I already gave a certain description of the route in the first article, but I will duplicate it here.
Route | How to get there
Taganrog – Rostov – Belorechensk – Lago-Naki checkpoint.
- From Taganrog to Rostov is an ordinary train.
- From Rostov to Belorechensk – train at night (departure about 8 pm, arrival – 4 am).
- From Belorechensk you can take a taxi to the checkpoint, you can take a bus / taxi to Maykop, and you can like us – by transfer (https:// gorykavkaz.rf / transfer_do_lagonaki.php).
The return trip is as follows: shelter Babuk-Aul – Solokh-Aul – Dagomys – Sochi – Rostov.
- From Babuk-Aul by transfer (can be ordered from a forester in a shelter) to Solokh-Aul.
- From Solokh-Aul by regular bus to Dagomys.
- From Dagomys by train to Sochi.
- From Sochi go by train to Rostov.
Prices
Transport:
- Train Taganrog-Rostov = 130 rub.
- Train Rostov – Belorechensk = ~1300 rub.
- Transfer Belorechensk – Checkpoint Lago-Naki for 6 = 4500 rub.
- Transfer Babuk-Aul – Solokh-Aul (UAZ) = 5000 rub.
- Bus Solokh-Aul – Dagomys – 150 rub.
- Train Dagomys – Sochi = 42 rub.
- Train Sochi – Rostov-on-Don = ~1300 rub.
Stay on the territory of the reserve for 3 days for 6 people = 5400 rubles.
Food (stew Agrocomplex, rice, cereals) = 5400 rubles.
Hotel in Belorechensk for 1 day for 2 people for 6 people = 2400 rubles.
I will not count the equipment, because everyone needed it in different quantities.
Total: 6800 rubles (4 days)
Equipment
Minimum required:
- Tourist backpack (from 65 liters).
- Tent (actually a tent can take one for two, but I'll still include it in the list as for each)
- Sleeping bag (lower comfort is not less than the night temperature, in our case – +4)
- Karimat / self-inflating mat
- Inflatable pillow
- Foam seating mat (arsonist)
- Spare shoes
- Socks – ordinary, woolen for sleeping (calculation – 1 pair – 1 day, +2 pairs if it rains, +1 pair spare)
- Briefs (calculation of 1 pair – 1 day)
- Cotton T-shirts – 2 pieces
- Warm fleece jacket
- Shorts for the city
- Trekking pants
- Trekking shorts
- Camping plate
- Hiking mug
- Multitool for food
- Knife
- Burner
- Food pot
- Gas (we had enough of one cylinder for 600 grams + one for 100)
- Raincoat
- Plastic water bottles
- Soap
- Charging for phone
- Powerbank (enough for 40 Ah for 6 people)
- Medicine chest
- Walletpassportpolicy
- Thermal underwear
- Windbreaker
- Light snack for every day
- Tea, sugar, salt
Recommended set:
- Trekking socks
- Hydrator
- Sunscreen
- Trekking poles
- Sunglasses
- Ropes for tents
- Walkie-talkie (Type Baofeng UV-5R)
Maximum set:
- Inflatable neck pillow (go in buses and trains)
- Isotonic powder
- Heated insoles
You can replace the powerbank solar panel at 15 watts, and charge during the hike.
Equipment personally I bought in Sportmaster, Alloy, Decathlon, AliExpress
Meal
Food was taken from the calculation of:
- Stew – 1 can for 2 people for 1 meal (not that from the belly, but quite satisfying). For the future I will count 1.5 banks.
- Cereals – 150-200 grams per dose per person
- Bread – 1 loaf for one day
- Snacks – condensed milk, chocolate, cookies, nuts – 3 times a day as a snack