From dawn to dusk. The journey of young tourists to Hawk Lake LO

We invite you to a real hiking trip under a backpack! It's all grown-up! We will embark on an unforgettable journey along the legendary Ho Chi Minh Trail to Lake Yastrebinoe. This is one of the amazing and incredibly beautiful tourist spots of the Leningrad region.

Together with our experienced instructors, young tourists and their parents will walk this exciting and difficult path to their cherished goal and back. This trip is a great opportunity to try something really new, to test your strength, endurance and "that guy".

Location

St. Petersburg, Finlyandsky railway station
from
$78
+ tickets to the starting point of the tour
No need to pay now
Duration
3 Days
2 Nights
Departures
  • Group departures
    • Dates for next season
    • 9 – 11 May, 2025
    • 20 – 22 June, 2025
or
Accommodation
  • Tent
    2 nights
Comfort
  • Basic
Difficulty
Moderate
Involves moderate physical activity
Group
Up to 20 people
Minimum age
7 years old
Group meet at
St. Petersburg, Finlyandsky railway station
Contact the tour coordinator
Weekdays: 8am - 8pm
Weekends: 8am - 7pm (GMT +3)
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Tour highlights

Spring nature
On the way we will meet many different blooms, the forest will wake up from hibernation and bloom
A test of your strength
A new experience of walking under a backpack in a family format
New friends
A team of like-minded people! After going through such a difficult path, we will definitely become friends, but how else?
Sunset on Mount Parnassus
Mount Parnassus is the highest point of Hawk Lake. It offers an incredible view!
The quarry
Let's go past the quarry
Quarry
Let's see a granite quarry and marvel at its scale!

Itinerary

  • Day 1 - Meeting of the group, arrival in Kuznechnoye, trekking to Lake Yastrebinoye

    We meet at the Finlandsky railway station, get acquainted with the instructors and the group, buy tickets to Kuznechny, take the train and hit the road.

    You can get hooked in Devyatkino or get to Priozersk by car, park your car in the parking lot on the central square of the city and get into the carriage with the group.

    In the Blacksmith Shop, we disassemble modules with food and public equipment and "under backpacks" on the way!

    We will walk about 16 km to the end point, making stops, big and small snacks, singing songs and playing along the way for "light legs". On the way you will meet: a quarry, a quarry, huge trucks, fords, crossings, beaver tracks and spring flowers.

    When we reach Dvinsky Lake, we will find ourselves a couple of kilometers from the main goal – Yastrebinoye.

    Here we make a stop, cook a delicious and well-deserved lunch.

    After a hot meal, we will definitely have a second or tenth breath. We won't even notice when we reach the lake and the campsite.

    We set up tents, cook dinner and share our impressions of past adventures. 

    In the evening, legends, a fairy tale and all-consuming dreams await young tourists.

  • Day 2 - Exercise, walk to the Big Rocks, sunset at Mount Parnassus
  • Day 3 - The return trip and the end of the tour
Difficulty
Involves moderate physical activity
Tour organizer's comments

Hiking with full running days under a backpack, crossings of 7-15 km.

Accommodation

Accommodation
  • Tent
    2 nights
Comfort
  • Basic

The tour includes accommodation in tents.

The cost of the tour for 1 person in rubles is 7,500 rubles.

The cost of the tour for children from 7 to 14 years old is 7,200 rubles.

Tent 2 nights

Tour conditions

Group
up to 20 tourists
Minimum age
7 years old
Duration
3 days 2 nights
Group meets at
St. Petersburg, Finlyandsky railway station

Included in price

  • advice and support on all organizational issues, including assistance in the selection of equipment and clothing (on request);
  • meals on the route: 4 hearty snacks, two dinners, two breakfasts, two lunches.
  • rental of group equipment (tents in the required quantity, campfire equipment, boilers, burners, saw, axe, awning, etc.);
  • group first aid kit;
  • gifts from the tour club;
  • instructor services.

Paid extra

  • ticket to St. Petersburg and back;
  • train tickets to Kuznechny (one-way fare is 434 rubles);
  • rental of personal equipment (backpack, sleeping bag, foam).

It's important to know

Personal equipment you need for the tour

Properly selected equipment and clothes are the key to good mood and comfort on the route for you and your child. Be sure to consult us if you doubt the selection of equipment or clothing! Comfortable shoes, a proven backpack and nothing extra! It is necessary to leave a place in the backpack for public equipment and a module with food.

Attention! On request, we can provide a tent for a family (only you will live in it) – these are three- or four-person tents that must be picked up at the start of the route, or rent a double tent at the tourist club warehouse in advance!

Equipment:

  • Backpack for a long hike (90 l for men, 70 l for women) with a belt
  • A cape on a backpack
  • Foam (travel mat, polyurethane foam mat, karemat)
  • Hoba (tourist seat)
  • Headlamp LED flashlight
  • Trekking poles
  • The sleeping bag is warm (comfort temperature -8/-15*C)
  • Tent
  • Hermetic package for phone/documents
  • Compass

Clothes:

  • Sleep clothes
  • Lingerie
  • Thermal underwear
  • Upper running trousers (windproof and waterproof)
  • Warm pants for the evening (fleece)
  • Socks or thermal socks
  • Thermal socks are warm
  • Wool Socks
  • Flashlights (gaiters, shoe covers)
  • Thermal T-shirt
  • Warm fleece jacket with a neck (thick wool sweater)
  • The jacket is windproof and waterproof (membrane)
  • Down jacket (warm jacket)
  • Gloves
  • Scarf
  • The cap is light
  • The hat is warm
  • Rain cape with hood
  • Trekking boots
  • Warm boots
  • Down Vest
  • A thin down jacket
  • Buff

Personal items:

  • Passport
  • Thermos flask (1 l)
  • A set of dishes (KLMN)
  • Toilet paper
  • Individual first aid kit
  • Personal hygiene items
  • Telephone
  • Medical policy
  • Children's individual first aid kit
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Dates and Prices

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  • $78
    9 – 11 May, 2025 3 days 2 nights
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  • $78
    20 – 22 Jun, 2025 3 days 2 nights
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