Juniper grove. Juniper grove - medical park in Kabardinka
Historians call this settlement "false Gelendzhik". Geographers call it "the point of ascent to the northwestern tip of the Markhot Range and the end of the Tsemess Bay." Local historians proudly call their small homeland "the place of deployment of the most famous heroes of the Kabardian regiment" (hence the Kabardian fortress). These are the epithets that the current Kabardinka has earned over the years. juniper grove- another business card resort village. "Well, why?" - you ask. The answer to this question is contained in our small review. It is dedicated to another phenomenon - to something that exists only here.
Where is the grove in Kabardinka?
The tract with this name is located in the northwestern suburbs. Behind the territory of the children's health camp "Znamya" there are two guest houses - it is behind them that the paths of a unique, in size, "observation platform" already begin.
On the map of the village Juniper Grove is located in this way:
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Description and history
The "zakaznik" owes its origin to botanists who proved that the Kabardian juniper, which grows on an area of approximately 250 by 200 meters, is not found anywhere else in the world. By the way, it also grows above the track. But the fact is that those places are no longer considered Kabardinka as such, and there are no shops there either.
So, the quarters on Proletarskaya, the Kirovets sanatorium and the Znamya camp (northwestern Kabardinka) were left behind. The juniper grove is already 100 meters away. Above the road there is a whole thicket, and below there is a slope (or rather, its upper beginning), leading to the sea. This fragment of it is equipped as a zone for viewing the surroundings (from here you will see scenic view to the northwestern village Castal font, Kid `s camp"October" and the same name with locality hotel).
"Lower end" of the panorama - new beach, also called "Juniper Grove". The main flora of the described location is relic juniper and Pitsunda pine. On the sides, this "bridgehead" is limited by institutions of the same name: guest estates and car camping (common bathroom and area for tents).
Not far away, closer to the center of the town, the recreation center " juniper park» (parking lot, stall, bungalow, canteen). By the way, to all of them (through a thicket of shady coniferous forest) lead well-trodden paths. But the infrastructure looks rather dilapidated, including all the slopes to the shore - almost nothing has been reconstructed here since Soviet times.
Rest in the Juniper Park
In addition to the shops observation platform"Juniper Grove" has handrails, fences. Somewhere all this is under a canopy from the sun. There is even an information stand. In general, everything is like in the sights of the same name in the Crimea (village New World, urban district of Sudak).
The beach "Juniper Grove" ("Banner") is an equipped swimming area - with changing rooms, rental of sun loungers and umbrellas, garbage containers and water activities. It is 600 m long and can accommodate 3,000 people. It is a strip of pebbles (no more than 15-20 meters wide) and a footpath slightly rising above it. There are old playgrounds. This bathing area is limited to "Kabardinka" and "Azure". Revolutionary Street here comes as close to the water as possible, but the descent is steep.
It remains to be recalled that any variety of juniper fills the air with antiseptic essential substances that can heal the nasopharynx. In total, in the area of this suburb of Gelendzhik, there are about 1,000 hectares of such plantations, mainly to the north, that is, above the village itself. A walk on a steep slope will increase the general tone of your body, and will also show you rare Caucasian flowers. The local juniper creates coolness and freshness to the northwest of Kabardinka.
How to get (get there)?
It is easy to find yourself in this suburban park, because the descent here starts right from the M-4 federal highway (you should stop at the beginning of an impressive embankment that does not allow vehicles to move onto hiking trails). And then go on foot. The closest place to this location, if you start from the highway, is the Znamya DOL. You can also climb this part of the slope from below. Go up along the fence of the "Brave and Bold" camp. You get to it from the street. Revolutionary (opposite -).
On the map, the entire route that needs to be overcome by car looks like this:
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Note to the tourist
- Address: highway M-4, Kabardinka, Gelendzhik, Krasnodar region, Russia.
- GPS coordinates: 44.662222, 37.925000.
The green zone between the M-4 Don highway and the tiny Volny farm is famous for its beauty. You can verify this by viewing the photos presented here. The juniper grove in Kabardinka has different reviews, as most authors talk about completely different objects with the same name - observation deck, camping and various objects tourism infrastructure. However, do not forget that this is primarily a natural tract.
Healing properties of juniper have been known and actively used since antiquity. In the countries of the former CIS, these trees began to be used for medicinal purposes only from the end of the 18th century. Juniper groves, which are several thousand years old, have been preserved on the Crimean peninsula.
Many people know that the air in such groves has a positive effect on the human body, on its respiratory system. Phytoncides, which contain juniper trees, have a huge disinfecting effect. Once in the bronchi and lungs, they kill all bacteria and viruses that can affect the respiratory system. At the same time, there is also an anti-inflammatory and bronchodilatory effect. These effects have a positive effect in diseases such as bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive bronchitis, pneumonia, tuberculosis, rhinitis, tonsillitis, tracheitis.
These conifers also have other useful properties. Thanks to its disinfecting action, juniper perfectly accelerates the healing of wounds on the skin after injuries or operations, helps to overcome infectious diseases skin. Not only kills pathogenic bacteria, but also reduces inflammatory reactions, promotes faster tissue repair.
Inhaling the aroma juniper grove, there is a normalization in the work of the nervous system. By acting on the olfactory receptors, the signal reaches the brain. In the process of complex physiological reactions, there is an improvement in mood, a decrease in excitation after stress, and headaches, especially chronic ones, are significantly reduced.
After walking through such a forest, appetite increases. This is a good indication for visiting people with diseases of the stomach and intestines, which are accompanied by a decrease in appetite. Sleep is normalized in people with a tendency to insomnia. In diseases of the cardiovascular system, after inhaling the air of the Crimean junipers, blood pressure normalizes and stabilizes, shortness of breath decreases significantly.
Juniper releases substances into the air, the inhalation of which strengthens the immune system, preventing many diseases, especially colds. Having visited such groves once, there is a feeling of filling with strength and energy. And visiting the juniper forests for several days or even weeks in a row, there is a complete treatment of diseases and restoration of health.
On the territory of the sanatorium Ai-Danil is located juniper grove with a specially laid trail - health path about 2 kilometers long. Daily walks through this grove are especially indicated for people with respiratory diseases. The presence of a juniper grove is one of the positive aspects of recreation and treatment in the Crimea.
Rest in Crimea on the seashore 2018 - Ai-Danil sanatorium near the sea in Yalta
As you know, Crimea is widely known in the world resort region. The number of people wishing to visit the sunny peninsula is growing year by year. Crimea attracts guests with its beaches and unique natural landscapes. Here you can see the tops of the mountains covered with legends, glorified by poets, see with your own eyes the ancient remains of ancient and medieval settlements.
Especially many priceless relics of protected nature are located in the vicinity resort town called Sudak. 7 kilometers from this small settlement is the village of Novy Svet.
It is here, in a new light in the Crimea, that one can observe a combination of amazing beautiful bays, mountain peaks and wild cliffs. Here you can appreciate the whole variety of evergreen relict vegetation. These sights made Sudak-Novosvetsky coast Southeast region one of the most popular destinations for tourists from all over the world.
juniper grove
The juniper grove in the New World in the Crimea is especially popular. It is worth telling more about this unique site of relic nature:
In the vicinity of the village of Novyi Svet, there is a landscape-national botanical reserve, in which unique plants grow. There you can meet Stankevich's pines and juniper trees, the groves of which surround the village. The most beautiful place Crimean coast, where there are many medicinal plants, rare species of flora and fauna - all this makes the juniper grove the most popular place recreation local residents and tourists.
No wonder this place is called the valley of paradise. To get here, you need to climb the steps cut right into the rock about 3 thousand years ago (the staircase of the Tauris). Climbing up, you will see unique trees that many mistake for pines. But these tall trees are nothing but relic juniper trees. It grows up to 5 - 7 meters high, and lives in this place for 3-4 thousand years.
Interestingly, the resinous trunks of the treelike are twisted, torn by sharp barren rocks on which these trees survive and grow. Every knot on the trunk, every twist, every scuff on the bark is like a heavy sigh stretched out over the centuries.
It should be noted that climatic conditions in the village of Novyi Svet are extremely favorable - almost all year round it is warm and sunny here, and these are exactly the conditions that are needed for a unique juniper. Juniper trees alternate with at least unique plant- rocky and fluffy oak.
In this place, the air is filled with phytoncides of pine and juniper, the smell of herbs mountain range and sea breeze. This healing air is considered an excellent means of preventing and treating diseases of the bronchi and lungs. Even on a hot summer day, it is surprisingly easy and free to breathe here.
Other types of unique vegetation
Stankevich's pine was once widespread along the entire coast Crimean peninsula. But at present it can only be found in the region of Sevastopol and in the new world in the Crimea. This unique rare plant has been growing on cliffs and rocky slopes for about 200 years. Pines have a spreading crown, and their bark has a light gray color. Cones in relation to the branches are located at an acute angle. The needles are thin, light green, up to 17 cm long.
Here you can find many rare protected plants. You can see the fluffy oak, sessile oak, meet pistachio pistachio, ash and maple. Among rare plants prickly juniper, dogwood, derzhiderevo, goat willow, skumpia grow. Visitors to the reserve can see plants listed in the Red Book of Ukraine. Among them - yellow asphodelina, two-flowered tulip, stone-loving feather grass. In total, the reserve has 18 endemic plant species and 20 plant species that are rare or endangered.
Forests and groves located in this unique place are a living monument of those distant centuries when mammoths, saber-toothed tigers, and cave bears lived here. And now here you can see the remains of the ancient vegetation of the Cenozoic era, which lasted 60 million years.
Visit to the reserve
"New World" is a state botanical reserve and has a high national and international conservation status. It is part of the natural reserve fund of Ukraine and is part of the world system natural areas. The reserve is under special protection of the state.
A visit to the New World occurs only along two ecological routes, which are called ecological trails. Routes start at the border of the reserve, where special checkpoints are located. Arranges a visit to unique place Sudak forestry. This entity, from the very moment of its formation in 1921, has been protecting unique nature on the territory of the reserve and provides its recreational regime.
The visit is paid. All the money earned from tourists is directed to the restoration of a unique juniper grove, other forests, the preservation of rare plants, and is directed to protect them from fires. With this money, the sanitary condition of the reserve is carried out, as well as ecological trails are improved.
The "pearl" of the coast of central Taurida, for obvious reasons, is always called resort area from the city to the village of Morskoe. Its popular part is the natural park of the Crimean peninsula located in the area of the Blue and Blue Bays. Juniper grove in the New World is known to all. The conversation even concerns people living far from the fabulous peninsula. Relic tract with medicinal aromas, being part of biosphere reserve"New World", attractive and beauty, and history!
Where is the reserve located in Novyi Svet?
Juniper grove on the map of Crimea
From the history of the natural monument
Perfectly preserved relic park subtropical cultures owes its long life first to Catherine II, who was convinced of the healing properties of juniper, then to Count Lev Golitsyn, later to one of the Bolshevik people's commissariats and, finally, to the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
By his decree, he approved the reserve in its modern borders. It happened in 1974 - since then the infrastructure natural museum continued to expand its capabilities. In the Russian era, the protected complex is guarded by an armed structure. Its immunity is supported by the criminal legislation of the Russian Federation. There have already been cases when vandals had to pay huge fines. An unauthorized stay on the territory of this attraction of the New World is considered a violation.
The Crimean history of the tree-like juniper (veres) dates back to the Tertiary period (the time of the extinction of the dinosaurs). Its counterparts in other parts of the world reach 15 m in height. The roots of this tree, like the Sudak pine, are “tightly” connected to the soil or rocky surface. Consequently, such needles can grow at any angle, which we see in the example of the hills and descents of the Juniper Grove.
Why is the Juniper Grove interesting for tourists?
Each reserve of the Crimea is everywhere equipped with garbage collectors, fences, stands with useful information, pointers and other signs of visual communication. The Juniper Grove in the Crimea is no exception. Novy Svet, as a famous resort, is extremely proud of this recreation area.
The landscape reserve was created in order to preserve such relic species as the Sudak pine, juniper tree and pistachio tree. The zone of growth of each of these types of flora is marked with a special plate. The route "Juniper Grove" has an excursion road, 
going to the tip, and two auxiliary trails. Along its length, the entire path contains official places of rest - tables and benches.
"Wild" parking and walks without a guide are prohibited here, as well as going beyond special fences. The grove is often called the “paradise valley”, which is not surprising - some trees are incredibly bizarre, their leaves have hundreds of shades, and trunks in some places are almost 7 m in circumference. from the bacteria that settled there.
The path leading here is amazing - it passes along the steps carved right into the rocky surface. The construction is quite ancient, so now it has received the name "Stairs of the Tauris". And in general, there is a reason to take at least a hundred photos. The final section of the path is the exit to the wonderful in Zelenaya Bay.
Near the Juniper Grove, 70 m north of the entrance to the reserve, is located small hotel"Juniper Grove". You can get to it, bypassing only one residential block. It is recommended to stay in this boarding house between excursions (including sea ones) in the botanical reserve.
How to get to the relic grove?
There is only one way to walk along the Juniper Grove in Crimea - by buying a tour of the same name or in one of resort towns peninsula, or at the entrance to the "New World" itself, tourists in their reviews say that ticket prices are relatively low. Number of visitors to both trekking routes – Golitsyn trail and the described grove - at the entrance and exit is controlled by departmental security. During the day, its representatives patrol the protected areas several times.
Getting to the start of the route by car is also easy, on the map the route from Sudak looks like this:
Note to the tourist
- Address: Naberezhnaya street, 3, Novy Svet settlement, Sudak city district, Crimea, Russia.
- Coordinates: 44°49′25″N (44.823579), 34°54′32″E (34.908809).
- Prices for visiting: 100 rubles.
Resting in the Crimea, be sure to visit the New World. Juniper grove, a wine cellar arranged in a damp rocky cave, a grotto under Cape Kapchik and the warm waves of the Green Bay - all this annually delights thousands of guests of the paradise peninsula.
By nature and unique. Geographical position And natural resources made it so. Simeiz is located in the center South Shore Crimea, above it rises the Ai-Petrinsky ridge from the north and Mount Koshka from the west, protecting the village from cold winds and rains. Simeiz beaches are protected from cold currents and strong waves by the Diva rock. And Simiez itself is covered with greenery, here is one of the largest clusters of junipers on the coast, thanks to which the air in Simiez is especially clean and even healing.
Five types of juniper are common in the Crimea: tree-like, red, smelly, Cossack and hemispherical. The last two species grow mainly on yayla and are weaving shrubs. The smelly juniper is listed in the Red Book and can only be found in the Crimean nature reserve. Tree-like and red are quite common, it is these species that prevail in the juniper grove in Simeiz. It is quite easy to recognize this tree; its needles are very similar to cypress, the crown has the shape of a pyramid, the trunk is reddish with cracks, and the fruits are black-purple cones.
Juniper holds many mysteries. These trees are able to grow on bare rocky cliffs, what they feed on remains a mystery to scientists, although some specimens live for several thousand years. Despite many attempts, it has never been possible to grow juniper artificially, only in the wild, spread in the litter of animals and birds, can the berries germinate. The value of juniper is difficult to overestimate, 1 hectare of such a grove is capable of releasing up to 30 kg of phytoncides per day, which in turn could purify the air major metropolis. Such air is extremely useful and can cure many pulmonary diseases. In medicine, juniper and its oils are widely used to treat kidneys, joints, and skin diseases. The berries of this tree are widely used in cooking, they are especially good as a seasoning for meat.
Where is the juniper grove in Simeiz?
While relaxing in Simeiz, be sure to take a walk in the juniper grove, it will not be difficult. On the “back” of Mount Koshka there is a small but very picturesque path among these trees. Or at the foot of the Cat, closer to the Diva rock and the beach, there is also beautiful places where you should definitely look, they will not disappoint you. Juniper grows everywhere, not only in the Simeiz park, and this is not an exaggeration.
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