Gorge "Wolf's Gate"
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Gorge "Wolf's Gate" is just three kilometers from the town of Tuapse, in the valley of Spider. It is worth noting that the gorge of the same name found in the Caucasus quite often, because it is so called narrow sections of rivers with numerous twists and turns, where during hunting herded wolves.

Gorge near Tuapse shaped sandstone cliffs. The approximate age of the gorge - 150 million years. Once it was the bottom of an ancient sea, the waters of which formed a deep hollow. It is noteworthy that passes through the "Wolf's Gate" can be seen as black rocks, a height of about twenty meters, and completely white. An interesting fact is that the river at these locations Spider has a very twisty track, although the composition of the rocks along the gorge is the same. This natural anomaly Scientists are still not solved.

The length of the gorge is small - only fifty meters, but it attracts many tourists pristine beauty. This place is also a six-meter waterfall with a large and deep pool in which to swim, and a few small but very picturesque waterfalls. On the slopes of the gorge grow different kinds of ferns, vines, oaks, chestnuts and hornbeams.

Admire the "Wolf's Gate" is possible by clicking on one of the guided tours along the slope of the ridge, or going down to the river bed Spider. In the second case, the route passes through the bottom of the gorge, but the path traveled by the free and open to tourists.

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