Tracking in Jila-Su. German airfield. Elbrus

Level of training: Suitable for unprepared tourists
Season: May-October
Duration of the hike: 6-7 hours
Route length: 8-10 km
Altitude difference: 600 metres

The Jily-Su tract translates as “warm water”. This place is almost untouched by civilization, they go there to enjoy the virgin beauty of nature and improve their health.

And Dzhyl-Su attracts chic views of the northern side of Elbrus, endless alpine meadows, a huge number of gophers and esoteric glory of this area.

Also, the road to Jyl-Su is rightly considered one of the most beautiful roads in the Caucasus.

There is a legend about the tract of Jily-Su in Elbrus. Long ago, at the foot of the Alatyr Mountain (as Elbrus was once called) opened its gates Paradise. From the outside world he was separated only by a fiery river, the bridge through which served as a crossing for souls and connected the living and afterlife worlds.

The trekking route will begin at a warm narzan spring, we will climb to the Sultan Falls, it falls from a height of 40 meters, then we will pass along the famous Kalinov Bridge, which is described in the legend and go to the Emmanuel Polyana, named after the Russian General George Emmanuel, whose expedition climbed the main peak of Europe in 1829.

After trying the water from the Silver Spring, we will continue our way and go to the German airfield, they say that fascist planes allegedly landed there, who brought Tibetan lamas to perform some rituals or to search for the legendary Shambola.

If time allows, then we can understand the no less famous Stone mushrooms, rocks, shaped like mushrooms, about three meters in height.

Tired and satisfied, we go back down and move towards the house.