Volcano in Karelia. Ancient volcano girvas in karelia
Anton ★★★★★
(19-09-2018)
Girvas is worth seeing. Only you don’t have to pay for it, the locals simply breed naive tourists. Instructions for a free inspection can be easily found on the Internet, just type in the search: How to see the Girvas volcano for free.
The park is not bad, but half is not available for inspection: for example, marked at the entrance rocks, are visible only from the territory of the hydroelectric power station, for which the move is ordered. I did not see any signs of a volcano, and there were no special differences between this threshold and similar ones, for example, on Janisjoki. If you go from the village towards the Kola highway, then a kilometer from the sign there is a road to the right into the forest, leading to a wild analogue with an abandoned spillway.
Konstantin ★★★★★
(9-08-2016)
Were on August 2nd. A tourist site with a parking lot, a ticket office, a toilet, a cafe and a souvenir shop has now been designed by the road. The ticket is 100 rubles per person, however, I didn’t understand for what exactly: for visiting the waterfall or for parking, because. tickets were not checked at the entrance to the waterfall. Frankly, it’s not a pity for money - it’s clearly become cleaner and more well-groomed here.
And as for the waterfall itself, we were extremely lucky: a spillway was carried out, this is an enchanting spectacle, cooler than Kivach. It’s just that it’s inconvenient to slide down the slope to the lower viewpoint. ... continuation src="/jpg/plus.gif">
Maybe they'll think of making a ladder.
★★★★★
(7-08-2016)
Were in Girvas on August 3-5. heap positive emotions! We hit the spillway - Kivach is not even close! The spectacle is amazing! No one took the money, they parked the car behind the hydrostation and calmly entered the park. Everywhere clean and tidy! We crawled along the canyon (rift) for a long time! A lot of impressions, emotions, photos! The only negative is that we could hardly find places for tents. And I highly recommend staying here!
Were in August 2015. The water was just flowing! The spectacle is unforgettable. A powerful stream of water, the noise of which is heard hundreds of meters away. The car was left in front of the dam, then on foot. We walked along the waterfall almost to the beginning of the canal. Pleased with the absence of tourists and the cleanliness around, though there is a slight "trodden". Very a nice place. By the way, if 50 meters behind the dam turn right onto the forest road and drive forward 1-2 km, then they open amazing views to the channel!
Tourist groups do not bring here, so it is not crowded here, but on the rocks you can see “hello” to descendants. Rocky place around Girvas volcanic origin, millions of years ago there was a volcano crater. During the construction of a hydrodam on the Suna River, its course was artificially changed. Water is sometimes drained into the former channel, but this happens very rarely, so it is almost always dry and incredibly beautiful. This place is also called a stone waterfall. We passed part of the channel along its bottom and felt like grains of sand. ... continuation src="/jpg/plus.gif">
Indelible impression! Girvas, viva!
I got lucky in August 2015. Just in time for the spill! The spectacle is amazing! They tried to drive 100 rubles from the nose into the parking lot, this angered me (there is only one car). I drove 50m further, to the forest road and along the path we went to the stream. There is no garbage, but there are boletus :-)
I really liked the threshold and of course the abandoned runway 2500m long. Of course, they need to be taken out to separate sights of Girvas.
We arrived at 8.30. And two at once. Alas, for viewing (hydroelectric power station from below, i.e. spillway), now they will take 100.00, and no one really knows when the opening takes place. But, from 9.00 o'clock, we were taken for no money. A bag of shungite, costs 80.00, for water filtration, who knows. In Petrozavodsk, it reaches 300.00.
It looks, of course, good, in the sense of approaches to the stones, but there is still a lot of garbage if you turn into the woods next to it. It seems that the seizure of money from tourists is quite justified, but unpleasant, a fact.
Oleg Morozov ★★★★☆
(6-08-2015)
We were on the 20th of July, no one collected any money.
Michael ★★★★★
(19-12-2014)
If you are lucky, then everywhere around, and especially in the forest, you will find a surprisingly thick and incomparable coniferous smell. It can also happen with the release of water from the dam. We were twice: in 2012 we were lucky, in 2014 - not so much. But this place is definitely worth a look.
Antip ★★★★★
(9-09-2013)
Yes, the photo is not a crater, but a fault (canyon). The views from the crater are not worse.
Advice on how to find both.
So, having left Kola in the direction of Girvas, you drive to the village and along it. There will be a right turn - do not go there. And then it will be like a square with shops with a pronounced right turn and a weaker road straight ahead.
If straight - it's to the fault, you can stop on the left after the dam.
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and a crater.
Konstantin ★★★★☆
(30-07-2013)
As a natural monument - very beautiful. Unfortunately, the spillway was closed, and a timid stream oozed over the stones. I note that on the approach paths it is very littered with uncultured people, and on the paths of the slope it is very slippery after the rain. Honestly, it would be better to cultivate and take money for the entrance a la Kivach.
Have been here twice. The first time there was not much water and we were and crawled over the stones, both along the top and along the channel. It is really worth visiting here as one of the points of acquaintance with Karelia. The amount of stone is amazing, it's amazing how trees can grow on such a monolith.
The dam is rarely opened, and the sight is probably fantastic, given the elevation difference and the landscape. We were at the blocked dam, but received a lot of positive impressions. It is worth climbing from top to bottom, it is very beautiful and interesting - mini-falls, streams, various rocks, a variety of shapes and colors of stone ... We crawled over the stones for an hour and a half, if not more. It is not difficult to find - if you are driving from Kondopoga, then in the village you reach the "square" with several shops, and turn right from it, in the direction of the hydroelectric power station. ...
Anyone who has been to Karelia knows that in this area, literally at every step, there are amazing natural attractions. If you want to see something really unforgettable and unusual, then your path should run through the small village of Girvas. It was he who gave the name to the amazing attraction, which happy accident opened only in the 60s of the last century. You may have heard of her too. Although it is unlikely, because this place is still a scientific find, little studied by experts. So, get acquainted - Girvas volcano in Karelia.
Girvas - a volcano or not?
Having visited the area of Karelia where the Girvas volcano is located, you cannot immediately understand that under your feet there is a crater that once erupted tons of molten magma and threw dangerous ash boulders for several kilometers. Today there is nothing left of this elemental power. Except perhaps a layer of a lava field, barely visible from above, which stretches for several kilometers and goes into the hills, which in some places received the Suna flows and became part of its shores.
The Girvas volcano in Karelia is one of the oldest on the planet. It was active more than three billion years ago, after which it selflessly went out. Nature through rains, strong wind gusts, change temperature conditions decided to wipe it off the face of the earth by destroying all actual reminders of the volcano. That is how, over time, the crater and the mouth of this mighty giant disappeared.
A group of researchers managed to detect its presence, who began to study the Karelian landscapes before the construction of the hydroelectric power station. As a result of the blocking of the channel, the water level in the Suna decreased, which led to the exposure of part of its banks. This is how the researchers came across dormant volcano. Later, it was given the name Girvas, as well as the village located nearby.
Scientists equipped expeditions several times to study the Girvas volcano in Karelia in more detail. They managed to find out that he belongs to the category of so-called " Icelandic volcanoes". Once upon a time, Girvas was a real natural disaster, as it regularly erupted hundreds of thousands of tons of volcanic magma, destroying all life within a radius of several tens of kilometers. Despite the fact that its crater and vent have been destroyed, the lava field remains. The researchers claim that it covers an area of tens of square kilometers and had a powerful influence on the formation of the local flora and fauna.
The depth of lava fields in some places reaches hundreds of meters. Moreover, the researchers say that they are heterogeneous in structure. In certain areas, so-called "volcanic bombs" were found. They are an accumulation of gas, placed in a shell of solidified lava mass.
Girvas Volcano: how to get there safely and quickly?
Every year, the number of tourists who want to see such an unusual natural attraction with their own eyes is increasing. Therefore, the question becomes natural, how to get to the Girvas volcano, what transport is suitable for this?
There are several options:
- The longest and most unpopular one is to get to the Kondopoga railway station, from where another 50 km can be reached by car or public transport to the village of Girvas. From here - a few more kilometers to the volcano itself.
- The most preferable and safe is to start moving from the Karelian capital - Petrozavodsk. You need to leave the city in the direction of Murmansk along the P21 highway, then, following the signs, turn to the village of Girvas. Having reached its center, turn left and move until you see the bridge over the Suna. Having moved to the other side, you can leave the car in the parking lot, and on the left you will see the Girvas volcano, “coming out” of the river.
The first in our travels to the sights of Karelia was trip to Girvas volcano
. I was surprised to learn that there is an extinct volcano in Karelia when I booked a ticket to. And after such an intriguing discovery for us, we go on an excursion to the volcano in anticipation of a meeting with something unusual.
On the way, looking from the windows of the sightseeing bus, we admire the landscapes of Lake Munozero. Already the names themselves here in Karelia are unusual for us: Munozero, Konchezero, Ushkozero, Girvas, Kivach, Suna, etc., and the stress is placed on the first syllable.
We make the first stop before reaching the village of Girvas near the bridge, which turned out to be a dam on the Suna River. The views of the river before and after the dam are very different.
In principle, this is how it should be, but the view of the river behind the dam is amazing. This is a narrow canyon with steep stone banks, the bottom of which is sometimes covered with a small amount of water.
On the pine we see a sign.
We go down from the road and pass along the right bank for some distance, admiring amazing scenery canyon.
The Suna River behind the dam.
And further short video, the daughter filmed at the dam.
Look at the opposite bank. It is clearly seen that this is a frozen lava flow.
This old channel of the once stormy and abounding river Suna. Before the construction of the Girvas dam and the bypass channel to the Palozersk hydroelectric power station, there were several waterfalls on the Suna River, including the Girvas waterfall, which was a cascade of rapids in a narrow canyon. And downstream after 3 km there was another Poor threshold waterfall. Now he remained on the Sun only. With sadness and regret, the guide told us about the loss by Karelia of such beautiful and once powerful lowland waterfalls.
In addition to the canyon itself, my attention was drawn to the method of installing electric poles on the rocky shore. I have never seen such a thing. (Photos can be enlarged).
But these locals have already attracted the attention of my children. Apparently, the frogs have settled in the old pits. It was once here that geological samples of rock were taken.
In places there are such piles in crevices. They were hammered into crevices and chipped off blocks of stone. To be honest, I listened to half of the story about these piles. So, when and for what these blocks were used, I will not say.
After admiring the Girvas section of the Suna river canyon, we went to the Girvas volcano itself. It's already behind the village. Here, too, there is a sign in the form of some gates.
We walk along the path, at the bottom right there is a small reservoir, obviously, this is a spare spillway from the dam, during the flood there is an idle spillway and then instead of an extinct volcano you can see a real waterfall.
We pass a small bridge.
And now, already, between the trees we notice, as if sintered rocks, and a small waterfall.
A little more and we're out open space. Wow! Here he is, how extinct Girvas volcano .
Girvas volcano
View of Girvas volcano and Pioneer Canal.
Of course, the volcano is not in the usual sense, it is not something high, glaciers and time have done their job, hewing and smoothing the ancient giant, whose age is more than two billion years. But still, it's impressive. Some kind of puppy delight from all this beauty covers me. I want to climb everywhere, see everything, touch everything and take pictures.
There I am - in the crater of an extinct volcano.
The place where we are is the crater of an ancient volcano. Here is what you can read about the Girvas volcano on the website of the information and analytical system “Specially Protected natural areas Russia":
At the crater of the Girvas volcano.
Tourists on the ancient giant. The buildings of the Palozersk HPP are visible behind the trees.
Now a small stream flows from the spillway through the volcano.
Here it is, frozen volcanic lava. Such a beauty.
From the volcano open beautiful views on sand dunes Pioneer channel.
I so wanted to sit down on that ridge next to a group of tourists and admire these landscapes. But our tourist group already returning back, had to catch up.
However, we did not go right away, but crossed the road. There is a small parking lot for sightseeing buses, several pavilions like summer cafes, souvenir shop and public place MF. We were given 15 minutes of free time. Having bought ice cream, we continued to enjoy the local landscapes.
The parking lot is stylized as a village. True, the fence with rugs against the background of electric poles looks ridiculous.
On the shore there are lovely meadow flowers.
Landscape Pioneer Canal in front of the dam.
There is also a trout farm here.
The map shows the Girvas volcano and the Girvas section of the Suna river canyon.
The excursion to the Girvas volcano ended, but on the way back the guide showed us something else interesting on Munozero. She called it "our Gulliver". And it really looks like a giant lying person. This landscape is visible when we pass through the village of Spasskaya Guba from Girvas towards Marcial Waters.
Here we have such a wonderful trip to Girvas volcano which exceeded all expectations.
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In Girvas. Let's continue our trip around Karelia together.
As I said, traveling around Karelia is impressive in every sense. Rocks along the roads, thin tall "match pines" , rivers with fluffy green banks - "edges", following one after another, just have time to read the names, small and large mirror lakes and a lot of new incomprehensible names, fraught with riddles. Such as Girvas, for example.
Girvas is a small village in the Kondopoga region with a population of just over a thousand people. It is famous for three objects - volcano, canyon and once great waterfall from which there is now a brook. All these attractions are close by, which is very convenient.
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The extinct volcano in Girvas is the oldest sight Karelia. This a very attractive place for tourists and travelers, and I'll show you why.
The Girvas Canyon of the Suna River is a unique geological object in Russia, a monument that is studied by scientists and expeditions.However, science is science, and the canyon and volcano are amazing beautiful objects. I have never seen anything like this before - solidified lava of a deep gray-blue color, blue mother-of-pearl water in the crater and all this surrounded by pine trees, from which there is a thick aroma of pine needles in the air. Where else can you see this?!
From the trip to Girvas, it seems to me, my deeper acquaintance with Karelia began. I learned that Karelia is not only rivers, lakes and rocks. Karelia is both waterfalls (and not only Kivach!), Volcanoes, and canyons. Yes, yes, once on the Suna River, in addition to Kivach, there were waterfalls Girvas and Poor threshold. And both are much larger and more effective than Kivach. What destroyed these two beauties? Everything is simple and sad. Remember - the GOELRO plan, the electrification of the entire country, a large-scale project of the Soviet era? The creation of a hydroelectric power station on the Suna River was part of this project. And although he gave electricity to cities and villages, he destroyed two unique natural monument. Dams were built on the Sun, water was diverted into another channel, and there were no more waterfalls.
But we did not know anything about this when we went to Girvas to watch an extinct volcano and a canyon. Our perception was not clouded by knowledge and was clear and enthusiastic, like a child's. They didn’t know anything at all, even where these sights are located, how to get to them, what is located in the vicinity, what is the history behind them ... Maybe this is how you need to travel in order to feel like real explorers?
Today I invite you to ride to Girvas with us, to see the dams, the canyon, the stream left from powerful waterfall and the crater of an ancient volcano , which is no less than 2 billion years old.
On the way to Girvas
Still amazing places in Karelia! Numerous towns and villages stand on the shores of lakes.
For example, the village of Spasskaya Guba, located along the shore of Lake Munozero.It's impossible to see!
P15 goes along the whole chain large lakes and past a few settlements. Finally we get to the Sura River, from which Girvas is already a stone's throw away.
Dams on the Suna River
All in all, on the Suna River wewe saw two dams: one - a little before reaching Girvas, the second - at the volcano.
Not knowing that this place is remarkable, we first jumped over the bridge, but after it we turned around and returned back. Nature itself stopped us! Well, how to drive past when such beauty opened from the bridge?!
with an incomprehensible structure on wheels ...
The fact that there is a serious deterrent between the lake and the river became clear when Kostya went down the steep path from the road.
Here's what he saw.
These powerful gates hold back the pressure of Suna's water.
Shallow Suna behind the dam.
A few kilometers from here, there was once a waterfall Poor threshold. Now, looking at the empty channel, it becomes clear that the waterfall simply has nothing to take from now.
But on the other side of the river in full glory. All this mass of water is held back by the dam.
Everyone looked and moved on.
In the village of Girvas, we had to travel a little. We asked one woman for directions, she willingly told us where to go. But as a result, we turned ahead of schedule and got lost. I had to stop and ask again. This time with a man. The little man, smiling, grinned rather (like, well, you got carried away, citizens, for the sake of our modest attraction), and explained how to get to the volcano.
In principle, we initially moved correctly. Arriving in the village, intuitively turned off the road to the left and drove straight past the pretty one-story houses. Thus, it was necessary to go all the way to the bridge.
Behind the bridge, to the left of the road, there is a huge parking lot. There you have to leave the car, cross the road and go on foot into the forest ... in search of the adventures of the volcano.
From the first attempt, we simply did not reach the bridge. Here they got lost.
The bridge, as you understand, also turned out to be not simple. Another dam.
The hammer and sickle are reminiscent of the fact that the hydroelectric power station was built in the distant Soviet years. One might even say that at their dawn.
In the distance, behind the dam, you can see the building of the hydroelectric power station.
Foundation buildings. But we certainly did not come for him.
Canyon of the Suna River.
We must pay tribute, we were very lucky - we arrived successfully. There had been no rain in previous days. The ground was very dry. Here it is fundamental. You will see why later. And it was absolutely deserted and very clean. Maybe just " high season"has not started in Karelia yet? I heard that now, in July, they charge 100 rubles for the passage to the canyon and the volcano. And that people complain about the presence of garbage. I readily believe that the entrance is now paid. As you can see, there is a fence. I can easily imagine a cashier at the gate.However, if this somehow contributes to looking after cleanliness and order, so be it.Natural monuments must be protected.
We go into the forest and stomp along the path.
"I look into the blue lakes", and my heart stops.
Silence and cleanliness met us in this romantic place.
Girvas Canyon is the real Karelia.
After we crossed the bridge, the road became steep.
With daddy's help, we climb up together. There, further, there will be more extreme. We turn on increased attention and hold the child by the hand all the time.
Bridge behind...
We have come to the volcano, now we must go down to it.
And let's get out of here. I can't imagine walking around here when it's damp. And without this, on dry pine needles and smooth earth, legs ride. I won’t lie, I got out of here almost on all fours. Maybe the soles of the sneakers are not suitable, slippery. But a fact is a fact. As Lena Uslanova says: “I remembered all my diagnoses” while climbing. :)
What do we imagine when we hear the word "volcano"? Here my imagination instantly draws huge mountain with a snowy peak and maybe even a light, barely noticeable haze. And if you think a little more, it will already be a crater, looking into which, we see a lot of red, seething and, of course, very hot.
You will not see any of the above when you come to Girvas. Even close there are no such landscapes. Not now. And many, many years ago they were. It is for these "past merits" that this place is called - a volcano. My advice to you: in order to fully experience the difference between "then" and "now", you need to pack up and go see everything with your own eyes.
A bit of history
It is alleged that about 3 billion years ago everything was in the best volcanic traditions at this place: liquid flame, heat, tall mountains. They say that last eruption the now subdued volcano occurred about 2 billion years ago. But what it was! According to some estimates, lava flows flowing from the vent of the volcano reached the place where Petrozavodsk is now located. And this, for a second, is a distance of 70 kilometers! So this "old man" was not a tiny volcano. The volcano was named after the village of the same name, located nearby. In Karelian hirvas means "moose". Apparently, they are found there (or were found) in abundance.
Previously, there was also a waterfall at this place, in comparison with which the Kivach waterfall is just a small threshold.
How to get to Girvas volcano
As I said, the volcano is located about 70 kilometers from Petrozavodsk. The most convenient means of transportation in this case is a car. Of course, I messed up quite a bit. local forests until I found the right turn, but now I can tell you exactly how to get there:
- By car. Everything is simple here. You need to go to the Kola highway and follow it towards Murmansk. A little more than an hour later you will see a sign with the inscription "Girvas". Turn left along it (this is if you are coming from Petrozavodsk or Kondopoga). Then another 10-15 minutes of the road, after which you find yourself in the village of Girvas. In it you reach an intersection where shops are located on all sides (this is an easily recognizable place), and at this intersection turn left. Again you drive for 10-15 minutes, leave the village and almost immediately after the exit you see a bridge and hydroelectric facilities. That way. Cross the bridge to the other side, to the left of it there will be a parking lot, and to the right is just the object of our interest: a volcano - a waterfall. The cost of visiting (it is also the cost of parking) is 100 rubles per person. In the second picture, the scheme of movement by car through the village
- By public transport. direct bus"Petrozavodsk - Girvas" no. You can get on those passing by, but there are two points: you will walk from the bus stop to the volcano (and this is very far away), and the buses do not run every day (that is, the option “we arrived there, but there is nothing to leave from there” quite likely). But if you decide - the ticket will cost within 200 rubles per person.
- You can take a taxi. The cost for one way will be up to 1000 rubles.
- Or buy a tour. Most likely, this will be an excursion not only to the volcano: also capture the Kivach nature reserve, Martial waters and a couple of other objects. Such a tour will cost about 1700 rubles. per person, and this already includes transport and all entrance fees. You can, of course, search and find a tour that shows only the Girvas volcano. Then with transport and entrance tickets it will cost up to 1100 rubles. per person. But it seems to me that if you got out on an excursion, it is better to visit to the maximum.
Opening hours and cost of visiting Girvas volcano
We can say that it is always open. Because even just having reached there by car and standing on the bridge, you already see it. And no one will forbid you to enter the territory either. But if you are for a more orderly approach, then parking for cars (and on its territory there is also a souvenir shop-cafe and a toilet) is open from 10 to 18 every day. The cost of parking one car will be 100 rubles. per passenger (if you are 4 people in the car, then you will pay 400 rubles).
No further additional contributions will be required from you. After paying for parking / visiting, you can immediately go to the volcano - waterfall. There is no specially equipped entrance to it, you just go down the path and it is in front of you.
We go - we look
I would suggest you visit this place Wear comfortable walking shoes and loose-fitting sportswear. And this is not because you cannot walk there in ordinary shoes (you can even walk in heels if you really want to), but because when you arrive there and see these open spaces in front of you, you cannot contemplate them from the side. You are drawn to go down to the very lava flows, jump from one to another, sit on the top of the third, jump over a mini-lake and finish your detour by climbing a hill along a narrow path. And in order to fully experience this place, it is better to come already prepared.
Volcano - waterfall
By the way, did I say that this volcano is also a waterfall? I wrote "was a waterfall". Now, this is not entirely accurate. In our time, he also periodically recalls the past when the floodgates of a nearby hydroelectric power station are opened to drain excess water. And then quiet and quiet place turns into a "volcano of passions."
Local residents (more precisely, one resident, he is also a caretaker) said that a couple of days ago there was one of those transformations of the volcano into a waterfall, when the hydroelectric power station once again opened the dam to dump excess water. It only remained to hope that the workers of the hydroelectric power station somehow notify the caretaker of their intentions, so that the walk along the volcano would not end for tourists with sudden rafting with overcoming the rapids. But so far there have been no such cases.
You need to understand that the way it looks now is not at all like a volcano. No mountains or eruptions. Rather, it is lava that once flowed out of the vent and, having hardened, remained there forever. It looks simply fascinating due to the fact that each layer has its own shade of color from black to green.
As I said, getting there, you cannot look at it from the side and immediately go to the lava field. And roam, roam. You jump from one place to another, look at the shades, watch the reflection of the trees in the water, sit down on one of the hillocks and listen to the forest.
After exploring the lava field, you climb a steep path into the forest. Having reached the top, once again, now from a height, you look around at what is left of once active volcano and you understand that even in this form it looks very impressive.
In the forest incredible amount mushrooms. You don't have to put in any effort to notice them. They are here, right next to each other, to the left and to the right of the path. For local residents very lucky with such a mushroom variety. So, if you accidentally happen to have a bucket with you (well, or something remotely resembling it), then the trip can also be combined with a trip for mushrooms. And if it’s already completely full program”, then with eating barbecue. There are excellent clearings in the forest for this, one of them even with a real wooden table.
In general, there is plenty of room for imagination. The main thing is to come, and there already on the spot it will be clear what the soul lies more for.
Girvas airfield
This is, so to speak, as a bonus. Abandoned military airfield. A former military facility is located here, so it is not marked on the maps. It is located in the nearby village of the same name. Finding the airfield is a bit difficult (that's right, the military hid it on purpose). The landmark is this: if you drive from the Kola highway, then after 5 km towards the village you need to look at the turn to the left (there will be several of them). In principle, you can turn into any, it will still lead to the airfield.
On the map, up from the red "pin" the runway is very clearly visible. No need to wait for an asphalt or gravel direct road to the airfield. These are, rather, forest paths, trodden under the car. You can drive a Jeep in any weather. It’s better not to take risks on a passenger car and travel when it’s dry.
The airfield was built in 1940, and in 1941 runway reconstructed. It was active during the Great Patriotic War. Since 1960, the airfield has been used as a reserve for strategic aviation based in Besovets. And since 1992, it has become abandoned and unguarded.
Generally perfect place. The runway is in good condition. Its length is 2800 meters. Guess who's using it now? Of course, those who like to drive a car and feel like a Formula 1 pilot are all there. Well, for learning to drive a car is also a good platform.
I could not deny myself the pleasure of rushing forward / backward along the strip with the breeze. I must say that the speed is 130 km / h on the highway and the same speed, but on runway feel quite differently. On the track, you don’t seem to feel it, but on the strip there is a real feeling that you are going to take off.
Where to eat near Girvas volcano
Unfortunately, there is no food in the usual tourist form (such as a cafe or restaurant) near these tourist sites. But there are shops, and if the weather allows and there is a desire to have a snack in nature, this can be realized. Shops, I mean those that are located in the village itself. The prices there are very reasonable, but the range - you know, people in the village to all sorts culinary delights not accustomed - as simple as possible. True, sometimes freshly smoked trout is brought to stores, which is bred right there in the trout farm. So, if you have any special requests for products, grab a meal to go.
If you are interested in souvenirs, then in the parking lot you can find their minimum set. Basically, these are fridge magnets made of wood (in the form of an elk, a bear, or some other inhabitants of the fauna), as well as clay plates with views of Karelia. Magnets from 120 rubles, plates from 350 rubles.
Conclusion
If you ask my opinion: is it worth devoting one of the days of your trip to a trip to Girvas? I will say unequivocally - yes. Another day to breathe fresh air, wander through the forest, listen to the silence and just change the familiar cityscape for something else.
