Mountain Biking In Crimea

The road network is beginning to take shape in the Crimea, about 2.5 thousand years ago, which is significantly different from the other regions of the former Soviet Union. An important feature of the Crimea is the fact that he was the province of various empires and also the land on which was formed many public entities. Each era created its transportation network, and each of them has left us desolate stretches of road in the deserted, pristine, scenic places with an abundance of natural and historical attractions. In the first centuries AD the Romans paved military road through the mountains (Via Militare), related to their garrison in the fortress Kharaks (below the Swallow's Nest, Big Yalta) and Symbols Bay (now Balaklava). It is believed that this bay described in Homer 'Odyssey', talking about lestrigonov. Crimean Mountains throughout the Middle Ages had a greater than now, the population density and high marketability of agriculture and handicrafts. In those days there was an extensive network of trails the pack, most of which then lost its economic sense and has not been mastered for the construction of the highway. Now these trails are ideal for mountain biking.

Areas. Departing from Simferopol to Alushta, for 1-2 hours, you really cross several climate and vegetation zones and of moderate areas fall into the subtropics. Two major educational Flat Crimea and Crimean mountains to the South coast, because of difficult terrain and great irregularity of coastline divided by another number of regions. Each of them in their interest to Tourism on MTV, except in the central part of Crimea. In the north-west of the Crimea is given away in a sea of Cape Tarkhankut. The limestone ridges reach a height of 179 meters above sea level. They are treeless and covered with stiff short grass, cut by ravines and gullies. For many miles you can drive without encountering housing and roads.