Yessentuki
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Yessentuki
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| <map lat='44.0439' lng='42.8585' zoom='9' view='0' /> | |
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Russia |
| State: | Stavropol Krai |
| Major roads: | A157 |
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Essentuki (Russian: Ессентуки) is a city in Russia, located in the southern part of Stavropol Krai, in the valley of the Podkumok River near the confluence of the Bugunta River. It lies 17 km west of Pyatigorsk and 200 km southeast of Stavropol.
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Hitchhiking out
South towards Kislovodsk and Karachayevsk via A157
Option 1 - Borgustanskoye Highway Interchange
Take minibuses 4 or 6 to the final stop "Kirpichny settlement". From the stop, walk northwest to the end of Kirpichnaya Street. Behind the bushes, you will reach the road with a concrete median. You can walk a little north and hitchhike at the end of the guardrail in the acceleration lane after the interchange.
North towards Mineralnye Vody and the airport via A157
Option 1 - Suvorovskoye Highway Interchange
Take city minibus No. 2 to "SNT Veteran". Also, suburban minibuses 101e, 102d, 117a, 118a, 722, and 6190 stop here. The guardrail ends after the interchange. There are streetlights.
East towards Pyatigorsk
Option 1 - Zolotushka Train Station and Ticket Office
There is a comfortable stopping pocket near the gas station and "Kristall" car wash.
Option 2 - Roundabout on Kislovodsk Highway
Buses 108b and 115a pass by, but there is no official stop near the roundabout.
Hitchhiking in
Places to avoid
Accommodation and Sleep
Free
- CouchSurfing/HospitalityClub/trustroots
- You can also find a couch host via CouchBot: send a command with the city name in VK group messages or via CouchBot on Telegram. How and when to send a request so that you will be accepted? Read here.
- With your own tent – please add recommendations.
