In the Western Caucasus, between the Kamennoye More ridge and the Messo Mountain, at an altitude of about 2000 meters above sea level, the unique Lagonaki Highland stretches - a wonderful place for recreation.
To Lago-Naki by car
To get to Lago-Naki, you must first get to the city of Maykop - the capital of the Republic of Adygea. The high-mountain camp site Lago-Naki is located 90 km from the city of Maykop, at an altitude of almost 2000 meters, relative to sea level. The easiest way to get to Lago-Naki is by car, as the track is asphalted along the entire route.
If you start driving from Krasnodar, you should go along the M4 - Don highway towards the resort village of Dzhubga, along the road there will be signs to Maikop. When you get to Maikop, you need to drive through the city to the P-254 highway along the main road and move along it to the Khadzhokh village. After driving about 7 km from Khadzhokh, before reaching the village of Dakhovskaya, you must turn right to the bridge over the Belaya River. Immediately after this turn there is a sign "Lago-Naki Plateau 38 km". Following this sign, the road will go along a long and rather steep ascent. This ascent leads to the most beautiful Lagonaki Highlands - a unique place on earth. The distance from Krasnodar to the Lago-Naki plateau is a little less than 200 km.
To Lago-Naki by public transport
Regular buses run from the Krasnodar bus station to Maikop from 6 am to 8 pm, with a frequency of once every two hours. A ticket costs about 200 rubles. From the station in Maykop by bus or minibus you can get to the bus station located next to the central market. It is easy to get from the bus station to the village of Khadzhokh - city buses run there every two hours. By the way, the village of Khadzhokh is also called Kamennomostsky. The distance between Maykop and the village of Khadzhokh is about 40 km.
Further from Khadzhokh to the Lago-Naki plateau you have to get by taxi or hitchhiking. Here you can bargain with taxi drivers - this is normal for them. And the price varies approximately from 700 to 1500 rubles. Hitchhiking is more difficult. Mostly passing cars are cars of visitors with families, and they are not very willing to take fellow travelers. It may take longer to overcome this section of the path. In case of an overnight stay outside the village of Khazhdokh, there is a large space to put up a tent. At the same time, it is advisable to have more drinking water, since it takes a long time and is not easy to get to the springs.
As a last resort, in order to get to Lago-Naki, you can contact one of the available tourist centers in the highland region - for a fee, they organize a meeting of tourists and deliver them to the desired place.
