Zupa-Keret -coastline
White Sea Western coast, Karelia, Russia
12th August 1998

Key to the map Zupa-Keret -coastline forest and lake area. Beloje More, White Sea Western coast, Karelia, Russia. 1 square is 4x4 kms.

1. Road

2. Bridge + swimming

3. Easy wetland and forest

4. Burned < 10 yrs gravel ridge, eskar

5. Wetlands, forest islets, partly cut

6. Rock on the side of a wetland, all cut to the South

7. North-South quartal line, visible in the forest, selective cuttings > 20 yrs Electric line, partly on the ground, rock, some difficult "Mangrove"

8. Simming, avoid this end of the lake, North side of the lake: rocks, used private cabin, leave forest

9. old > 50 yrs, wooden made dam, rock hill

10. Rock, dry forest

11. Trunk bridge, used private cabin.

12. Hill, dry forest, views to the North

13. Trail to the sea

14. No trail along the coast

15. Nice rocky hill, some views to the Keret-village, lichen on the ground

16. High rocky hill, 85 meters, hice views > 180 degrees, sign tower 5 m.

17. Old forest on the hillsides

18. just like 17.

19. Old forest, cloudberries

20. Little islet, not in the maps, raft at that time

21. Very nice hill, pine and aspen

22. Small wetlands, lakes, nice rock hill, pines and lichen

23. pine and rock-bottom continues as in 22.

24. All burned 15-20 yrs ago, dry wood, bush, easy to hike > 2-3 km/hr, rocks and wetlands between them, cloudberries

25. Narrow lake deep between hills, nice place

26. Hill

27. Bottom of the bay, old living place (?), busy with tourists, fireplaces etc.

28. Rapids, easy to cross, old wood floating constructions

29. Shores of the lake partly cut, bush, seedling

30. Hill and seedling

31. Small wetlands and rock

32. Nice clearwater lake, probably the surface is rised up by 0,5 meters by dam. This can be seen from tree stumbs below the surface. Lichen on the rock.

33. Cloudberries, wetland and rock

34. Viewing point, steep.

35. Wetland and rock -mosaic in this area.

36. Small valley. Probably 0,5 cubic meter stone that has fallen year 1997.

37. Pines far apart on the rock, views to the sea.

38. Track leads to the eastern end of Louhiozero, Louhijaervi.

39. Place to ford or swim, no bridge.

Plotina is a village of about <500 people. There is one shop, one bus-stop. Few times a week buses run to Louhi or Zupa or maybe not, check at the site. There's also closed mica-mine, which is interesting. This mineral may not be "mica" but anyway it breaks easily and forms transparent fire-resistant leaves.

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