
- ready-made breakfasts (day 2-7) are served at the hotel according to a set menu (the menu is not individual);
- lunch (day 2-7) in the form of dry rations in the mountains (sausage, cheese, tea, cookies, chocolate, sweets);
entrance tickets to Honey Waterfalls;
eco-collection in the Elbrus National Park;
resort fee;
the services of an instructor-guide.

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Mineralnye Vody and back;
Meals: lunch during the move on the 1st day, dinners;
the surcharge for 1-bed accommodation in a hotel room is 13,500 rubles./ the entire rest period;
insurance (optional).

It's important to know

We draw your attention to the rules of choosing clothes for the trip: in the Caucasus, you can wear trousers and T-shirts. Shorts and T-shirts should not be taken for a trip to the Caucasus.

cap / panama hat;
jacket. The air temperature in the early morning and late evening is +7...+12C.;
fleece. We recommend taking 2 fleeces: one for walking on the route (it gets a hiking smell quickly enough), the second clean and fresh fleece for walking in the hotel;
T-shirt;
lightweight long sleeve shirt. The shirt will protect your arms and neck from burning;
Buff. Protects the neck from burning, can be used as a headdress or as a scarf;
running trousers;
lingerie;
socks;
trekking shoes (ankle-length and above) and sneakers;
flip-flops (for walking in a hotel);
swimsuit;
for girls on request: a dress for a photo shoot on the background of mountains;
waterproof clothing or raincoat;
tracking sticks. Sticks significantly reduce the load on the knees. Physically strong and healthy tourists are recommended to have sticks with them. Tourists who have problems with knees, joints and overweight must have trekking poles. If necessary, the club provides trekking poles for rent;
passport / birth certificate of the child. It is mandatory to have the original documents (not a copy);
camera / video camera and charger;
toiletries (toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, razor);
hairbrush;
sunglasses. For people with hypersensitivity of the eyes to sunlight, we recommend having glasses with an ultraviolet (UV) filter;
0.5L plastic bottle (for drinking water on the route);
toilet paper (useful during the day, on the route);
thermos flask volume 0.5-0.75 l;
mug, spoon;
wet wipes;
thread, needle;
backpack for walking (volume 20-25 liters). The backpack contains the tourist's personal belongings (fleece, raincoat, water bottle, etc.), as well as public food for lunch, which is issued by the instructor (the weight of the products is 400-600 grams);
podpopnik;
cash;
shoe dryers;
sunscreen, hygienic lipstick;
individual first aid kit. Required: elastic bandage, patch;
hat, gloves.

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Reviews

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Yuri

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25 Mar, 2025

The tour was very well organized. The transfers from the airport and railway station to the campsite, as well as from the campsite to the hiking trails, were smooth and convenient. The campsite itself was comfortable, with rooms equipped with showers and TVs. What impressed me the most, however, was the drying room on our floor! The weather in this region changes rapidly, and almost every day, our group got caught in the rain. Drying clothes and shoes while hiking can be a real challenge, back in Altai, after getting soaked in rain and snow, I was never able to fully dry my clothes, as it rained every night, and they only dried once I got home. Here, that problem was completely solved. A special thank you to our guide, Roman, an experienced mountain tour expert, a fascinating and cheerful companion, and undoubtedly a true mountain romantic. He went above and beyond to bring our diverse group together, chatting with everyone during the day and organizing engaging activities in the evenings. He shared captivating stories about his native Krasnoyarsk region, the Sayan Mountains, local customs, and legends, as well as personal anecdotes. Roman carefully selected routes based on the weather and terrain, always prioritizing the safety and well-being of the group. Roma, thank you so much!