Kashkulakska Cave

The cave of Kashkulak in the Republic of Khakassia is called the “Cave of the Black Devil”. In length it reaches 800 m, and in depth - 50 m. From this stone gorge and blows mysticism, and it is known all over the world. The cave is officially one of the five “scary” places on Earth. Named ominous cave in honor of one of the peaks of spurs Kuznetsk Alatau. For many centuries it had a cult character and is a historical site.

The cave is relatively near the city of Abakan, and you can get to it from the nearest village of Shira, the distance between them is slightly more than 20 kilometers. It is necessary to move along the Shira-Communar highway.

In order to get into the secret cave, you first need to drive to the highway to Kommunar - Aal Topanov in the village of Shira (asphalt road). Then (after 10 km) there is a rolled field road along which you need to move on. In dry weather, there are no problems with travel on it, but in the rainy season movement can be difficult - this is the period from July to early August. Further along this road you need to drive another 5 km to the cave.