Dolgorukovskaya yayla is familiar to most Crimeans. At least, everyone who was traveling from Simferopol to Alushta and drove the villages of Dobroe, Zarechnoye, Perevalnoye saw her. The Highlands are on the left of the hike of movement.
IN north-east part of the plateau, on a relatively small area, there is a whole complex of monuments to the Crimean partisans.
“Stop, traveler, read and remember. You enter the sacred land, abundantly watered with the blood of the partisans of the Northern Union of Crimea. 1941-1944 "
In 1941-1944, partisan detachments, the regional underground party center, and the regional underground Komsomol regional committee were based. 
“Stop, traveler, read and remember. You enter the sacred land, abundantly watered with the blood of the partisans of the Northern Union of Crimea. 1941 - 1944 ",- such an inscription was engraved on the first monument to the partisans of the Northern Union on the Kol-Bair hill.
“What saved us was that they sat down at night, guided by the bonfires that the partisans lit up. During the day, not everyone would have the courage to land a plane on this tiny piece of land. "
The most important monument of the yayla is the mound of Glory. It is located onnagore Kolan-Bair, 887 meters above sea level. Its construction began in 1963, when the remains of four unknown soldiers were reburied here. So the first small mound grew on this place. Then the remains of the people's avengers, buried in various places of Kolan-Bair, Burma and others, were brought here. Nowadays, shepherds, foresters, and tourists passing by also added stones and earth to the place. 
“A sip of living water sufficed them for the exploits of unfading glory. Fall down, but not with your lips, but with your heart! "
At the base of the mound lies the land from the Adzhimushkay quarries, from the "Tierra del Fuego" Eltigen, smog of an unknown soldier in Kherson, Kakhovka, Volyn, from other places where there are burials of heroes of the Great Patriotic War.
The wonderful lines of the poem by Mark Maksimov, inscribed here, are the best fit:
They pour the mound without buckets, without shovels ...
He took the grave of a soldier's handful,
After the teardrop of the widows, the patch of wounds ...
Look, what a mound is growing! ..
There is no way to compare it to the mountain range.
He is conscience, and memory, Islava, Jud ...
Alive go and go in succession
Immortality is carried in a set and in a casque ...
187 names are engraved on the memorial plaques of the mound. Most early year birth - 1893, the latest - 1926. This means that the fighter in the forty-first year was only 15 years old.
Forty steps lead to the top, from which a view of the naplato ilyos opens, where the partisans were hiding.
Here, nayaila, during the war there was one of the seven partisan airfields — Ivanenkovsky — which received the LI-2, R-5 and U-2 aircraft. In recognition of the heroes-pilots who flew from the Crimea occupied by the Nazis, a monument was erected, representing a palm over which an airplane hovers. 
Ivanenkovsky airfield operated from August 1943 to April 1944. Through it went the supply of partisans, the evacuation of the wounded and the world population of the occupied Crimea. It was here that in April 1944 the banner was delivered under which the capital of Crimea, Simferopol, was liberated.
"Those who gave their lives to their homeland - our memory to you"
The flights took place at night. Despite the unsuitable landing and takeoff conditions, enemy anti-aircraft artillery, the pilots regularly flew to this forest patch. “What saved us was that they sat down at night, guided by the pokostram, which the partisans lit up. In the afternoon, they had the courage to land the plane on this tiny piece of land, ”one of the pilots recalled about this.
At the very edge of the forest, two modest monuments to the 18th ZaRodin partisan detachment under the command of A. Vodnev were sheltered. A symbolic bonfire is burning at the site of the detachment's parking, an acred star indicates the location of the command post. A stylized hut was erected nearby as the main shelter for partisans from bad weather. During the time of combat activity, the detachment conducted 18 major operations, 11 times successfully resisted punitive enemy expeditions. 
On the slope of the mountain, under the crowns of trees, a partisan spring was hidden. You can read Nastele: “A sip of living water was enough for him for the feat of unfading glory. Fall down, but with lips only, and with your heart! " Water, flowing out from under the rock, falls into the palms carved out of the stone, folded like a boat. So this spring is called - "Ladoshki". 
Going down below, we find a small clearing. Once there was a forester's house, which became a partisan military registration and enlistment office during the war.
Vlesa mountain Crimea the inhabitants of villages and towns left, many brought weapons with them. Escaped prisoners of war came and came. Only from one Simferopol came about 300 people. For this purpose the military registration and enlistment office was inuzhny as a point of registration and formation of detachments. Today an obelisk is installed next to the ruins of the military registration and enlistment office. 
Nearby - a monument in the parking lot reconnaissance and sabotage group FT Ilyukhin ("Verny"), which in August 1943 operated in the steppe part of the Crimea and Simferopol. The group consisted of 9 people.
During the 220 days of the struggle, the partisans blew up 13 enemy echelons. About 300 combat reports were transmitted to the Soviet command with scene data to the enemy.
Monument "Tree of Sorrow" is dedicated to Seidali Kurseitov. Becoming a partisan for an extra 17 years, Seidali was a scout, a guide, derailed enemy echelons, participated in battles with scarators, and was wounded three times. The fourth wound on January 29, 1944. became fatal. The Nazis found the dying Seidali and executed him in a cruel, barbaric way. The posthumously young hero was presented with the Order of the Red Banner. The inscription on the memorial reads: “Here, the commander of the 1st group of the 18th partisan detachment, S. Kurseitov, was brutally tortured by the Nazis on January 29, 1944. » 
The monument to "The Seagull" - to Lyudmila Krylova, Yevpatoria Komsomol member, commander of a partisan sabotage group - was installed on a small slope of the Kolan-Bair mountain.
Outreach services Lyudmila was awarded the Order of the Battle Red Banner and the Order of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree. During the defeat of the German commandant's office in Zue on December 9, 1943. she was seriously wounded and died in the hands of her comrades in arms. 
Here, on Kolan-bair, there is a monument to the soldiers of the Death to Fascism unit.
“Stop ... look around ... think ... TynaKolan-Baire. There were battles every meter. Grateful descendants to the soldiers of the Death to Fascism unit.
The detachment began its combat path in the fall of 1942. Its first commander was Fyodor Fedorenko, a 22-year-old lieutenant in the Red Army. Further detachment was commanded by his friend and companion Nikolai Soroka. Along with men fought in a row of girls: Lyuba Veduta, Nadya Komarova, Lena Yena, Shura Rybovalova, Vera Ibraimova ... It was then 17-18 years old.
Nearby there is a monument to the first partisan brigade "Groznaya" of the Northern Formation. "Those who gave their lives to the Motherland - our memory to you" - inscribed on the obelisk. The brigade smashed the German garrisons in the settlements and controlled the roads Simferopol-Alushta and Simferopol-Karasubazar (Belogorsk). Carrying out daring military operations, the Grozny partisans inflicted significant damage on the Nazis in their live force and equipment. 
A little higher there is a monument "Partisan Katyusha". November 1943. The partisans received from the Caucasus four mountain-pack installations of M-8 rockets, intended for combat in mountain conditions.
The use of these compact "Katyushas" by the partisans caused a real commotion in the rise of the Nazis, and in December 1943 they launched a general offensive, combing the forests of the Crimea. On December 29, here, on Kolan-Bair, the battery took its last battle.
On the stone under the stylized "Katyusha" the words are engraved: "Bow down to the heroes — for this one inch of land they had to give their lives."
The last monument of the Dolgorukovsky memorial to nagora Kolan-Bair - partisans-Slovaks... Forcibly mobilized in the fascist army, they deserted at the earliest opportunity and, joining the partisan detachments, fought shoulder to shoulder with Soviet citizens against the common enemy. 44 Slovaks fought in the partisan detachments of the Crimea at different times.
In December 1943, they fought here to death against the fascist punitive expedition. 
Many more monuments to the defenders of Crimea are scattered across the Dolgorukovskaya Yaila and the entire peninsula. Unfortunately, in the late 90s, all the monuments were badly damaged by the hands of vandals and hunters with colored metal. For many years they were in a deplorable state, awaiting recovery. It seems that the time has come. More and more often there is news about the renovation and reconstruction of another monument in Crimea. It is especially pleasing when ordinary people do it - alone and by families, just friends and collectives of enterprises, the very ones who do not ask - why me? They just take and do, call the hearts.
Our grandfathers and great-grandfathers fought in all of us, and to spend at least one day in the year NATO, to go or go to the forest and take care of one of the monuments - to clean, touch up, remove garbage - it's not so difficult, you must agree. If you take the kids with you, then it's better not to find helpers, and you can't imagine a worthy example to follow! This will be what is called the education of patriotism and respect for the history of their country.
I remember how in the 1980s the pioneers of the IKomsomol took care of the memorials, stood on a field post on holidays, went on expeditions to places of military glory and always put in order the monuments of the forest gambling area. This was an obligatory part of the culture and education in the programs of many schools in Crimea.
It would be very good to revive such traditions.
It will be absolutely wonderful if this initiative is supported by the collectives of the Crimean enterprises - state and private. Many monuments of Dolgorukovskaya Yayla have such inscriptions: "The monument was built by the Komsomol and youth of the Simferopol motor transport technical school", "from the Komsomol of the Simferopol aviation enterprise", "The memorial sign was installed by the Komsomol members of the TV plant PO" Photon "in May 1975." , “Built by the Komsomol members of the assembly site No. 3 DSK. 1980 " ...
Could it ever be that hindering now?
However, there are already those who have found the time and the means.
Just on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the Great Victory, the first Russian telecommunications company in Crimea Miranda-Media landscaped two monuments on the Dolgorukov Yaila - a monument to the commander of the partisan sabotage group of 1941-1943 Lyudmila Krylova with the call sign "The Seagull" and the monument "Partisan military enlistment office". 
Others have also been renovated and renovated. commemorative steles scars.
Staff Miranda Media, as well as representatives of the Belogorsk district administration and journalists, accompanied by a guide, walked along the set route, visiting 14 monuments and listening to the story of the partisan movement in Crimea. 
After the hike, all the participants enjoyed real soldier's porridge and baked potatoes with pleasure. Remembering the heroes of the war, they drank and combat one hundred grams for Victory!
And even 70 festive balloons were launched out of the sky!
Here is a wonderful combination of good business and good rest for you.
Well, friends, will we support?
I continue to acquaint Crimeans and guests of the peninsula with one-day routes of mountain walks.
Today I will share one of the most affordable and budget options for LDPE (weekend hike).
Route: Simferopol - Perevalnoe - Krasnaya Cave - Dolgorukovskaya Yayla and back.
The most convenient way to Dolgorukovskaya Yayla from Simferopol lies through the village of Perevalnoye.
This is the Simferopol - Alushta - Yalta highway and there is a lot of transport. Minibuses, buses, trolleybuses.
From the railway station of Simferopol by minibus, take about 50 minutes.
We leave at the stop "Red Caves". We walk along the wide valley of the Krasnopeshchernaya river to the tract
Kizil-Koba. After 3 km the road turns into a trail, and after another one and a half kilometers we are at the waterfall
Su-Uchkhan. I told about the walk to the waterfall and winter swimming.
And today we are going higher.
Walking along the tarmac to Wonderland, an eclectic cluster of stone and wooden figures, you will see a path up the hill.
This is the fast way to the yayla. The second, steeper, but also more interesting variant of the path lies through the Kizil-Koba gorge, along the river.
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Frosty morning. The artifact is an artifact of local tourist transport.
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The harsh everyday life of jeepers. Sorry, guys, for the angle, but you can't throw out the words from the song.
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Crimeans are so severe that even the cats are made of stone.
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Not to mention raccoons))
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The road rises above the Su-Uchkhan waterfall and leads to a wonderful meadow.
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View platform. Everyone is posing on it, including the squirrel))
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Behind our backs is a passage in the rocks. We are just there. To do this, we go through the steps leading to the Red Cave to
signpost "Yayla" and turn onto the path.
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group photo - alekseypatsyuk
The ascent is cheerful. Especially in the rain. But we are lucky, the snow does not slide so well.
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The sun was warm, painting everything in bright colors. And the mood was to match this sunny day!
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Thirty minutes of ascent and we are at the top. Before us stretches a huge plateau, called Dolgorukovskaya Yayla.
Snowy roads and trails are clearly visible against the background of a little snow yayla:
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The toponym "Dolgorukovskaya yayla" is associated with the name of the landowners, the descendants of Prince V. M. Dolgorukov, under whose command Russian troops entered the Crimean peninsula in 1771, thereby paving the way for Russia to the Black Sea. The Dolgorukovs' possession included the village of Mamut-Sultan (now the village of Dobroe) with the adjacent lands of the upper reaches of the Salgir, including the Kizilkobinskoe tract with the yayla located above it. However, the name of the plateau - Dolgorukovskaya yayla - appears on maps relatively recently. PI Sumarokov used the term "Demerdzhi-yayla" (he places the Red Caves on its northern slope). Exactly 100 years later (1903), the geologist V. M. Tsebrikov included this entire area in the concept of "Karabi-Yaila". P. Petrov adhered to the same geographical terminology in 1911. Consequently, the toponym "Dolgorukovskaya Yayla" had not yet been established by this time.
One way or another, but in the monograph by Kruber, published in 1915, "The Karst Region of the Mountainous Crimea", the Dolgorukovskoye Upland was first listed. This name also appears on the botanical and geographical map of E.V. Wulf published in 1921. Consequently, Dolgorukovskaya Yayla has been established as a stable name already in the current century, most likely in the early or even mid-1920s.
Another 40 minutes of movement and in front of us on the horizon rises the wooded mountain Kalan-Bair, 914 m high.
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And our target, the Mound of Glory, is located 500 meters to the left. Or Northwest.
Leaving my companions for the photo session, I went ahead. Towards Kurgan.
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The weather was wonderful. Yes, in Crimea, basically, such wonderful weather all year round!))
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And here is the Mound of Glory itself. An excellent observation point, which the crows took advantage of, sitting on the structure, where the Eternal Flame is lit.
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The entrance is made in the form of a star, which is visible from planes and satellites.
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The monument itself began to be built by tourists, shepherds, foresters and schoolchildren, bringing here a pebble. Thus, a pile of stones grew, which formed the basis of the Mound of Glory. Subsequently, it was brought to its logical conclusion.
Commemorative plaques with the names of the partisans who laid down their heads in the Great Patriotic War.
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Simferopol is visible from the top of the Mound of Glory and White rock... In a misty haze, but you can see it.
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It was lunchtime and we did not deny ourselves the pleasure, lit a fire and boiled tea.
The foliage after the snow was wet, slightly dried in the breeze, but fireproof. The fire was made with difficulty, the wood during the winter
gathered moisture and burned reluctantly. If you don't fan the fire, it goes out immediately.
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There is a partisan spring under the Mound of Glory. Old geographic name Chitliuk-Chokrak.
The modern name is Ladoshki. Take a closer look and it becomes clear why they called it that. The spring was landscaped in 1975 by the Komsomol members of Simferopol. And again - in 2012.
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The water in the spring is delicious, we take it with us.
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Time to go back. We take a return course to Perevalnoye. On the way, we go a little taking away to the right, closer to the forest.
In the middle of the yayla there is another monument to the partisans. The day is short and the plane did not go to the monument. In general, on Dolgorukovskaya
yayla there are many monuments. If we count all the memorial signs, stars and tablets, then there will be about 25, but most likely there are more of them.
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And below, at the starting point, on the Fairy Glade, ducks and a thawed Moskvich were waiting for us:
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A one-day hike along the Dolgorukovskaya Yayla to the Mound of Glory and back took the whole day, from 9 to 17 hours.
about 19 km.
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In May, the entire plateau is covered with bright glades of thin-leaved peony, resembling red poppies in appearance.
You can admire these flowers in my post last year.
Dolgorukovskaya yayla.
General description, peaks, rivers, springs
Dolgorukovskaya yayla (or Subatkan-yila, to use the Crimean Tatar name) is a plateau located at the smallest distance from civilization in comparison with other Crimean plateaus. From the village of Perevalnoye, and therefore from the Yalta-Simferopol highway, it is separated by a couple of kilometers. Like other eastern plateaus (Chatyr-Dag and Karabi), it goes down from south to north. Sometimes Tyrke-yayla is referred to this plateau, although the latter is closer to Demerdzhi-yayla.
Mount Buki in the southeast of the yayla is the most high point plateaus (1023 meters above sea level). You can also name the Chalbash mountain (1003 meters), Kalan-Bair (914 meters), Kol-Bair (818 meters), Yankoy-Bair (883 meters).
There are water sources on the plateau: Yarmak-Chokrak and Veyrat-Chokrak. The western tributaries of the Angara, such as the Kizilkobinka and the Malinovy \u200b\u200bRuchei, originate from transparent springs at the foot of the Dolgorukovskaya Yayla. In the north, such springs feed the rivers Beshterek, Dair-Adan, Mulla-Kol, Shchetleu-Chokrak, Choban-Suvat.
Dried lakes - goli - are depressions lined with clay on the bottom, which prevents water from penetrating through karst cavities in limestone. During the period of melting snow or heavy rains, they can fill with water. After the shepherds stopped strengthening them and covering the bottom with an additional layer of clay, the golis fell into decay, as did the whole pasture industry. Dolgorukovskaya yayla suffered greatly from cattle grazing, the erosion that gained momentum destroyed scarce soils and negatively affected the vegetation of the plateau.
The toponym "Dolgorukovskaya Yayla" is associated with the descendants of Prince V.M. Dolgorukov, who led the Russian troops that fought in the Crimea at the end of the eighteenth century. His heirs owned land in the Mamut-Sultan region (now the village of Dobroe just north of Perevalnoye). As official name established itself after the revolution, in the twenties.
The surface of the lower plateau is represented by vast karst fields covered with craters, ponors and hollows, and there are also caves. Yayla is very weakly forested due to the rocky surface.
A few more words should be said about the Subotkhan River. It is unique in that during the flood it changes its course and disappears in the Proval mine. During the dry season, Subotkhan crosses the Dolgorukovskaya Yayla and flows into the Burulcha River in the east. Thus, this river feeds two different systems, because from the Proval mine, as researchers believe, it pours its waters into the underground part of the river, which on the surface is already called Kizilkobinka.
Borders of Dolgorukovskaya Yayla
In the south, the border of the plateau can be considered a narrow valley separating the plateau from the Tyrke-yayla. In this valley (and partly along the yayla) the Subotkhan River flows, which gave the local name to the plateau. In the east, a similar valley of the Burulcha River separates it from the Orta-Syrt yayla.
In the west, the yayla descends with steep rocky cliffs into the vicinity of Perevalnoye and the valley of the Angara River.
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| Perevalnoe village at the western border Dolgorukov Yayla |
View of Dolgorukovskaya Yayla and the village Perevalnoe from the Chatyr-Dag plateau |
In the north, the yayla descends into the forests, where its limits are rather indefinite, but not north of the latitude of Mount Mayak (726 meters).
Scheme of tourist objects of Dolgorukovskaya yayla:
Kizil-Koba cave and geological natural monument
The Red Cave, as you can call it by translating the place name into Russian, is the largest of all the caves of the Crimean Peninsula (reddish limestones give the upper part of the slopes of the Kizil-Kobinsky Gorge) and the most famous object at Dolgorukovskaya Yayla. 270 thousand cubic meters of space with 25 kilometers of available length. Six floors and many galleries and halls (Academic, Chinese, Indian) represent an intricate system of passages, so a visit to this cave is possible only under the supervision of a guide who knows it. Kizil-Koba is very beautiful, it has everything that tourists want to see in the cave: underground rivers and lakes (up to 500 square meters), waterfalls and siphons, stalagmites and stalactites (one of the latter is an eight-meter giant - among the largest in Europe) ...
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| In the distant halls of the Kizil-Koba cave (Red cave) |
The entire complex of caves is enclosed within the boundaries of the geological natural monument of national importance "Kizil-Koba". It is located three kilometers from the Yalta-Simferopol highway and the village of Perevalnoye in thirty hectares of forest bordering the steep western border of the Dolgorukovskaya Yayla.
The forest is reserved, its main inhabitants are hornbeam, oak, hazel, dogwood, maple. On its territory you can admire the Su-Uchkhan waterfall, which beautifully descends in cascades from a height of more than forty meters.
The river of the same name comes out of the depths of the cave and after two kilometers flows into the Kizilkobinka river, and that, in turn, into the Angara, a tributary of the Salgir feeding Simferopol. The river cut through a gorge in the thickness of the Upper Jurassic limestones, and the particles of dissolved lime contained in its composition piled a large tuff area at the entrance to the cave, which, having risen over time, blocked the gorge. The waters of the river, falling down, form a cascading waterfall on the slope of this site. It should be noted that only the lower floors, experiencing karst youth, are filled with water, the upper ones are completely dry.
The lower entrance to the Kizil-Koba cave is called Kharanlykh-Koba, that is, "dark cave", the upper one is Iel-Koba (Wind cave).
Except all of its natural wonders, the cave offered scientists to solve the riddle of material artifacts left here by ancient man. According to the name of the cave, the man of this era is called Kizilkobins, his culture dates back to the first half of the 1st millennium BC.
Other famous caves of Dolgorukovskaya Yayla
Other remarkable caves of the plateau include the Yeni-Sala cave system (three caves). The Yeni-Sala-2 cave was discovered by accident in 1959 and immediately offered interesting finds to archaeologists. The temple of the Kizilkobinsky man was found here. But everything that said about the sanctuary was taken away by tourists back in Soviet times. Now Yeni-Sala-2 can only boast of natural sights, such as two halls and three stalagmites in the lower one, where the temple was found.
The Yeni-Sala-3 cave is located not far from Yeni-Sala-2. Unlike the latter, it is primarily interesting as a natural attraction. Underground rivers, siphons, wells, lakes of this young cave - all this will undoubtedly be of interest to speleologists. The lower part of the cave is constantly filled with water, the upper part - from time to time.
Yeni-Sala-1, unlike its third sister, is dry, light and accessible for visiting. In it, fragments of vessels belonging to the Kizilkobinsky culture were found. The lower layers tear off the history of the Neanderthals who lived here in prehistoric times (it will be important to add that along the Subotkhan River, archaeologists also met traces of sites ancient man from the Neolithic). The 113-meter cave has three entrances.
The Proval Cave is located in the southern part of the Dolgorukovskaya Yayla between the Chalbash Mountain and the Subotkhan River. The investigated length is 1250 meters, the depth is 104 meters. It ends with a blockage. Scientists believe that it has a connection with Kizil-Koba, as well as the ponor well of Averkiev, which is located north of the Red Cave and has a length of 405 meters.
Mound of Glory and other memorials at Dolgorukovskaya Yayla
One cannot ignore the Kurgan of Glory located in the northeast of the yayla, a memorial in the form of a white star in honor of the Crimean partisans, who continued their armed struggle against the German invaders for three years. Over the forests between the two yayls - Karabi and Dolgorukovskaya - the partisans held constant control for more than two years and retreated only under the pressure of superior enemy forces, but did not surrender. In the area with a height of 886 meters, where the memorial now stands, at the turn of 1943 and 1944, a final bloody confrontation broke out, as a result of which the partisans were forced to go north beyond the Yaman-Tash ridge.
Another monument to partisans stands on Mount Kol-Bair (818 meters) in the north of the plateau.
On the other side of Dolgorukovskaya yayla, near the Yalta-Simferopol highway, three kilometers south of the village of Perevalnoye, there is a memorial to the partisans, called the "Partisan cap".
To the northwest of the Mound of Glory there is a monument in the form of an airplane model, marking the location of the Ivanenkovo \u200b\u200bairfield, which in 1943-44 served to supply the partisans with weapons and provisions from the air.
Slightly south of the Mound of Glory, you can find a monument to the Soviet soldier S. Kurseitov, who died in 1944 at the hands of local collaborators.
Descending from the Dolgorukovskaya Yayla from the Mound of Glory to the north, do not pass the partisan spring "Ladoshka", the water from which is collected in the bowl of the installation in the form of human palms. On a stone slab nearby is a bas-relief of a partisan wearing a hat.
Plant and animal worlds of Dolgorukovskaya Yayla
In the upper reaches of the Burulcha River, on the slopes of the Dolgorukovskaya Yayla, beech, hornbeam, Steven's maple, and juniper grow, but the most unique can be considered the endemic wolfberry, which you cannot find anywhere else in Crimea. Discovered in 1961, wolfberry was immediately identified as an ancient endemic, whose closest relatives grow 500-700 kilometers from the Crimea. It grows on the yayla and in the undergrowth like a shrub just over a meter high.
On Dolgorukovskaya Yayla you can find crocuses, peonies, thyme, euonymus, adonis, larkspur, Bieberstein's jasmine, rock violet - all rare and legally protected plants. Spring on the plateau is always charming.
The fauna is mainly represented by small animals and rodents: hare, marten, badger, weasel, squirrel, mouse, but you can find roe deer, deer, wild boar. The kestrel, owl, buzzard, crook, swift, swallow, lark and other birds reign in the sky.
Routes of Dolgorukovskaya Yayla and its surroundings
Tourist route No. 148 starts from the village of Chaikovsky, which is east of Perevalnoye. It passes along the southern part of the plateau through the Voldar gully, past the Chalbash mountain crowned with a triangular and the source of the Subotkhan River, and leads to Orta-Syrt-yayla, joining route 156.
From the same Tchaikovsky there is another route along the southern slopes of the Dolgorukovskaya Yayla. Before the tourist camp "Malinovaya" it is called the 140th, from "Malinovaya" to the parking lot "Bukovy cordon" - 142nd. The Raspberry camp is called because the path to it lies along the bank of the Raspberry Creek. The parking lot is well equipped in a dense beech forest. Among the beeches there is a parking lot "Beech Cordon", where there are gazebos, tables and water. A forester lives in the cordon from whom you can get hold of firewood.
From "Bukovy Cordon" Route 145, partly passing along the plateau, will lead to the tourist camp "Partizanskaya Polyana", covered by a shady forest. The glade has been bearing this name since the war, when partisan paths converged here. The tourist station is located at the confluence of the Burulchi and the Partizanka River, so there is always water.
Probably the most interesting route through Dolgorukovskaya yayla is the 149th tourist. It starts from the tourist camp "Kizil-Koba", and, turning a little, you can visit the famous cave, but still this road goes north, past the Bazar-Oba mountain to the Mound of Glory. This route takes you almost only along the rocky plateau, or rather its northern part.
A trail can lead along the steep western part of the yayla, starting from the "Bukovy cordon" to Mount Kol-Bair, on which there is a monument to the partisans. This trail is interesting in that in its vicinity, turning to the left, you can find three caves of Yeni-Sala, and Kizil-Kob is just a stone's throw away. Proval Cave can be seen right next to the road, near the intersection of trail 148 of route.
A long and full of impressions route is offered by the trail from the tourist camp "Beech cordon" to Mount Kol-Bair. She suggests to go around first along the eastern edge, and then along the northern entire plateau. It is rather not a trail, but a network of trails and roads, choosing one or another of which you can modify your route without losing the general direction.
Dolgorukovskaya Yayla climate
Dolgorukovskaya yayla is one of the coldest yailas in Crimea, here only Karabi-yila can argue with it. Unprotected from the north, it is influenced by the harsh steppe climate. Snow often falls in winter, and there are palpable frosts. Winters are longer here and summers are cooler and shorter than on other plateaus.
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Summing up, we can say that, despite the relatively cold climate, Dolgorukovskaya yayla can boast of accessibility and the absence of difficult ascents. Tourists who practice multi-day hikes can always do Karabi-yayla. The Kizil-Koba cave will become a significant trophy for any fan of outdoor activities.
Dolgorukovskaya Yayla is another plateau worth visiting in Crimea.
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Many routes have been laid to the partisan memorial in the Zuisky forest. We will describe three ways to these protected areas: two on foot and one by car.
From the village of Perevalnoye
The starting point of the route can be reached by trolleybus No. 1 to Perevalnoye from Simferopol railway station... From Yalta by trolleybus number 52 or by any bus going to Simferopol. From here we will go along the trolleybus route towards Simferopol, cross the bridge over the Malinovy \u200b\u200bstream. Immediately after the bridge, turn right, onto a rural street. Pay attention to the street name - Partizanskaya. At house No. 12, along a bridge made of concrete pipes lying in the water, we go to the left bank of the stream. On the hillock, near the last house, there is a sign with the inscription "On the partisan paths". The journey into the partisan forest begins here.
From the signpost, follow the forest path to a clearing with individual hawthorn bushes, pear and apple trees. Here the path connects with the road along which we will continue our journey. In about half an hour we will approach the already familiar Raspberry Creek and cross it over the stones. From the stream, we begin to climb the slope by a hiking trail, which stretches along the right bank of the stream to the very yayla. Outcrops of rocks appear under your feet and you must be very careful all the time so as not to slip on the rocks and not get injured. The climb is getting steeper. But the caring hands of your predecessors equipped a railing in this place, tying sticks between tree trunks. A few more steps - and we are at the spring. Relax, freshen up and hit the road again.
The last meters of the ascent. On the index we read: "Dolgorukovskaya Yaila". On the right, among the trees, a house is visible. This is the Bukovy forest cordon. Nearby are even rows of young pine wood, planted by human hands.
From the cordon we move along a dirt road to gray rocks clearly visible against the background of a green forest. In half an hour we will come to a small river. In the hot season, you may not even notice it. But this is an amazing river - Subotkhan. It originates on the northern slope of Mount Tyrke, runs for several kilometers along the Dolgorukovskaya Yayla, and if you go downstream you can see a lake created by human hands. It is filled with the waters of the Subotkhan River.
About 150 years ago, Dubois de Monterey, a prominent scientist and explorer of Crimea, suggested that the Subotkhan River, having traveled many kilometers underground, comes to the surface near the famous Red Caves and continues its journey under a different name - the Krasnopeshchernaya River (Kizil-Koba, Kyzylkobinka).
The rocks to which we are going are very close from Subotkhan. There, like a torch, the monument "Komsomolskie Rocks" glows red.
From the monument along the forest road we go to a large clearing, on which there is a barrier. Nearby there is a gazebo for relaxation. From here, along a path that is hardly noticeable in the grass, bypassing the barrier on the left, you can go to the spring.
Returning to the clearing, we will find the path we need. This is easy to do: next to it is a pointer: "Height 1025". The path winds between the trees and leads to another large meadow, through which the Malaya Burulcha river flows. Feel free to jump to the other side and move on. Behind the river the ascent to the height of Dedov kuren begins. Ten minutes later we go out to the memorial sign; "Parking lot of the partisan detachment." During the war, the 1st partisan detachment of the Northern Formation was located here.
Now a few minutes of descent - and you are on the banks of the Burulchi River, where the tourist shelter "Partizanskiy" is located. We will leave our backpacks at the shelter, especially since we have to spend the night here, and we will take a light walk to the famous height of 1025.
From the "Partizansky" shelter we go downstream of the river, along its right bank, and, of course, pay attention to a strange structure, reminiscent of a hydroelectric power station in miniature. As the inscription says, this is a partisan mill and power plant of the Zuysky detachment. From the old partisan mill, only a wheel remains, which lies by a tree on the opposite bank. And the present mill was built in 1966 by Simferopol tourists.
The tireless Burulcha is running on. We will also follow its fast waters and in 10 minutes we will go to the clearing. In the thickets of butterbur, the remains of iron boxes are barely visible. Once they had shells for the partisan cannon, which was at an altitude of 1025. A steep long climb - and you are at the height.
In the center of a small platform on a stone pedestal is a partisan cannon. A wooden ladder is attached to the trunk of a tall tree: there was an observation post on this tree. There is also a dugout in which partisan radio operators lived.
In 1941, this gun was left to the partisans by the Red Army units retreating to Sevastopol. In the spring of 1942, with great difficulty, in their arms, the partisans dragged it to the height.
Height 1025 has a horseshoe shape, and our path follows this giant stone horseshoe. The trail leads to a small area above the cliff, to two adjacent monuments.
From the mass grave along the path we go down to the Partizansky shelter. Before setting up camp, contact the commandant of the shelter, he will indicate the place. And in the morning on the road again.
From the place of overnight stay, we will return in a familiar way to a large clearing, where a barrier is installed. From here we continue along the right road through the forest. 35-40 minutes walk - and before us is the already familiar Dolgorukovskaya yayla. Ahead, about four kilometers away, a forested hill is clearly visible. A tall white obelisk stands out against its background.
We leave the road and go in the direction of the obelisk along the yayla. In an hour we are at the foot of the height. From here you can clearly see the Mound of Glory, poured at a height of 887. The inexorable time has not yet had time to erase the traces of past battles. Around the swollen trenches, craters, fragments of bombs and shells.
Along the entire edge of the forest there are monuments and obelisks to the hero-partisans who died on the lines of battle.
Here is one of these monuments. It says: "Here the chief of staff of the 24th partisan detachment, Komsomol member Anatoly Nikolayevich Smirnov 1924-XII.1943, died heroically." He was only 19 years old ...
And here is the monument to the Slovaks partisans. Nine names are listed on the plate.
The monument to the partisan "Katyusha" and her heroic calculation was built in 1971.
There are many more monuments and memorial plates on the spurs of Kolan-Bair, and unites them into a kind memorial Complex a high obelisk that serves as a landmark on the way to the height. On a white marble slab the words: “To the heroes-partisans. They fell on this bloody field, so that you live, grow and mature. 1941-1944 ".
Now we will go to the height of 887, on the top of which the Kurgan of Glory was built by the hands of the youth of Simferopol. Next to the mound is a stele with the names of the partisans who died in battles with the invaders.
The tour is coming to an end. But before getting under way return trip, we will have a little rest and drink some water from a partisan spring. It is not far from the Mound of Glory. To find the spring, we will go to the place where the country road goes into the forest. To the left of it, a path is laid along a small ravine. It will lead to a gray slab with a bas-relief image of a partisan and the inscription: "Partisan spring ... fall, but not with your lips, but with your heart." During the war years, partisan dugouts were located near this source, and if you look closely at the area, you can still see their traces.
Now we will return to the Mound of Glory and, leaving the buildings under the red roof on the right, we will climb a small hill - the spur of the Dolgorukovskaya Yayla. From here we will begin our descent towards the Simferopol - Alushta highway. The first bushes and trees remain on the right. We continue to descend along the spur along the edge of the forest for another 200 meters to the very cliff. Here, in the greenery of the bushes, you can see the path going to the right and down. Be careful and careful as she is pretty cool. A short descent ends in the Kizil-Koba tract, on a tuff platform, from which a panorama opens Crimean mountains... The entire journey from 887 to the tuff site will take approximately two hours.
From the monument "Partisan cap" along the valley of the Kurlyuk-Su river
From Simferopol on intercity trolleybuses №№ 11, 12, 14, 15 we go to the monument "Partisan cap", where at the request of passengers the driver will make a stop.
After examining the monument, we will walk along the highway towards Simferopol to the electrical substation, then turn off the highway to the right and go out onto the forest road leading to the Kurlyuk-Su gorge. In a few minutes, you are in a clearing, where a place for rest is equipped. Immediately beyond the clearing, we will cross the river over stones or over luggage made of logs and after a dozen meters we will see a fork in the road. Continue along the left road, cross the river again. The road starts to climb smoothly; the river is no longer visible, you can only hear how it rustles to the right somewhere far below. Another fork, turn left again and come to the place where the road forks into several paths. They all go up sharply and soon merge into the road again. Choose any, except for the extreme right, as it will again lead to the river.
The road, smoothly rising, goes along the left slope of an unnamed tributary of the Kurlyuk-Su River, crosses it and leads to a fork. This time we turn to the right and go out to the ridge overgrown with pine trees. A long and sometimes steep climb begins. The road is very washed out, so it is better to climb the path along the road. Without turning to the branches, we go to the road that crosses the path. We continue along the road to the right, along a clearing overgrown with wild pears and apple trees, until the next fork. From here we go along the left road to the sign "Along partisan paths". Near the sign to the left of the road, there is a good path, following which in 45 minutes we will come to a small site. There is a spring in its right corner.
After resting by the spring, we continue, keeping to the left paths, walk along the slope until the path leads to open space to the young plantings of oak, bypassing which we will find ourselves on a well-groomed road. We walk along it in the same direction and after 20 minutes we find ourselves in a clearing near the barrier. A description of the further path is given above.
To Kolan-Bair on your own transport
From Simferopol, you should go northeast along the Feodosiya highway. At the 11th kilometer to the right, the road leaves. Mazanka, along which we continue our journey. We pass Mazanka, leave the village on the left. The edges and about 10 km more we will drive along a country road going along the Dolgorukovskaya yayla, to the characteristic ledge of a coniferous forest. We will stop here for a few minutes, take a look around. To the right rises the huge Chatyrdag, to the left of it the mountains Demerdzhi, Tyrke, Yaman-Tash are clearly visible. In the foreground is the forest-covered Kolan-Bair height, against the background of the forest there is an obelisk. To the left of Kolan-Bair is the Mound of Glory.
Having understood the situation, continue on your way. The road on which you were driving makes a sharp turn to the left and goes down into the gully, where it forks. Turn right and in 10-15 minutes you will be at the Mound of Glory.
Here you can leave your transport and take a short tour of the partisan memorial. Having seen the monuments of Kolan-Bair and the height 887, return to Simferopol by the same road.
