Guamka is a small village or village with a population of less than 1,000 people, which is located in Apsheronsk district, 50 km from the regional center, Apsheronsk. It nestled among dense green trees at a relatively low altitude above sea level. Guamka stands at the entrance to the same gorge, which can be called one of the most amazing natural monuments of the Kuban. This makes the village very attractive for those nature lovers who come to the Krasnodar Territory not for the sake of the sea, but for the sake of active rest.

The Guam gorge is formed by the mountain river Kurdjips, which broke through the rocks a narrow passage that looks very picturesque . The length of the gorge is 3 km, cliffs break down to a depth of up to 400 m . Down streams the rushing ice stream . Even in the very heat it does not happen above +25 ° C . The air in the gorge is clear and transparent, and the cliffs are covered with ancient thickets, so that in Guam established its own microclone mate, very healthy for health . Air is saturated with oxygen centenary holly, beech, fir and yew, juniper and boxwood bushes cover the rocks .

But the gorge is famous not only for its curative microclimate, but also for its amazing richness of colors. The rock layers here differ from each other in rich shades of color: red, blue, all gradations of gray.

Once a railway was laid in the gorge, and its section of a little more than 1.5 km has survived to our days. A narrow-gauge railway line, built before the Great Patriotic War, used to connect Guamka with Mezmae. Moreover, these ways are still in effect: they are visited by tourist trains from several trailers and motorbikes of local private citizens, ready to take tourists to the beautiful surroundings. However, you can get no less pleasure after walking the gorge on foot or riding a horse.

Fans of mountaineering will also be here expanse . Rocks are not so high, but there are a lot of routes for them, so it will be interesting to overcome them not only for beginners, but also for more prepared athletes . It is even more pleasant that you can get to climbing routes on foot from Guamka: the road the nearest will take 10 minutes , to more distant ones - no more than 45 . And since the end of the 2000s . in the Guam gorge began to be equipped including winter tracks . In total in Guam there are about 120 developed routes for rock climbing, and they pass a variety of competitions . In the village you can find instructors and get hold of all the necessary equipment .

Finally, those who have planned a rich travel program can happily stop in Guam for a couple of days, making the farm an intermediate stop on the way to the north, in Adygea, through the picturesque plateau of Lago-N ki, or south to the sea in Lazorevskogo area, to which about 90 km away. How to get to

Guamka from Absheron in Guamka a regular bus service. The nearest railway station is located about 75 km, in Belorechensk. The main city of the region, Krasnodar, is located about 170 km from Guamka.

Entertainment, excursions and attractions Guamki

After stopping in the village, travelers get the opportunity to " collect »as many excursions as they can withstand their legs and cameras . After exploring the Guam gorge, you can go to the Monastic Cave or the Sukhaya Balka gorge, to the spring with natural saturated silver ions with water, to the viewing platform in the rocks, to the Matuzka river to admire its waterfall th, to Yarov waterfall in the canyon, to the cave Er-Ed and t . d . In the 21st century Guamka is actively developing as a place for holding all kinds of tourist rallies: here are members of Russian tourist clubs, organize competitions in hiking and cycling ( some - the scale of the country, and some international) .

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