Five pre-revolutionary routes in the vicinity of St. Petersburg

And, of course, arrange a walking route along the ledge above the bay. To see what remains of it, start your walk from Ushkovo station . Until 1948 it was called Tyurisevya. Move towards the sea, stopping at the stone labyrinth . This attraction is modern, but very interesting. The labyrinths that inspired the construction are found in Estonia, on the Russian outer islands of the Gulf of Finland, on Solovki and in many places in Northern Europe. Their purpose is unknown - versions vary from the purely practical - a breathalyzer for fishermen - to a symbol of the spiritual journey of the soul. Sometimes such labyrinths are called "Jerusalems" because of their supposed resemblance to a map of the holy city.

Having examined “Jerusalem”, continue your way to the village, taking as your goal the square with the “Trench” war memorial. From the monument, go up the path to the Lavonius dacha , one of the surviving villas of the Kaunis and Toivola project. From there, follow the west along the edge of a low seaside cliff.

This is the so-called “Serovo coastal ledge”, located 200-300 meters from the bay level. It was on its top that Orlovsky laid one of the first specially created pedestrian routes at the beginning of the 20th century. The promenade was called “Cornish Park” and stretched for about 700 meters. On one side there were picturesque dachas, on the other there was a view of the bay from a ledge. Nowadays it’s not so easy to walk the whole way, the pre-revolutionary dachas are located behind the fence of the Zhemchuzhina children’s tuberculosis sanatorium, and walking along the former promenade is not very convenient, it is overgrown and not landscaped. Along the path that is barely legible on the ground, follow the mark on the map with the gloomy name Death Mountain .