One of the main attractions of the Perm region. It has become especially popular in the last decade (in the old guidebooks there is not even a mention of it), and due to transport accessibility, groups of tourists visit the territory of the natural city every weekend. It was the tourists who gave this place such a name. Another, much older name for the Stone Town is the Devil's Hillfort, and locals simply call it Turtles.
A stone city is a complex of huge stones arranged in such a way that gives the impression of a city. And everything here seems to be real: and narrow streets, and wide avenues, and blind alleys, and the square, and arch-gates to the city. You can wander around such a city for hours, you can even get lost if you get here for the first time.
Their inhabitants also live in the Stone Town: Big and Small Turtles, a Feathered Guard, a Rat, a Seal, Idols and others. Stone boulders got this name for their unusual resemblance to these animals and are considered to be symbols of the Stone City.
Legend of Stone Town
How did the Stone Town come about? There is a legend that a long time ago there was a city of amazing beauty on this place. It bloomed and developed. And beautiful and kind people lived here. But the king of this city had a blind daughter, she alone could not see the beauty of the place where she lives. The evil sorcerer offered the king a cure for his daughter, and the king agreed. But as soon as the princess could see, at that very moment the sorcerer turned all the houses, streets and inhabitants into stone. And the young princess was left only to admire the beautiful, but stone city ...
Origin of the Stone Town
The legend, of course, is beautiful, but scientists believe that the so-called streets of the Stone Town were formed due to the fact that a river flowed here millions of years ago. It was she who struck the streets and arches.
The stone city is located at the top of the Rudyansky Spoi ridge (526 m). The rocks consist of fine-grained quartz sandstone of the Lower Carboniferous. The rock massif is cut through by numerous deep cracks (up to 8-12 meters). Water, wind, glacier and geological epochs worked on the appearance of the Ural Mountains, creating an unusual complex.
From the heights of the rocks of the Stone Town, an unforgettable view of the "green ocean" of the Ural taiga opens.
Big and Small cities
The ancient settlement is divided into Big and Small cities. Small Stone Town is located 200-300 meters east of the Big. It can be quite difficult to find, since the path to it is not very obvious. It consists of only four remnants, who are actually no less interesting than their older brothers, especially the Leaky Stone and the Alkali.
In 2008, the Stone Town received the status of a landscape monument of nature of the Perm Territory.
Visit Features
The end of August and the beginning of autumn is a time of influx of a large number of tourists. The stone city is especially beautiful in the fall, during a riot of bright colors.
The city is no less beautiful in winter, when snow caps hang from the stones, and trees growing right on the tops of the stones are wrapped in snow.
In the summer, Stone Town is a great climbing area. Climbing competitions are held here annually.
In addition, in the summer in the Stone Town (along with Gubakha), the theater festival "Secrets of the Cross Mountain", unique for Russia, takes place. Actors perform right on the rocks, in natural scenery.
In the Stone Town you can have a great time at any time of the year. You can stay here overnight by setting up a tent at the foot of the cliffs. But remember that in the Stone Town there are no sources of water, so you must stock up on it in advance.
The stone city is far from the only iconic natural attraction in the vicinity of Usva station. If you have enough time, you should also look at the famous Usvinsky Pillars on the Usva River and into the caves of Sukhoi Log.
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How to get to the Stone Town
The stone city is located about 200 kilometers from Perm. Getting to the Stone Town is quite simple: you need to get to the village of Usva by private car on the Perm - Kizel highway. Further along the road towards the same Kizel. Soon there will be a turn to the right (to the village of Yubileiny) with the sign "Stone Town", and although the sign indicates 9 km, there are actually about 5 kilometers. But you need to be careful not to slip the right turn, as this is a turn onto a dirt road. You can’t drive a car there anymore. You will see a road blocked by a metal pipe and a sign indicating that you are approaching the Kamenny Gorod natural complex. Usually cars are left here on this patch and walk along the trail for about another 1 kilometer. There are many small narrow paths, but all of them lead to one place - to the Stone Town.
GPS coordinates of Stone Town:58 ° 43.351 N; 57 ° 37.974 East
If you get by bus, then you need a bus service Perm - Kizel, or Perm - Gubakha, go to the above village Usva. You can also reach Usva by train, but it is inconvenient in that you need to make a transfer in Chusovoy.
From Usva, either walk about a kilometer on foot along the highway to Kizel, then 5 kilometers towards the village of Yubileiny until turning to Kamenny Gorod, or set the time to get to the right dirt road on the Usva-Yubileiny minibus, which runs about 14 times a day hours. But you still have to get back from the Stone Town either on foot or on the go, as this minibus goes back from Yubileiny to Usva early in the morning.
In addition, you can negotiate with local drivers for 100-200 rubles. you were taken to a dirt road.
The stone city is one of the best sights of the Perm region, leaving tourists with a lot of unforgettable impressions and photos for memory. This landscape monument of nature covers an area of \u200b\u200bmore than 30 hectares and is composed of a whole complex of outliers of various sizes. The unique arrangement of stones creates a picture of a real settlement, with streets, avenues and squares.
History of the Stone Town
The landscape attraction The Stone Town, or, as the locals call it, “Devil's Hillfort”, is the result of the influence of time and nature on local rocks, consisting of quartz sandstone. It is located on one of the mountain peaks of the Rudyansky Spoi ridge and was exposed to glacier, wind and water, which created cracks with a depth of 8 to 12 meters in the rock mass.
Rudyansky Sing and was exposed to glacier, wind and water
Despite the fact that scientists connect the creation of the Stone City with the impact of the river that once flowed here, local residents have built their legendary version of the origin of this place.
It is believed that in the past there was a real flowering city, the inhabitants of which were distinguished by kindness and justice. Only the local ruler was unhappy, because his only daughter could not see all the beauty surrounding her - she was blind. But once an evil wizard appeared to the king, who promised to give his child a vision, and, of course, a loving father agreed. However, at the time of the princess' healing, the sorcerer turned the beautiful settlement into stone, leaving the girl to admire only the boulders.
Excursions to the Stone Town (Perm Territory)
Perm travel agencies often organize weekend tours to one of the main landscape monuments of Prikamye nature. The cost of such an excursion is approximately 1,500 rubles and it includes a visit to the Stone Town, the Ermak Museum and the Chusovsky Ethnopark.
In addition to the usual excursions, the rocks of the Stone Town attract the attention of professional climbers. In this place, competitions are annually held between local speleologists and professional rescuers.
Every summer in Devil's Hillfort a unique festival is held with a theatrical performance of “Secrets of the Cross Mountain”. Actors for the scenery are local cliffs and boulders.
Festival "Secrets of the Cross Mountain" Sights of the Stone Town every year gain more and more popularity among tourists. This is facilitated by the convenient location of this natural monument, as well as the possibility of its free visit.
Sights of the Stone Town
The main attractions of the Devil's Settlement are various bizarre boulders that form the city blocks and local inhabitants. In total, there are several stone "idols" on the territory of the settlement: the Feathered Guard, Seal, Turtles, and Rat.
Stone idol Turtle In addition, the human imagination draws bizarre architectural forms in this place: arches, gates, houses.
The entire territory of this landscape monument of nature is conditionally divided into two parts - Big and Small cities.
IN Big city you will find two of the largest remains called Malaya and Bolshoi Turtles because of their resemblance to these animals, as well as the main avenue - a huge cleft with eight-meter walls.
Small town located 200 meters from his big brother. It is quite difficult to find it, since only one inconspicuous path leads to it. This corner consists of 4 remnants, the most interesting of which are the Slat and the Leaky Stone.
In the vicinity of the Stone Town there are several other natural attractions, the visit of which is often combined with a trip to this place:
- ethnographic park of the Chusovaya river;
- dry Log Caves;
- Usvin pillars.
Usvin Pillars Did you know? Like many attractions of the Perm Territory, Stone Town is especially beautiful in winter. At this time of the year, its snow-capped peaks look like houses of a fairy kingdom.
How to get there
By car:
How to get there by car The easiest way to get to the Devil's Hillfort is by private car.
- Having left Perm, you will pass about 200 kilometers along the Perm - Kizel highway.
- Passing the village Usva, continue for another 1 kilometer.
- Then turn towards the village of Yubileiny and move another 5 kilometers until you see the sign "Stone Town".
- Near the turn to Devil's Hillfort you will have to park your car and walk about one kilometer along the path.
By public transport:
The Stone Town can be reached:
- By buses on the route Perm - Kizel or Perm - Gubakha. Stop village Usva.
- By train from Perm, making a transfer in Chusovoy to the village of Usva.
How to get there by public transport Traveling by public transport is complicated by the fact that you will have to walk about 1 km from Usva along the Kizel highway, then turn towards the village of Yubileiny and go another 5 km, and then turn towards the Stone Town and continue driving for another 1 km.
You can save energy by reaching the turn to the Stone Town by Usva minibus - the village of Yubileiny. But she walks only once a day at 14.00 and returns only early in the morning.
Important! When visiting the Stone Town, take care of comfortable shoes. There is no access to this attraction, and you will have to get on foot.
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The Urals are rich in beautiful and interesting places. These are ancient cities and monuments created by nature itself. One of them is known to tourists relatively recently - since 2000. One of the names of this place is Stone Town.
History of Stone Town
In 1879, the small village of Usva in the eponymous town began its chronicle. There lived in it brave strong people, ore miners, miners. The forest helped to survive in these harsh places, gave herbs, berries, mushrooms. Only one place did not go locals. There, among the taiga, stone rocks of bizarre form rose. Like narrow streets, deep cracks cut rocks. Locals believed this place to be unclean, and gave the name - “Damn hillfort.
In the 1950s, cheerful youth came to the taiga to develop reserves of coal, potassium salts, and other wealth of the Urals. She was not afraid of either god or hell. And the name for the stones gave its name - according to the largest and most noticeable remnant - “Turtles”.
The stone city in the Perm region is one of the most visited tourist sites of the Urals
And only in the 21st century, tourists began to call these stones the Stone City. Under this name, the territory received the status of a natural monument of regional importance. What is it?
There is such a name - sing. This means a long mountain range, covered with forest, parallel to the main ridge. The stone city is located at the southern end of the Rudyansky spoy ridge. Rudyansky - from a mining ore deposit. Rocks are made of strong fine-grained sandstone. From 350 to 300 million years ago, a river flowed into the Perm Sea, breaking through convenient routes in the rocks. The height of the "houses" is up to 12 meters, and the height above sea level is about half a kilometer.
Different rocky outcrops resemble different animals, so they are called Big Turtle, Winged Guard, Rat, Seal. There is a guard in the city - Idol. And the narrow arch leads to the city - the Gate. The view from the outliers opens wonderful! The Ural taiga is amazingly beautiful and diverse. But even half a kilometer is already a height. And at any moment the weather can hide miracles with a curtain of thick fog.
The legend of the dash and the rooster
He lived - there was a rich boyar in the village, and he had a beautiful daughter. In her youth they gave her a little cockerel. They grew up together, a cockerel slept next to the girl’s bed, woke her in the morning. It's time for the groom to choose. And the devil himself came to the boyar to marry. The boyar became terrified - and you will not refuse, and it’s a pity to give the daughter to the unclean. I decided to ask the impossible task — to build stone chambers of indescribable beauty one night before the first cock-cry .. The devil whistled — and huge stones flew, and began to take shape in the houses themselves. And I would have time to build the devil of the house, but the girl saw and let the rooster slow down, pull its feathers. I could not stand the cock for myself such an attitude, screamed in the middle of the night. I lost the devil in the underworld, and the unfinished city remained in the taiga.
Rock Feathered Guard in Stone Town The rocks of the Stone Town are always beautiful and interesting, both in winter and in summer. Visitors to this extraordinary place should remember that they will have to walk about 2 kilometers, choose clothes and shoes accordingly. Also, in the rocks there is no source of water. And you need to keep order in this beautiful place, take all the garbage with you. Eternal cliffs will amaze and delight nature lovers for a long time. Stone Town - a unique natural monument, awaits guests and residents of the Perm Territory!
Stone Dimensions Turtle in Stone Town Photogallery of Stone Town
How to get to the Stone Town
To get to the Stone Town from Perm, you first need to get to the city. Further, in Chusovoy, we follow the signs for the city of Gubakha and Kizel. The last fork is located 10 kilometers after Chusovoy, you need to choose the direction towards Gubakha. 50 kilometers after Chusovoy there will be the Usva village, having left it, after 500 meters on the rise, we will leave to the right according to the sign “Stone Town”. After 8 kilometers there will be organized parking with an information plate about the sights. Approximate travel time from Perm is 2.5 hours.
To get to the Stone Town from Yekaterinburg, you first need to get to the fork Gornozavodsk - Kachkanar via Nizhny Tagil. Then we go along the Northern latitudinal corridor to the lapel on Gubakha or Chusovaya. We turn to Gubakha and drive to the village of Usva for another 40 kilometers. Approximate travel time from Yekaterinburg is 4 hours.
We remind you that you need to walk about 1.5 kilometers from the parking lot to the Stone Town, so in wet weather it is better to wear moisture-proof shoes.
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Video about Stone Town
Stone City - one of the main attractions of the Perm region. It is located at a distance of 6 kilometers from the village of Usva. Another name for these rocks is Devil's Hillfort. Locals usually call them Turtles.
Once, millions of years ago, the waters of the Perm Sea splashed here, which, retreating, left behind an amazing phenomenon - the spur of the Ural Ridge.
If you believe legend, then once upon a time, a rich city stood here - beautiful people lived in it, building beautiful houses and doing beautiful deeds. And everything would be fine, but only the ruler of the city could not rejoice at all of this - his daughter was blind and could not see in what wonderful place she lives ... Once the ruler turned to the sorcerer to ask him to return his daughter’s eyesight. The sorcerer agreed, but with only one condition - the city will be turned to stone. The ruler agreed to everything, and the magician kept his word. But instead of the city, the girl saw stone blocks ...
Who built the Devil's Hillfort?
Stone city - a purely natural creation. But it looks as if it’s all someone built on purpose. There are gates with arches, and a large central square, spacious avenues and narrow alleys, there are also dead ends. Devil's hillfort is famous for its unusual form of outlier rocks. Scientists suggest that such bizarre forms appeared under the influence of the fast waters of a mountain river, which flowed here several million years ago. And then the mountains rose higher, forming the Rudyansky Spoy ridge, and the river disappeared.
Landscapes of the Stone Town.
Rocks are composed of fine-grained quartz sandstone. The rock massif is cut through by numerous deep cracks (up to 8-12 meters). The width of the cracks is from 1 to 8 meters. Thanks to this, the outlines of the rocks and cracks in them are very reminiscent of the houses and streets of the old, abandoned city.
The giant stone reserve is conditionally divided into Big and Small city . It has its own streets (and even the avenue - the largest crack between the rocks with sheer walls 8 meters high). In the Big City are located the two highest remnants, called, due to its similarity with animals in shape, Big and Little Turtles .
Turtles Stone Town.
Numerous streets, trails, alleys and dead-ends of the city are dragging out, like a huge maze from which there is no desire to get out. Those who dare to climb one of the peaks have an amazing view of the surrounding territories. It is very beautiful here on sunny autumn days, when the forest and the field around are covered with gold and from the height of the rocks a person feels like a real crown of nature.
Kamenny Gorod is popular with climbers - annually competitions are held here between employees of the Ministry of Emergencies and local cavers. The number of tourists visiting an amazing monument is constantly growing - and there is a simple explanation hidden in the incredible beauty and originality of this amazing place.
At any time of the year you can come to the Stone Town and spend the night in a tent. The most significant inconvenience is the complete lack of water. She must be taken with her.
Climbers.
How to get there
By car:
About 200 km: along the Perm-Kizel highway, past the village of Usva, another 1 km, then turn to the village of Yubileiny and another 5 km to the right, following the sign "Stone Town". Near the turn, leave the car and walk about 1 km along the path. There will be many paths, but they all lead to the Stone Town.
By public transport:
By bus Perm-Gubakha or Perm-Kizel, or by train from Perm with a change in Chusovaya to Usva. From Usva, walk 1 km along the Kizel highway, turn to Yubileynye and another 5 km, and then turn to Stone Town and another 1 km.
You can get to the turn to Chertovo Gorodishche on the minibus Usva– pos. Anniversary, she walks 1 time a day at about 14.00. But the return is still on foot, or on the way to Usva. Because this minibus returns early in the morning.
- There are many other attractions that can also be visited near the Stone Town: numerous cliffs on the Usva River, Usvinsky pillars, caves, abandoned coal mines in Usva and much more. Come, it's worth seeing!
- September 25, 2015