Although, in fact, the Chuysky tract is an ordinary highway under the number M-52, which is the main transport link of the Altai Territory and the Altai Republic, the locals respect it for its greatness, historical value and picturesque views, alternating with either gentle steppes or rocky mountains … Many interesting legends are associated with the Chuisky tract road, which originates in Novosibirsk, passes through Biysk and goes to Mongolia.
Description
The route of one of the longest tracks in Russia M-52 - three cities of Novosibirsk, Biysk and Tashanta. The road was named so thanks to the section from Biysk to Tashanta included in it with the historical name Chuysky tract. On the map, the road starts at the bridge over the river. Biu and ends right on the border of Russia with Mongolia. The total length of the track is 953 km.
The resort area, as it is called here, on the Chuisky tract stretches in places where the border of the Altai Territory approaches and the Altai Republic begins, along the right bank of the Katun River. The most picturesque places, equipped for recreation both by savages and at tourist centers and in hotels, are located from the village of Souzga to the village of Chemal ("Chemal deadlock"). Resorts were built here and even larger construction of numerous recreational areas will be carried out. This will be the world famous resort "Turquoise Katun", which will be located in the village. Nizhne-Kayancha Altai Territory, and "Altai Valley", with. Manzherok, Rep. Altai.
History
From time immemorial, the Chuisky tract aroused awe among the locals. The fact is that the federal asphalt highway was built for ten years practically on bones. And she passed right along the road along which the trade route had followed for three thousand years. For centuries, loaded caravans with exotic goods from Asia followed it to Siberia and even to Europe. Enemies also penetrated the territory of Altai along the same path.
When it was decided to build an official road here, thousands of convicts were taken to it. The exiles, who for the most part were intellectual employees, but were arrested for counter-revolutionary activities, died of slave labor and exhaustion right on the construction site. And in 1920 there was an epidemic of cholera, and hundreds of deceased convicts instead of being buried "deserved" to be buried under rubble, along which the legendary Chuysky tract was laid.
The conditions of detention of the prisoners were unbearable, and in 1921 the hard labor workers of the Ulagan settlement went to a protest uprising. The army mercilessly shot the rebels right at the construction site. More than fifty corpses were again laid under the Chuisky tract. It is because of these bloody events that the road is often called "bloody" and is treated with respect and awe.
On May 26, 1922, the All-Russian Central Executive Committee of the RSFSR decided that the Chuisky tract is a tract of state significance.
Excursions and scenic spots
The pride of local residents is the majestic Mount Babyrgan, located 34 km from the city of Biysk. This is the left-bank Katun. If you go further to the west for 13 km, then you will run into the village. Platovo. The mountain is notable for its beautiful tower-shaped cliffs - separate picturesque elevations on the top of the mountain, growing 15-20 meters high.
The village of Maima, famous for a unique stone temple in Gorny Altai called the Descent of the Holy Spirit, is located just 7 km from the capital of the Altai Republic - the city of Gorno-Altaysk. The rivers Maima and Algairk flow through the village, and then they together flow into the Katun. And this spectacle is also fascinating, because their "wedding" (reunification into a common turbulent river) takes place at an altitude of 300 m above sea level. Through Maima further Chuisky tract runs in the Katun valley.
24 km from Gorno-Altaysk, in a cozy hollow between the mountains, is the most beautiful lake in Altai, Aya. Transparent, calm, warm, mountainous. And in the heart of the lake there is a miniature piece of land, to which tourists can easily swim in some swimming trunks. It is romantically called the Gazebo of Love.
Many tourist excursions to picturesque places can be visited if you stay in the famous villages, towns, lakes located along the Chuysky tract: c. Manzherok and the natural wonder Manzherokskoye lake, the famous stormy Katun rapids with boulders - Manzheroksky gates; natural monument Arzhan-Suu spring; Tavdinskie caves with a unique Arch of desires; Karakol gallery and lakes, etc.
Tours:
- Each excursion costs from 100 rubles pointwise and to infinity. There are tourist excursions, during which you can visit many sights of the Chuysky tract in a few days. They are more expensive and depend on the level of service - on average, from 3000 rubles per day with transfer services.
- A two-week sightseeing tour costs about 35 thousand rubles per person.
- If you choose a week-long tour to the lakes of Altai along the Chuisky tract with visits to the sights, it will cost approximately 30 thousand rubles per person.
The exact address
Chuisky tract on the road map is designated as "highway M-52": Novosibirsk-Biysk-Tashanta.
The museum in honor of the Chuysky tract (the only museum in the world dedicated to the automobile road) is located in Biysk, Central lane, house 10.
