Description of the attraction
The crab gorge, located in the northeastern part of the resort village of Lazarevskoye, is the object of recreation of the Sochi National Park. The name of the gorge comes from the name of its inhabitants - the freshwater potamon Iberian crabs. Crabs of this species can live only in the purest water of the stream, which runs down the gorge.
A fascinating walk in the Crab Gorge will open to every visitor all the diversity of the nature of the Caucasian Black Sea coast. In a few hours of travel under the forest canopy, you can see canyons, beautiful waterfalls, "weeping" rocks, various unusual drip formations, grottoes, interestingly folded layers of limestone rocks that were formed about 70 million years ago, as well as landscape glades, observation platforms and wooden bridges.
Getting to the Crab Gorge is not difficult at all. You should go almost to the end of Calarasha Street until the sign that leads to a forest path. The trail is very well marked, so it will be simply impossible to get off it.
In the Crab Gorge there are deep water bowls with very beautiful names - "Font of Adam" and "Font of mermaids". You can swim in these bowls. Also here you can see the amazing beauty of the Karst Canyon with its amazing outgrowths and incrustations.
Today crabs in the gorge are very rare, but they are still found. They are slowly being crowded out by a large number of tourists, because where there are tourists, noise is always inevitable, and nature does not like to be disturbed. But if you approach the gorge silently, then there is a high probability that the owner of the gorge, a freshwater crab, will come out of the crystal clear water and can be seen. Most often, crabs are found in the Crab Canyon in shallow water.
The crab gorge in Lazarevskoye is a wonderful place to relax with both family and friends. The noise of the mountain river, the light whisper of leaves and the singing of birds are very soothing, giving a lot of positive emotions.
Reviews
| All reviews 3 Olga 2012-13-07 2:27:21 PM
Crab gorge Visited last year. We walked for a long time. Entrance to the national park 80 rubles. You need to go to sports shoes, as it is slippery and dirty. The waterfalls themselves are small. Were not clean that year, but dirty puddles. It was impossible to swim. The flora is beautiful. The Svir Gorge is much more beautiful.
