Young people explore the world. Trekking in the Kuban

Breakfast at the hotel.

Transfer Krasnodar — Ubinka village (Dubrava tourist base).

Exit to the route. 

The dirt road takes us further and further away from civilization into the mountains. 

Along the Ubinka river we climb to the foot of the Pshada mountain (three 40-minute crossings). 

After 3 hours, we will make a stop near a bowl with the purest water. 

Small fish are flashing under the water, huge burdocks are standing like soldiers.

There will be a big rest stop and lunch in this picturesque place. 

We start unloading backpacks.

We have to climb Pshada Mountain and descend to the Partizansky shelter. 

We will set up a camp near the Pshad waterfalls. 

Those who wish can swim in the jets of the largest. It's called Olyapkin.

In the evening, we sit around the campfire, bake potatoes, tell various scary stories.

We leave the heavy backpacks and go light to new experiences.

Papai Peak is waiting for us — the most beautiful mountain in the Main Caucasian range in the vicinity of the Seversky district, a huge rocky crown and panoramas of the surrounding area. 

A simple hike for the whole day. 

We take a snack, raincoats, panama hats, and on the way.

Return to the camp only in the evening.

Today we are waiting for the beauty and landscapes that open from the crest of the Tserkovny ridge. 

A backpack on your shoulders. 

The romance of the mountains is calling us.

Today we go to the shelter with the proud name "Alpinistsky" — overnight at the shelter near the village of Novosadovy. 

Here you can taste mountain cider, hear a terrible legend about the local monster chupokapra, taste delicious pastries or go to the sauna.

There is no electricity and civilization in the village, but the locals are sincere and captivate with Caucasian hospitality.

Half a day.

Late rise.

The radial exit to the waterfall is the Count's ruins and an eerie place of Stagnation.

The waterfall is located on a tributary of the Papayka River.

The tributary has no name. 

But the place where the water cuts through a 50-meter ledge of rocks and cascades down from a step of 11 meters, was once called the Count's Ruins. 

Hydrogen sulfide sources come to the surface here, and a characteristic smell is felt in the air.

We return to the camp. 

Lunch.

The road leads us further and further. 

We are getting closer and closer to the Black Sea. 

Today is a very simple day — only 3 trips with a backpack for 40 minutes, and we stop at a bivouac.

The trail leads us to the grandiose Monastery rocks (Gray Monasteries) — the rocks are composed of blocks of sandstones. 

This is one of the places where climbers once polished their skills, mastering the technique and tactics of rock routes. 

With love, individual rock ledges are nicknamed with fancy names: Grandfather (now destroyed), Sail, Boat — you can feel the proximity of the Black Sea. 

Here the Mill Stream cascades down in a 7-meter cascade, impressing anyone, even the most sophisticated traveler.

After installing the bivouac, we set off on a circular route around the cliffs of the Monasteries.

In the evening, be careful: our camp can be visited by small nocturnal animals — raccoons. 

For a piece of sugar or a cracker, they will actively communicate with you.

Let's move on.

After a couple of kilometers, we will climb Mount Thab (905 m). 

The toponym Thab is translated from Adyghe as a multi-faceted one (the information is taken from the "Toponymic Dictionary of the Caucasus", author A.V. Tverdny). 

Indeed, the rocky slopes of Thaba have many branches. 

From here you can enjoy a magnificent view of Papai, the westernmost rocky peak of the Main Caucasian Ridge.

We descend from the top of Mount Thab.

Our path runs along the bed of the most beautiful Thab stream — the famous Plesetsk waterfalls appear to us in all their splendor. 

There are about 70 large and small waterfalls, rifts, waterfalls and spillways. 

The average height of these noisy overflows is 3-4 meters. 

Waterfalls with a height of 8 to 10 meters stand out especially among their water counterparts. 

Each of them even has its own name: Yellow, Wide, Tall, Tie.

Flowing down in torrents down, down and down the Plesetskaya Gap River leads us to the village of Mikhailovsky Pass.

Our next overnight stay is here.

We stock up on water and go towards the village of Mikhailovsky pass.

After 3 trips of 40 minutes, the dirt road begins. 

From this point, you can call an all-terrain vehicle (UAZ) and get to the village by car, or you can walk down on your own, admiring the views. 

From the village, the bus will take us to the city of Gelendzhik.

Our journey is coming to an end. 

Someone will go home, and someone will stay to relax on the hospitable Black Sea. 

Perhaps you will not stop at the route you have traveled and go on a new journey with us.

Those who wish can stay in the village of Dzhankhot among the most beautiful pines. 

There is the Korolenko House Museum, the only museum in Russia dedicated to the writer. 

On the territory of the museum you will see the Lebanese cedar. 

The height of the tree is about 20 meters. The cedar was planted by V. G. Korolenko's brother Illarion at the beginning of the last century.

Someone will prefer the city of Gelendzhik - translated from Circassian as "white daughter—in-law" with a magnificent embankment, there is an airport with regular flights across Russia.

There is a bus service from Gelendzhik to Novorossiysk.

Novorossiysk is a large railway station.