Nalchik
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Nalchik
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Russia |
| State: | Kabardino-Balkaria |
| Major roads: | R217, A154 |
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Nalchik (Russian: Нальчик) is a city in the south of Russia, the administrative center of the republic of Kabardino-Balkaria. In the past, the "Kavkaz" highway passed through the outskirts of the city, often causing traffic jams and a lot of local cars, which created significant problems for hitchhiking. Now, a bypass highway has been built far to the east, making transit much easier.
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Hitchhiking out
North towards Pyatigorsk and Mineralnye Vody via highway R217
- Closest police checkpoint (DPS) on the Baksan bypass.
- End of the Nalchik bypass just after the village of Chegem Vtoroy. Look for minibuses heading there.
South towards Vladikavkaz, Nazran, Grozny, Makhachkala, Baku via highway R217
- Closest police checkpoint (DPS) at the border of Kabardino-Balkaria and Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, near the Kabardian settlement Urŭkh. You can get there from the bus station by minibus 128, which runs every 20 minutes from 6:00 to 16:00. From the turn to Urŭkh, it's 2.5 km on foot or you can try hitching further.
- Junction with the bypass near the village of Urvan.
Southwest towards the village of Verkhnyaya Balkariya (A154)
- The turn is in the village of Urvan. Buses 87, 114, 122 go there. The last one goes all the way to Verkhnyaya Balkariya.
Hitchhiking in
Places to avoid
Accommodation and Sleep
Free
- Couchsurfing, Hospitality Club, Trustroots, BeWelcome, etc.
- You can try to find a hospitality host via VK: send a message with the city name to the Couchsurfing B.0.T. group. See here for tips on making requests.
- Stay with locals. As everywhere in the Caucasus, you may be invited in "straight from the street."
- In your own tent. The city is surrounded on three sides by mountains covered with forest. There are a couple of lakes in the eastern part of the city, but in summer, there will be too many people at night.
- "Raduga" Shelter for the homeless in Nalchik, 4 Zalihanova St.
Paid
- Rest rooms at the train station
- Hostels on 2GIS
Other useful info
- Wikivoyage
- Hitchhiking in Kabardino-Balkaria VK group
- Samokatus city guide
- Subjective guide by Ilya Buyanovsky (Varandej)
- Yandex Travel: Guide to Nalchik
