Rope Park "Orekh" near St. Petersburg

It is not always possible to escape for a few days from St. Petersburg and live in a tent, feeling the romance of the white nights in nature. There may not be a house for hiking equipment, the same tent and sleeping bags. Buy something you can, but unless it is useful this equipment is not so often. But the output can always be found - rest, recharge, feel extreme, going to the Norwegian rope park "Walnut" Located near St. Petersburg.

"Nut" - a town in the air

The park is located in the village of Orekhovo, where you can come by train from St. Petersburg. Designers and builders of this amazing town in the air (height above the ground from 1 to 25 meters) are specialists from Norway and France. All the equipment of the rope park was tested for compliance with the European standard. So, you can safely fly between pine trees, feeling like Tarzan, and be calm that the cables, ropes and carbines are reliable in the rope park "Walnut". Riders, among whom there are pros and newcomers, will remain satisfied with the airways, and there are ten in the park, and 200. There are no special preparations for overcoming obstacles, one must have an irresistible desire to defeat fear and feel the joy of free flights between trees.

About the rope park routes

The age of the participant does not play a decisive role in the passage of the tracks. The smallest, at the age of 4, are determined on children's tracks. They always have an adult family member or an instructor. Usually these are very easy routes. The child is half a meter above the ground, and the passage through it of the child represents a game in which there are small obstacles. In the rope park "Walnut" there are family trails, where the participants are adults and children of sports families. Sports and extreme participants are held individually. There is a "black track" in the park, similar to the skiing, it is very difficult, and well-trained and courageous climbers can pass it.

Do not despair, if in the middle of the road was scared or passed nerves, there is always the opportunity to get off the stage of passage. This will help the instructor. In the rope park "Nut" (SPb) there are such tracks, their 38, where people literally fly at a height of 25 meters above the ground. These flights are carried out thanks to trolleys, coming from the tower. Several trails start from here. It's scary to fly at once, but even those who were afraid of heights, still decide on these flights. The longest flight from one tree top to the other has a length of 200 meters. On this track, participants get a jump in adrenaline. Sharp sensations will be on small spans of 50-150 meters .

Safety on the slopes

Allowed to pass the trails only instructed participants. If these participants are not the first time in the rope park "Walnut", they must still be instructed before the passage. Everyone must know how many people can be on the rope and how many on the nests that are around the trees. Before the start all the equipment necessary for passing the route is issued. On the participant should be sportswear and footwear. A separate conversation about shoes. It should not be slippery and with a rubberized toe.

Without safety belts, cables and other devices, nobody is allowed on the track. Human security is a paramount rule. No matter how high the participants are, they are always on the insurance, which is unfastened only when the feet are on the ground. It is worth noting that due to the European technology of fastening structures, trees do not suffer from loads in the rope park "Walnut". In St. Petersburg, Where the branches "Nut" - Park "Elagin" and park "Okunevaya" work, naturally, the same technologies work.

Important details

Participants of the trails in the rope town in the village of Orekhovoi can not take their time home, if they did not go for one day. In the country club "Walnut" you can reserve seats in cottages. The cost is from 4000 rubles per room. There are numbers at the "Fregat" hostel costing from 1500 rubles or at the recreation center "Zhuravushka" with a cost of 2400 rubles per room.

Next to the rope park is the restaurant "Ozerny", where after "circus tricks" you can refresh yourself with dishes of European cuisine, if you do not take your provisions with you.

And most importantly, the cost of passing the trails: a children's ticket - 700-1000 rubles, an adult - 1000-1800 rubles.