The Stone Pillar is one of the peaks on Rosa Khutor, where just so you will not get. First you need to climb the funicular with two transfers to Rosa Pik, then walk a peshochkom some distance, and climb even higher on the open lift, and take a little more walk up. It turns out simple trekking with respites on the lifts. Views from the Stone Pillar are worth it, and I highly recommend you not refuse to visit him.
The content of the article
- 1 Stone Pillar in Rosa Khutor
- 2 How to get there
- 3 Information to visit
- 4 On the map
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Stone Pillar in Rosa Khutor
Mountain Stone Pillar has a height of 2509 meters and is the most high point of the ridge Aibga. That is, this vertex is higher than the rose Peak at 200 meters. In my opinion, there is much more beautiful than on lookout Roses. First, panoramic views of the entire 360 degrees, where you can see the Black Sea and even Abkhazia. Secondly, the species does not block anything, as is the case with Rosa, where the cableway interferes road. Thirdly, there are at times fewer people, because you have to go here on foot, and this is a landmark not for the lazy.
Actually, a lot of writing about the Stone Pillar will not work. There cool. Recommend. If you want to see real beauty Ridge Aibga, then in any case, do not give up the excursion to Stone Pillar.
As you understood from the introduction, you first need to get to the Olympia cable car from Rosa Valley to Rosa Pik, making 2 пересадки (Олимпия => Заповедный Лес => Кавказский Экспресс),and going out on the ultimate. Everything is intuitive, you will not get confused. It will take you about 30 minutes, without taking into account the queue for ticket and landing in the booth at the bottom of Rosa Khutor. But, as a rule, there are no queues in summer.
Observation deck at Rose Peak
Next, you had better go through the navigator, although the roads there are not straight so much. Honestly, I do not remember any difficulties with route, given that you will most likely not be alone, so as there is one popular route. The road is flat, dusty and almost simple, so that you can come here not only to athletes and veterans of tracking.
All the way is about 5 km long and with a height difference. But! You it is not necessary to go straight to the Stone Pillar, there is an easier option. You can go without any special drops, even down to the “Crocus” lift. Sit on it, go upstairs and you will be almost at the top. It will remain quite a bit.
Frankly, I was too lazy and chose the easier way. Somehow It seemed silly not to take advantage of civilization. Yes and climb on the open lift is also interesting, separate attraction.
On foot, it took me 1.5 hours one way. If not use the lift, then I think you will need to lay 2-2.5 hours The way back is not more than an hour, as all the time you go down and it’s hard to get tired of it.
After the lift left a bit to go
And here it is the top of the Stone Pillar
Views from the Stone Pillar are awesome
Unfortunately, the photos do not convey
Stone Pillar Rosa Khutor
All along the way there are several points with beautiful views. and where the trail is approaching dangerous slopes, rescuers installed safety fences and signs. Actually, the signs stand along the entire length of the route and get lost here is difficult. Besides tourist roads, there are roads border guards, which You should not go, the border is very close.
How to get there
By car: from Sochi, Adler, Krasnaya Polyana and Estosadka you need get on the highway A-149, which ends in a dead end in Rosa The hutor. There you will leave the car in one of the many parking lots, and further – only up.
By public transport: from Sochi – by buses 105 or 105С, from Adler – by bus 135. All of them pass through Krasnaya Polyana and via Estosadok. Well, the most comfortable option to get there is Swallow to the final railway station “Rosa Khutor” and then on the free shuttle to the ski lift desk.
Buy a ticket “Path to the Heights” in the ticket offices of the cable cars and further, in three stages you climb from Rosa Valley to Rosa Plateau, then to Pergolas and the last stop is at Rose Peak. From Rose Pick you will go walk along the ridge to the cable car Crocus.
Information to visit
In winter and spring, there is a real threat of the collapse of the snow eaves, therefore, the route is open only in summer. As far as I know, open its usually the 1st of june.
Summer
In the summer season from May 1 to November 3) you just buy walking ticket “Path to the heights + Mendelih Waterfalls Park”. It costs 951 rubles / person, family for a few people cheaper. Here is ticket prices.
The tour ticket includes 1 descent and 1 ascent on the main cable car (Olympia, Forest Reserve, Caucasus Express), ski lift Wolf Rock and Edelweiss ski lift on the southern slope. Last needed in order to get into the park waterfalls. I recommend it beautifully. Opens in June.
Opening hours “Olympia”: 8:30 – 23:45 Opening hours “Zapovedny Forest “: 8:30 – 19:45 Working hours Caucasus Express: 8:40 – 19:30 Opening hours of “Edelweiss”: 10:30 – 16:30
So you need to leave Waterfall Park no later than 16:30, and leave with a lookout at Rose Peak at 19:45.
The best time to visit the Stone Pillar is early morning. People smaller and usually less cloudy. After lunch happens delays and can not see anything. This, by the way, and species on the rose Peak concerns. But such a peak is available all day.
Sneakers or sneakers are better for tracking, optional tracking. In the shale will be hard to go. Also i would recommended to bring a warm sweatshirt or windbreaker with you, for the wind strong and the weather is changeable. Sun cream is also not superfluous.
