Among the popular objects of the mountainous Crimea is a special place
Chatyr-Dag - a secluded mountain range of the main ridge of the Crimean
Mountains, located in the southern part of the peninsula. The special
sightseeing attraction of this place is due to the insignificant distance from
Simferopol and the presence of many caves, the possibility of exploring which
attracts numerous speleologists to these lands.
The name of this mountain is translated as "tent-mountain",
and if, going to the foot of Chatyr-Dag, carefully look at the outlines, you
can really see the resemblance to the huge tent stretched in the middle of the
Crimean open spaces. In good weather Chatyr-Dag is visible not only from any
point of the peninsula, but also from the sea, therefore this mountain range
has long been one of the main geographical reference points of the Crimea.
One of the ways to climb the lower plateau of Chatyr-Dag is to take a
pedestrian route along the so-called Red Path, which starts from the Sosnovka
camp site on the Simferopol-Alushta highway.
