Kleban-Byk - Regional Landscape Park

Kleban-Byk - Regional Landscape Park in Konstantinovsky region Donetsk region, located on both banks of the river Kryviy Torets and Kleban-Bykskoho reservoir formed by decision of Donetsk Regional Council of 29.02.2000 year № 23/11-256.

In the park open, partly dug and published monuments, some of which show traces of ancient settlement of Donbas Neanderthals and Cro-Magnon during the Middle Paleolithic 150-40 thousand years ago.
On the banks of Kleban-Byk pond found flint arrowheads Copper Age (6-4 thousand years BC), fragments of stone axes Bronze Age (3-2 thousand years BC). Finds of pottery fragments at coastal sites and terraces of modern reservoir indicate that this area was formerly occupied by settlements that date back 2-1 thousand years BC

Name of the park - is a tribute to historical past. This area is closely linked with the history of Zaporizhia Cossack Army and the state - glorious Zaporizhska Sich. Almost from 1500 in the royal charter granted to Army of Zaporizhia Cossack freedom, scientists found the name "valley of river Bychok", from 1600 - Klebina, and from 1720 - Kleban Byk. This means - hollow in the water.

Near the confluence of rivers Bychok and Kryviy face was Cossack’s outpost "Zalizna (Iron)", in the sake of which in our time is named a small village near the city of Dzerzhinsk.

The total area of the regional landscape park is 1974 hectares.

Particular value on the Kleban-Byk Park is reservoir pond with neighboring lands.

The park is not only unique natural complexes and objects, and special recreational conditions identified various picturesque landscapes, the suitability for different types of recreation, accessibility for residents of large settlements.

This area is mountainous in nature, it consists of a rocky ridge, cleavage of rocks with significant density and depth of erosion of branching, large denudation of indigenous breeds that perform whole ridge. Of particular interest is a monument of national significance "Kleban-Byk exposure" area of 60 hectares, the feature is off at the surface is very ancient rocks that formed in the coastal areas of the ancient sea Perm. In the carboniferous period (over 300 million years ago) it was a warm shallow sea, which were at the bottom of invertebrates. Until now there remained traces of unusual vegetation. Fossil remains of plants, corals, mollusks can be found on the left bank of the reservoir precipice.

Flora presented bayrachnymy forests, where there is drought-resistant flora kam'yanystolyubyva and virgin lands typchakovo-kovylovyh petrofilnyh steppes. Presented Caragana bushes, briers, spiraea, kyzylnykom black. In bayrachnyh forests dominated by oaks normal, high ash, elm prymishuyutsya them naked, and yasenelystyy field maple, linden cordate.

Rich also the animal world: near the lake, its banks live turtles, lizards, frogs, the world has about 100 bird species in the water is conducted nearly 20 species of fish.

In the regional landscape park is an open-air museum «petrified forest», which are fragments of fossil wood remnants araucaria age 300 million years. These fragments found on arable land Konstantinovsky area (Ivanopilska, Predtechynska and Katerynivska village council).

Park provided recreational services: maintenance trips, organize short rest, sports and amateur fishing.

Kamyanets-Podilskiy - Hotyn by bicycles.

Kamyanets-Podilskiy - Hotyn.

Exciting bicycle tour to strongholds situated at Hmelnitchiny region namely Kamyanets-Podilsky, Hotyn. Moreover you visit ruins of castles in Chernokozintsah, Kudrintsah, Zhvanets. You also have the opportunity to take part at speleological adventures in one of the most interesting caves in Ukraine - "Atlantis."

Duration: weekend
Region: Western Ukraine
Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Difficulty: easy Length of route: 86 km.
Route: Kamyanets-Podilskiy - village Kudrintsah - village Zavallya - village Okopy (native meaning: trenches) - Zhvanets - Hotyn - Kamyanets-Podilskiy.

Tour program:
Day 1. Friday
Departure of train number 623 at 20.36 (seats - reserved seat) from Kyiv to the Kamyanets-Podilsk.

Day 2. Saturday
Arriving in Kamyanets-Podilskiy.
Tour to the historic part of town, visiting Kamyanets-Podilskiy fortress.
Moving from Kamyanets-Podilskiy - to village Zavallya approximately - 25 km.
Speleological tour of the cave «Atlantis», which will be organized by professional speleological team.
Dinner
Overnight in a camp near the river bank.

Day 3. Sunday
Breakfast
Visit the ruins in the villages Okopy and Zhvanets
Journey to Khotyn
Tour of the Khotyn castle. Lunch in the cafe.
Return to the Kamyanets-Podilskiy
19.45. Departure to Kyiv by train number 624

Day 4. Monday
07.27. Arriving in Kyiv


Price: 550 hrn.
The price includes:

• Rent a bike and bike's equipment - luggage, backpack in the trunk ( «bag-trousers»), speedometer, helmet, reserve, pump
  
• Rent travel gears - tent, sleeping bag, mat
  
• Tickets to museums in Kamyanets-Podilskiy and Khotyn.
  
• Services of instructor.
  
• Services guide in the cave «Atlantis» and rent speleological equipment.
  
• 2 meals during the trip.
  
• Medical kit.
  
• Bike medical kit. 
  
• Insurance.
  

The price does not include:

• train tickets and food on the train
  

If you own a bicycle, which you believe - your trip will cost 120 hrn cheaper.

On a necessarily have:

• Sports clothing suitable for cycling
  
• Weatherproof jacket
  
• Sun protection (headpiece, cream), glasses
  
• Individual hygiene
  
• Hiking set MSBK (mug, spoon, bowl, knife)
  

* The organizers reserve the right to change the route depending on weather conditions and endurance groups

This tour is described and offered by team which I gave with nickname "Shadows of Ukraine". For contact with this team us me directly or throughout the contact form.

Really Dniester.
44 km of unique, distinctive Dniester. Emerald hills - attractively high to the sky, ancient rocks, hawk hisses that cuts the space ....

First day.
The journey begins in Chortkiv.
Advantages:
- A small distance to the Dniester.
- The opportunity to get to the river during 2 hours.

Moving to the historic town of Ternopil. Tour the old city, nosh.
Unique Ukraine retained XVIII century baroque town hall., Vasyliyanskyy Monastery XVIII century., Church of the Virgin Mary XVIII century., Ruins of ancient fortifications magnates Buchach XVI century.

Moving to village Stigla.
To make the trip saturated, we abandoned the practice of fixed lunches on the shore - because they always steal to 2 hours of active time. We lunch on the water - salads, sweets, cheese, fruit. At a hot day diet is appropriate.
If it needs to satisfy desire of participants (smoking, call of nature) we are making «technical» stop.

Hot breakfast.
The list of dishes:...

Instruction on safety and training how to use an oar.
Next ... gentlemen, let's go!
Main attraction of this site - fantastic choice of rocks with small waterfalls.
There is real canyon that begins here. Fast flow, tranquil landscapes, unique Tracts - the best that is on the Dniester.

Excursion to the cave temple in the village Stinka (translating as wall).
Researchers dates the appearance of the sanctuary XV. There is a version of that before this time there were pagan shrines, which was later was taken by Christian monks.

Floating to village Kosmyryn.
You can finally be inspired be falls in the tract Yellow rocks.
Time halts here and refuses move forward.

Now we are rafting along tranquil, breathtaking Dniester.
The overnight stay we make near the village of Nizhny Voziliv.
Are are enjoying picturesque bird's-eye view of Dnister under the rays of sun which go to bed.
Dinner, bonfire, a chat, old story and legends, songs and good mood.

Second day
Breakfast.
While breakfast are being cooked, we examine a cascade of waterfalls Vozylivskyh that close to us.

Assembly, the beginning of water travel.
Trip between untouched by civilization costs.

Observing an amazing slop with a waterfall and a cave The Hermit near village Monastyrok.
The flow of water drops on the colorful rocks almost in the same Dniester.

Tasty and nutritious lunch.
Floating to the Rakovets castle ruins.
If Rakovets castle take part at competition in the Top-10 of the most absurd built fortresses this castle would holds the first place without doubt.
Locals dismantled it. Maybe because they don't want to be ashamed, who knows. Or they needed the stone.
There is spring of the most tasty water along the all Dnister.

Completion of water travel.
Moving to the highest plain waterfall in Ukraine (16 m) on the river Dzhuryn.
Water here boils up and seethes. Just mad, inspired Dzhurinsky waterfall.

And finally - the Chervonograd fortress.

Return to Chertkov.
Examines the most prominent architectural monuments of the city.
A perfect neo-Gothic church of St. Stanislaw XVII century., Castle ruins Holskoho XVII century., The Church of Assumption of Holy Virgin XVI century., Ascension Church XVIII century.

List of equipment for rafting travel.

Minimum group: 5 persons.
Date of departure: on request.
Price: to clarify the responsible manager.