Great lakes of the Tver region: description, sights and interesting facts

Rest at the water, fishing, descent on kayaks and rafts - still the most popular type of recreation for many Russians, and for this there are several reasons:

• Firstly, the country is rich in water bodies, so it is not difficult to get out even on weekends.
• Secondly, such a rest is considered to be the most beneficial for the body, since it combines activity, communication with nature and saturation of blood with adrenaline.
• Thirdly, it is affordable, which today also attracts many tourists.

If you choose where to go, the Great Lakes of the Tver region can become a place where recreation will turn out to be rich and inexpensive.

Tver region

This region is rightly called the water, as it has 1,769 lakes with a water area of more than 1 hectare. The Tver region is a paradise for hikers and water tourism lovers. There are so many reserved places, and simply picturesque places offering a choice of the comfort of the hostel or adventure "savage", that there is no need to worry about finding a place for a camp or overnight.

Among such a huge number of lakes, the largest are the largest, which include:

• Seliger - the largest, 259.7 km ² .
• The Volga is 61 km ² .
• Shlino - 34 km ² .
• Kaftino - 32.4 km ² .
• Great - 32 km ² .

• Piros, Sig, Vselug - just over 30 km ² .

These are lakes, occupying an area of 30 km ² or more, 127 more water bodies - from 10 km ² to 20 km ² . The remaining lakes are from 1 hectare to 10 hectares.

Most of the water bodies are concentrated in the northwestern and western parts of the region, which was caused by the advance of the glacier in this direction. After its melting, so many lakes were formed. Speaking of the southeastern side, the Great Lakes of the Tver region are concentrated here, which are relict, that is, they were formed long before the glacial period.

Oreshinsko-Petrovsky lakes

Only 20 km from Tver are loved not only by local fishermen and tourists, but also by travelers from other parts of the country Oreshinsko-Petrovsky Lakes. All of the 140 reservoirs that make up this natural complex are surrounded by a marshy area called Orsha moss.

The largest and most popular of them are:

• Great - 32 km ² ;
• Light - 8 km ² ;
• Deep and Sand - 5 km ² ;
• White, Shchuchye, Orsha, Deaf - up to 4 km ² .

The depth of these reservoirs rarely exceeds 4 m, and many of them are connected by ducts. The Great Lakes of the Tver region feed on rainwater and at the expense of bogs, in which there is a high concentration of peat, therefore, water is brown in them. Due to peat extraction, several lakes in the western part of the Oreshinsky-Petrovsky massif disappeared or were extremely shallow. Today only the largest of them are in demand among fishermen, hunters and tourists. The camp sites built on them let us hope that they will remain untouched by the peat extraction industry.

Lake Great

Not only fishermen, but also hunters and gatherers of berries are well known Lake Great (Tver region). How to get there depends on the season and weather. Since the places there are mostly wild, uninhabited, the best transport will be an SUV or ATV.

This is due to the fact that the lake is surrounded by a swamp, with the exception of a small area on its western side. It is here, between Lake Glubokiy and Bely, there is a solid land on which several settlements are located.

Therefore, choosing for recreation or fishing Great Lakes (Tver region), how to get there should be learned in advance.

Experienced tourists choose the waterway in summer, and in winter from the village of Sutoki, which is 8 km from the pond, through the snow. Since the Great Lake is rich in fish, the fishermen do not fear obstacles. The same applies to berry lovers, since the local marsh is strewn with them, especially a lot of cranberries.

Fishing on the lake

Fishing on the Great Lake of the Tver region mainly depends on the season. Since it is connected to other reservoirs by ducts and the Soz River flows out of it, and Borozda flows into it, some fishermen prefer, for example, to catch bream in June in a river near the lake.

Among the river inhabitants there are many large carp, bream, line, roach, pike, venison and perch. Catfish fall, but mostly small, as the fishermen say, record sizes have not been there for a long time.

Winter fishing is very popular on the Great Lake. On the first ice and to the harshest frosts, fishermen are not transferred here, as scurvy, perch and roach peck, just be in time to throw spinning.

The only problem here is that it is difficult to find a place to sleep in uninhabited places, so you should ask beforehand about the map of the coastline. Many fishermen, not to spend on this time, spend the night right in boats, taking with them all necessary for this.

If fishing is not lucky, which is extremely rare, the surrounding marshes, rich in berries, can be at least some consolation. Yields here are really excellent, therefore, fishing, you can take time to collect them.

Bologovsky District

Great lakes of the Tver region stretch to several regional centers. For example, most of Lake Velikiy is in the Rameshkovsky district and belongs to the Volga basin, the rest to Bologovsky near the village of Gusyatino.

Bologovsky district is rich in reservoirs. On its territory are 172 lakes and 15 rivers, famous for their fishing places. The real wealth of these places are also forests, which occupy 150,000 hectares of the area. Here is well-developed tourism, the main attractions are natural monuments.

For example, the healing spring in the village of Mshentsi, about whose purity Roerich wrote, attracts thousands of pilgrims every year.

No less popular is a fountain from under the ground with hydrogen sulfide healing water on the river Berezaika, in which it is pleasant to swim, contemplating the surrounding beauty.

For those who like to relax in comfort, local reservoirs have tourist bases with developed infrastructure. Among the fishermen, the "Lake Velikoye" estate (Tver region, Bologovsky district) is especially popular.

Fisherman's Manor

The tourist center is famous not only because it has its own large site on Lake Veliky, but also because nearby, within a radius of 60 km, there are 260 water bodies rich in fish and game.

There are surprisingly beautiful places here. Fisherman's Estate "Velikoe" is located directly on the shore of the lake of the same name, surrounded by a real forest rich in mushrooms, strawberries and blueberries. In the marshes lovers will find real plantations of cranberries and cranberries.

The manor is located 320 km from Moscow and 185 km from Tver near the village of Gusyatino. True lovers of nature, fishing and comfort such a distance will not stop.

Infrastructure of the estate

Considering that the lake is attracted to these places by the Great Lake (Tver region), fishing on which brings good not only catches, but also memories, there are always lodgers here. At their disposal:

• Rooms of different categories, fully equipped for comfortable rest;
• Disposable set of personal care products (free of charge);
• Three meals a day;
• Parking;
• Free Wi-Fi;
• score;
• playground;
• Grounds with braziers;
• Russian sauna;
• Private beach.

Guests live in cozy houses, which have a bathroom, TV, fan, necessary bath accessories, bathrobe and slippers. Suitable for family holidays.