Three ways to see Krasnoyarsk Stolby National Park

Krasnoyarsk Stolby is the oldest and most visited national park in the region with the rocks of amazing forms. Each of them has its unique name: Sparrows, Chinese Wall, Takmak. You can get to the famous park in some ways.

► If you have comfortable hiking outfit and a whole day, have a walk along the marked paths to the central rocks. These are Pervy Stolb (First Pillar), Ded (Grandfather) and Per’ya (Feathers). At the cordons of Laletino and Narym there are food and beverage points and service centres where you can get warm and choose souvenirs. After frosty walking taste warming sbiten. This is an old drink made of healing herbs decoction and honey. And if you want to stay in the park for a night and admire the starry sky – book a guest house at the Narym cordon.

3 km (distance)

6-7 hours (walking time)

For a trained tourist (difficulty level)

Necessary to take: food, water, warm clothes, hiking clothes and footwear with non-slip sole. 

How to get to the Central Stolby by bus

About 350 meters from the entrance to the national park there is a bus stop Turbaza. It is connected with different districts of Krasnoyarsk  by three bus routes: 19, 50 and 78.

►The easier variant is a walk from the Eastern entrance to Stolby to some popular places – the Granite quarry and rocks of Chinese Wall and Yermak. One can get there almost at any weather. The main thing is to have comfortable footwear and season clothes.

3 km (distance)

1-2 hours (walking time)

Beginners’ level (difficulty level)

Necessary to take: comfortable clothes and footwear for walking according to the season 

Bonus: you will meet an icefall in winter.

During cold season, the granite quarry turns into an icefall and is used as a training base for climbers and an excellent photo location for visitors.

How to get there: 

You can go to the Eastern entrance to the Stolby Reserve either by car, or by bus 37 to the bus stop Grenada.

►And the third variant is to use the cableway in the Bobrovy Log Funpark. The lifting will take not more than 10 minutes, and you will get a wonderful panoramic view of taiga, Stolby rocks and Krasnoyarsk.

Training level – not demanded

Time: 30 minutes 

Necessary to take: comfortable clothes and footwear for walking.

How to get there: 

You can go to the Eastern entrance to the Stolby Reserve either by car, or by bus 37 to the bus stop Bobrovy