Hiking in the east of the Rybachy Peninsula

After breakfast, we will pack up the camp, cross the Pyaive River and, finding ourselves on the right bank, we will go to look for artifacts – rock carvings of ancient people. 

Zubovskaya Bay is located in the central part of the northern coast of the Rybachy Peninsula between the capes of Mainavolok and Lazar.

Ancient people left unique rock carvings in Zubovskaya Bay, located near the confluence of the Pyayve River with the sea. 

There are also burials of Stone Age people, several Viking graves and the sacred stone of the Lapps, which was sacrificed in ancient times.

Next, our path will lie along the very edge of the Barents Sea – here rocks and sandy beaches are interspersed with grassy "clearings" on our way. 

We will pass by the abandoned village of Zubovka, Cape Lazar.

After reaching the Srednyaya River, we will set up camp (on this day we will walk 10 km).

Our route will again lie along the coast of the Barents Sea, across the Zubovka River, past Cape Lazar (we will walk 12 km on this day).

We will pass by Cape Lognavolok and Cape Lausch. 

On the way, we will pass through the abandoned military village of VRM (fan radio beacon). By evening we will reach Cape Tsyp-Navolok.

Tsyp-Navolok is a large area from the Anikeyevka River to the Laush Bay. Over the centuries, settlements have been appearing and disappearing here. 

From the hill, the islands of Maly and Bolshoy Anikiev are clearly visible. 

Russian russians on Bolshoy Anikiev Island are known as the stone journal of ancient navigators. Here are the "Plates of Time" — the names of Russian and overseas navigators, merchants from Holland, Germany, Scandinavian countries, as well as Russian Pomerania — Onega, Kemi, Arkhangelsk, carved on stone slabs, made in the period from 1510 to the middle of the 20th century.

We will walk 16 km this day. We'll camp on the Anikieva River.

Today we have to visit the most beautiful places – Gorodetsky bird bazaars of the Rybachy Peninsula.

According to the most conservative estimates, the number of birds nesting here is 800 thousand individuals. 

They nest on steep shores for 7 km from Tsyp-Navolok to Cape Korobelny.

And there are many varieties: sea lions, kiras, auk, and even rare species of eagles.

We will walk 13 km this day. We'll be watching birds along the way.

We will head to places rarely visited by tourists. 

In 1995, during an international expedition, about 40 graves of Stone Age people were found in these places. 

Old mysterious rings of large size and a groove in the rocks were also discovered there — whales were hunted here! 

And also, just like on Anikiev, there is a slate slab embedded in the ground at the foot of Guria, where barely noticeable inscriptions are visible — a ship sank here in the 19th century, and the merchant decided to perpetuate the memory of him. 

In general, there is something to see!

We will walk 14 km this day.

Translated from Finnish, "Moches" means "beautiful". This place is very beautiful and interesting. 

As we descend to Mocha from a high hill, we will have a view of the fabulous bay. 

Below we will find a river, which we will have to ford, and then we will see the steep banks of a narrow river forming a canyon, flowing into the sea. 

To the right of the river there are lawns and sand banks, where we will camp.

If you carefully examine the lip, you can find the locations of buildings, fragments of household utensils, rusted nails. It is said that Norwegians lived here until 1926.

Today, our way continues to one of the most beautiful places on the Rybachy Peninsula, Eina Guba.

The name of the lip is from Sami mythology.

At the beginning of the 20th century, there was a small settlement of Finnish colonists here. 

The abundant grasses of the sheltered valley made it possible to keep livestock and grow vegetables. 

Since ancient times, this place was famous not only for its abundant herbs, but also for its salmon catches.

We will walk 18 km this day.

Our route will take us past the fairly high Motka Mountain and the smaller Rokopakhta Mountain, which offers fantastic views of the neighboring Sredny Peninsula, Bolshaya Motka Bay, as well as the surroundings of the Rybachy Peninsula itself. 

The places here have also been inhabited by people since ancient times and are rich in history — ancient people were also found here, there was a Finnish colony, and during the Great Patriotic War there was a battery.

We will walk 17 km this day.

On this day, we pack up the camp, load into the cars that will come for us from the mainland, and, rested and inspired, we will return to the hustle and bustle of the cities.