Rock the damn finger of the Adygea. Adygea. Cable car and Devil's Finger rock. Video: Adygea in spring
A great place to go on a weekend hike. It is located not far from civilization - near the village of Dakhovskaya, Maikop district. Devil's Finger Rock is one of the spurs mountain range Una-Koz. Previously, it was possible to climb to the top of the ridge only on foot, but several years ago the first cable car in Adygea was built here, so now the route to the Devil’s Finger rock can be mastered by almost any tourist, even a child and an elderly person.
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Devil's finger rock in Adygea 44.239911 , 40.235538 A great place to go on a weekend hike. The Devil's Finger rock is one of the spurs of the Una-Koz mountain range. Description (Calculate route)
How to get there? On foot
The route starts at the old bridge of the village of Dakhovskaya. If you are driving from Maykop to Guzeripl, you will not pass this bridge; it spans the Dakh River. Leaving the car near the old bridge, you need to go to the other side of it and enter the forest to the right of the bridge. Here you will see a marked path that leads up. She will lead to the Devil's Finger rock.
In the spring, at the time of flowering, wild garlic is visible along the path, and the aroma of garlic is heard in the air. Tourists who are lucky enough to visit here in the summer can enjoy the fruits of wild pears and apples, dogwood, and hazelnuts.
You can go back along the same path, or you can go down the mountain ridge to the village of Kamennomostsky, which will take less time. The one way journey will take approximately three hours.
All roads to Mountain Altai they go through the city of Biysk, so the description will be from this city. The route looks like this:
The distance from Biysk is approximately 114 km.
GPS coordinates: 51.894273, 85.826997
In Biysk, after the bridge over the Biya, we drive straight, without turning anywhere. Beyond Biysk the historical part of the Chuysky tract will begin. The road is excellent asphalt, and right after Biysk there is a 4-lane road. True, it won’t take long, after 20 km it will become an ordinary two-lane one, but still of excellent quality.
After the village of Maima, a new four-lane road with a barrier in the middle begins.
Unfortunately, after 10 km, in front of the village of Souzga, the four-lane highway will again turn into two lanes. We pass the village and immediately after it turn right onto the new Aisky bridge following the sign: Aya - 11 km, Nizhnekayancha - 9 km. We cross Katun and turn right again. After 3 km there is a fork, we take the roundabout to the left. To the right is the old hanging one - closed to access for repairs (rumor has it forever). We pass by the tourist center “Crown of Altai”. We reach the village of Katun.
You can even get to the top by all-terrain vehicle in good weather, if this is not the case, walk. From the village of Katun, focusing on the television tower, along a gravel and then a dirt road you can climb to the top of the slope, the end of which will be the desired “Devil's Finger” rock.
A very popular object among tourists in Adygea is the Devil’s Finger rock. Unusual natural monument attracts with its unique appearance, interesting story and magnificent landscapes that can be observed during the hike and from a high observation deck nearby.
Where is Devil's Finger on the map?
It is located east of the village of Dakhovskaya; nearby you can find several caves, for example Pylnaya or Razlom-Skvoznaya.
Description and legends of the attraction
The famous Devil's Finger is located on the steep southwest of the Una-Koz massif, the same one that, together with Mount Azish-Tau, near the village of Khadzhokh, forms the notorious. We are talking about the so-called “remnant” - small area rock formed as a result of destruction or erosion of another, less stable object.
The shape of the rock resembles a pair of fingers, a pagan idol, or a goat's horn. Residents of the village of Dakhovskaya, which is located nearby, often call it “Bell Tower”, as it soars sharply into the air, separating from the main body of the ridge. The height above sea level is 1021 m, which is quite high for such an object.
The tradition of calling such formations “Devil’s” goes back to ancient times, when ancestors believed in the thunderer Perun and especially revered him. Legends say that such rocky outcroppings are frozen stone or fire arrows that God threw at the implacable enemy Veles, the patron of poetry, the second most important deity in the ancient Russian pantheon. People believed that these were real places of power and should be respected and feared.
Travelers love the cliff for the opportunity to take photos on its top or nearby. The Devil's Finger rock, overgrown with lichen, moss and greenery, offers incredible views of nearby peaks, distant villages and endless expanses - photographs from the hill are truly spectacular and original.
The Una-Koz ridge mainly consists of limestone rocks, so it is easily susceptible to external influences and deformation. It is riddled with grottoes and caves, which you can admire during a hike to the Devil’s Finger, one of which is located directly under the rock. The picturesque and interesting nature of the massif makes a trip here truly memorable and unusual.
"Devil's" routes in Adygea
The hike to the rock cannot be called difficult. Even the most inexperienced and untrained tourists will be able to travel the road; you just need to be prepared with comfortable sports shoes and clothing.
The most convenient route is from the old bridge, built in the 19th century. It will lead up through a picturesque forest and will soon come to a fork - here you need to keep to the left. After this, on the way you will meet huge boulders that fell during a major collapse, some of which are higher in height than a three-story house and the famous one.
There is also a small spring with water suitable for drinking and an observation clearing, which offers a stunning view of the Lagonaki plateau. Next, a narrow path leads straight through the Unacosa cliffs. In the rocky area you will find many grottoes and other natural monuments, for example the “Dusty” cave, or “Devil’s Arch”, which crowns the entrance to a small rocky bag. Afterwards, the trail smoothly bends up and to the left - this is the last segment, after which the road leads straight to the Devil's Finger.
A magnificent panorama of the mountainous Caucasus opens from the cliff. Oshten, Bolshoy and Maly Tkhach, Azish-Tau, Tybga, Bambak, Chugush, Dzhuga, Dzhemaruk, Urushten appear before travelers in a mysterious blue haze, and several times a year, when the weather is especially sunny and clear, you can even see Elbrus. Somewhere below you can wind the valleys of the Dakh, Sakhray and Du-Du-Gush rivers.
It’s hard to believe that the “Devil’s Finger” was created by nature: it seems that the massive rock was carved at the top of the ridge by a skilled craftsman. It looks colorful among the emerald flora, inaccessible rocks and bright sky. According to tourists, the route to the attraction and the natural site itself make an incredible impression and are worth the long climb and the effort expended.
The nature of these places is rich and varied: wild garlic, wild garlic, dogwood, apples, pears and thick hazel grow here. When climbing to the “Finger”, you should not deny yourself the pleasure of visiting the numerous grottoes of Una-Koz: those found on the marked path are absolutely safe and beautiful, especially since sites of ancient people have been found here and there.
You can climb to the “Finger” along several more routes. Along the quarry in the east of Unakoz, through the village of Vesely, it is suitable for traveling by car, but only on weekends, when work is not carried out at the quarry. You can also go from the village, through.
How to get there (get there)?
We have outlined the routes, now we will look at the map on the path that will need to be overcome to get to Damn finger:
Note to tourists
- Address: st. Dakhovskaya, Maykop district, Adygea, Russia.
- GPS coordinates: 44.239179, 40.237273.
The Devil's Finger Rock is not only a landmark of Adygea with an amazing shape and landscape, but also an excellent observation point from where a panorama of the Lagonaki Plateau and the Caucasus Mountains opens up. A trip to it allows you to stock up vivid impressions and enjoy the fascinating nature of these places! To see this, watch an interesting video about a hike to the mountain described above.
Coordinates: N44° 14.352′; E40° 14.238′
Not far from the village of Dakhovskaya there is an interesting natural object - the Devil's Finger rock.
Devil's Finger is popular a tourist route, famous to many tourists. The duration of the route is about 8 (eight) hours. The Devil's Finger rock is located on the Una-Koz ridge. The path to the rock passes through a picturesque forest, where there is a lot of wildlife. Almost at any time of the year you can enjoy delicious berries or nuts on the path. Along the edges of the path there are forest beauty blackberries, spring vitamins - wild garlic, hazel and wild apples and pears.
The Una-Koz ridge has a length of more than 100 (one hundred) kilometers. It starts in the village of Khadzhokh and stretches to the famous Devil's Finger rock. The end of the ridge is located in Karachay-Cherkessia. It is the Una-Koz ridge in the area of the village of Khadzhokh that combines with the famous Azish-Tau ridge to form the famous Khadzhokh Gorge.
The Una-Koz ridge consists of soft calcareous rocks. Limestone is subject to erosion by water and wind. Therefore, the ridge is heavily indented with grottoes and caves. Cave sites of ancient man were discovered in the underground thickness of the ridge. The most famous of them is the Dakhovskaya cave, located not far from the Devil’s Finger rock.
Toponym Una-Koz
Unakoz, other Greek. - “go and be afraid.”
During the Byzantine Empire, the Silk Road passed along the ridge. It was this section of the Una-Koz ridge that the robbers chose to raid peaceful caravans.
The ridge is an excellent viewing platform, but it has special visibility Observation deck Damn finger. Una-Koz is classified as low mountains- zone. The height of the ridge does not exceed 1000 meters above sea level.
From the Devil's Finger rock a magnificent panorama of the Western Caucasus mountains opens. The main peaks of the Main Caucasus Range: Chugush, Pseashkho, as well as the main peak Krasnodar region— appear before you in a blue haze, beckoning and exciting your imagination. And under the feet of an inexperienced viewer lie river valleys mountainous Adygea: Sakhray, Dakh and Belaya. But greatest impression The nearby mountain giants impress the traveler: the stone, mysterious gates of Acheshbok - the Devil's Gate, old Oshten and the ridge closest to the Devil's Finger - the Du-Du-Gush ridge. And if you stop for a couple of minutes in a clearing next to the famous observation deck, then in clear weather you can see a giant on the horizon.
Damn Finger. January
View from the Devil's Finger rock (Adygea)
By appearance The Devil's Finger rock resembles a stone idol raising its hand and finger upward. If you look more closely at the rock on the approach from the village of Dakhovskaya, then the appearance of the cliff will appear in a completely different light - the outlines of the Devil’s Finger will resemble a bell tower. Not for nothing local residents Sometimes the rock is called the Bell Tower rock.
If you go around the Devil's Finger on the left, you can see a narrow path that descends under the stone arch of the Una-Koz ridge. The lower we go down this path, the more intense the picture will appear before our eyes. Shells, gullies, lenses, grottoes and even caves dotted the calcareous thickness of the ridge. Not far from the observation deck there is the Unakozovskaya or Pylnaya cave. A few kilometers further there are a couple of small caves.
How to get to the Devil's Finger observation deck?
From the Vesely farm. The route starts behind the old quarry ( GPS coordinates N 44°15’37.54″; E 40°16’40.00″) in the village of Vesely. This is the simplest and easiest way to the Devil's Finger rock. It is recommended to use this route on days when the quarry is idle (holidays, Saturday and Sunday). Otherwise, traveling along the road will be very dangerous and unpleasant. The quarry carries out stripping operations and drill-and-blast mining - it is dangerous, dusty and unpleasant.
At the seventh kilometer of the road between the village of Khadzhokh and the village of Pobeda, a dirt road goes towards the quarry (to the right). Since it leads from the quarry, it is very dusty. The road leads to the entrance to the quarry. The barrier is not guarded. The road dives under the barrier - this is the main path to the Devil's Finger rock. The road will wind. First, she will go to the left and run into a modest dump. Here she will turn right and go into the forest. Further the road will pass all the time in the forest along the edge of a narrow clearing. If you travel on foot, the journey to the Devil's Finger observation deck will take no more than an hour; an alternative is to travel by off-road vehicle. By jeep you can get to the observation deck in comfort.
View of the lowland villages
From the village of Dakhovskaya. If you enter Dakhovskaya from the city of Maykop, you will see on the left old bridge. It was built in 1898. The openwork arched structures of the bridge attract the attention of tourists, and the ancient masonry fascinates with its strength. From this place another trail begins to the Devil's Finger rock. It leads to natural object called Utyug or Dakhovsky collapse and then rises to the top of the Una-Koz ridge to the famous observation deck.
Bridge in the village of Dakhovskaya over the Sakhray River
First, the trail passes through a forest area. Somewhere in the middle of the path you will meet a fork. You must take the left path (you are going uphill). After the fork, you will come across large boulders along the path on the right that fell from the Una-Koz ridge after a major landslide. There is a spring on the rise where you can get tasty water. There is a clearing above the spring. It offers stunning views of Caucasus Mountains: Oshten, Tybgu, Urushten and.
Then the trail approaches the rocks of the Una-Koz ridge and goes around the famous Utyug rock ledge. Further, a narrow path runs directly under the rocky outcrops of the ridge. On the approach to the Devil's Finger, she visits the Pylnaya cave (GPS coordinates N 44°12’20.78″; E 40°14’03.93″) and through the stone vaults of the arched structures of the ridge rises up to the observation deck - the Devil’s Finger.
The trail is well marked.
From . The route passes through the picturesque Mishkhoko gorge. We climb to the observation decks of the gorge along the road leading from the limestone quarry, here an old country road emerges from the gorge, rising to the Una-Koz ridge (at this place power line wires will hum above your head - this is a landmark). As we move along the ridge, more and more new views of the surroundings of the village of Dakhovskaya open up to us. The road is hidden in a dense forest. Here, under the canopy of beeches and oaks, it is cool even on the hottest day, and then it unexpectedly leads out into a huge forest clearing, just below there are parking lots near the Devil’s Finger rock and a stream. If you come here with a tent, you can spend the night surrounded by grass, mountains and stars.
Rocks in the Una-Koz ridge. January
This route was explored as part of June 27, 2015. It originates in the village of Dakhovskaya, near the old bridge over the Dakh River. The path leads up and further along the rock. On the way to the rock there are several caves: and the Skvoznaya Grotto Ring. After visiting the Devil's Finger rock, tourists have a lot of options for returning. So, let's go.
Option 1. Devil's finger: back and forth
8 km * 4 hours
First action
We get to the village of Dakhovskaya by personal car or public transport. Buses and trains from Krasnodar go only to the neighboring village of Kamennomostsky, so you will have to get there either on foot or by local buses. Public transport schedule. You can leave your car right at the beginning of the route; to do this you need to cross to the other side; there is a large asphalt area here.
Second act
The trail starts to the right of the old bridge. It is well marked with red and white signs.
The path from the very start leads upward, from here a long climb begins, which leads to clean stream, the water here flows straight from the rock, you can safely drink it even in rainy weather. We continue to climb. Along the way, tourists pass through a small clearing called Krutaya, which offers views of the mountains.
After some time, the trail begins to “jump” along the scree. We are observing a large iron stone.
Finally, we approach the rocky ridge of the ridge and turn right.
Third act
Literally immediately after starting to move along the rock, we will encounter a fork. The sign will urge you to go up the natural stairs, which will lead to the Tethys rope park. Don't give in and go right.
On the path that leads along the rock, we will meet a large Fortune stone, which hangs over the path, forming a small passage in the form of an arch.
The next attraction on the trail is.
And behind her. From here you can already see the Devil's finger, now it is directly above our heads.
The path begins to climb again and, going around, leads to its top - to the Devil's Finger rock. Here you can take a break and drink tea. It took from 2 to 3 hours to climb, depending on the pace of walking.
Act Four
Descent down. It takes much less time, only about an hour.
Option 2. Dakhovskaya – Devil’s Finger – rope park “Tethys” – Cave of Desires – Dakhovskaya Cave – Dakhovskaya village
10 km * 6 hours
First action
It is described in detail in Option 1 this article.
Second act
From the Devil's Finger rock we begin to move up the path. We pass through a small flat place where you can set up a tent,
The trail then turns into a four-wheel drive road. We turn left and go along this road. There will be many branches here, we focus on the leftmost roads. We reach the Tethys rope park. In bad weather, walking along this road is dirty, as it is washed away by rain.
Third act
From the rope park there is a well-marked trail leading to the cable car. Follow the signs. Along the way you will come across an observation deck from which you can see great views to the village of Dakhovskaya and the Una-Koz ridge.
The path leads from here it is very close to. Follow the signs and you will reach your goal in a few minutes.
Act Four
From here you can go down by cable car (just hand over 100 rubles to the controller) or follow an alternative abandoned path past the Dakhovskaya Cave. This path will not be easy, but you will remember it for a long time, and along the way you will see the Dakhovskaya cave and a small waterfall. Head back along the same path that brought you to the cable car until the point where the marked path goes down. The marking will remain until the Dakhovskaya cave,
