The ancient high mountain lake of the Southern Urals, located in the Satkinsky district of the Chelyabinsk region and known for its unique color of well-brewed tea leaves, is surrounded by excavations of ancient settlements. Zyuratkul man has been chosen for a long time, appreciating the beauty of its location. It's no wonder that this place has been beautifully covered with legends and myths, exciting the imagination of tourists. The lake is part of the national park of the same name, which helps it to retain the status of the cleanest ecological facility in the region.

How to get there

Car enthusiasts can move along the M-5 route from Chelyabinsk or Ufa to a turn to the village of Magnitka, after which it will be 25 km on a dirt road. A regular bus service is available from Chelyabinsk to Satka, and you can also take a shuttle bus to Zyuratkul village

Zyuratkul Lake

Zyuratkul Lake shore became a haven for the charming town of Kitovaya wharf, all in which breathes the color of Uralic tales. Siberian jail, mill, wooden houses guard the sculptures of familiar characters from childhood: Koschey Immortal, Baba Yaga with a hut on chicken legs, Leshy, Cat scientist. The entrance is free. You can stop at the recreation center "Zyuratkul", where there is a mini-zoo.

At the source of the Big Satka, you can still see a nine-kilometer canal punched by laborers in the rock. Another natural unusuality - a fountain in the form of an ice block of a bizarre shape. It is located in the western part of the National Park "Zyuratkul", right in the village of Sibirka.

After visiting this part of the park, it is worth looking at the "boiling key", a spring with crystal clear water. To do this, you need to go to Alimpiev's cordon

National Park

From the natural sights the hit parade is headed by the Nurgush Range - a large mountain chain of the Southern Urals, divided into the Big, Middle and Small Nurgush. The second place is occupied by the Zyuratkul ridge, along which the most popular track runs - the six-kilometer "Ecotrop". Mount "Naked Sopka" stately backs snow-white clouds.

The heroine of many works of "Witch Mountain" in the world is called Moskal Ridge. Mount Lukash is not only covered with a unique relic larch forest, but also is a high-quality site for a skiing route.

Satka

In the vicinity of the lake there is a nice, cozy provincial town, patiently and hospitably hosting frequent guests, most of whom participants of numerous olympiads and tourist rallies. Satka can boast of an excellent air-conditioned indoor tennis court, an impressive museum of local lore, a health and wellness center in which highly skilled specialists work.

The historical and natural complex of the threshold of the Threshold harmoniously combines fantastic views of natural landscapes and a vivid monument of the mining antiquity, whose originality has not been touched by the ardent borniki reconstructions. Here you can see the equipment thinned with time and erosion, the crumbled hydraulic turbines of the German firm Brigel, Hansen and Co., the brining bridge crane, imported from Birmingham, is touchingly blackening against the blue sky.

Caves Sikiyaz-Tamak

Sikiyaz-Tamak The cave complex has more than 40 caves, the age of which reaches 70 million years, perhaps many of them were once chosen by dinosaurs. Mastodon among them recognized a cave named after the great explorer Peter Simon Pallas, whose zey open on the Uluir River. Traces of the ancient man's stay in the belly of the cave are visible to the naked eye. Fans of the field life can break up the tent city or use the services of comfortable tourist shelters and hotels.

Beautiful view of Zyuratkul, Russia

Morning on the lake Zyuratkul

Zyuratkul Lake

Mill, Zyuratkul

Izbushka, Zyuratkul

Purohy Creek, Zyuratkul