A new eco-trail "Treasures of Shingara" appeared in the Kurgan region

A new ecological trail has appeared in the Kurgan region near the natural monument of regional importance "Shingary tract" on the border of the Lebyazhy and Makushinsky districts. Its length is 3.7 km.

According to the <url> news agency, students and teachers of Kurgan State University, as well as specialists from the Russian Geographical Society (RGS), took part in the design and laying of the route. The trail was equipped, among others, by schoolchildren from different districts, participants of the ecological and geographical shift of the tent camp "Time of Discoveries", organized by the regional branch of the Russian Geographical Society. The classes were conducted by students and teachers of the university.

Information signs with information about the local nature were installed along the "Treasures of Shingara" trail. Tourists will be able to read about vegetation and wildlife, climate, landscape features, the tract and local lakes.

Earlier it was reported that an expedition to search for traces of the Huns began in the Kurgan region. Archaeologists are working in the Shadrinsky district, on the territory of the archaeological site Ploskaya-1. Three bronze Hun cauldrons from the era of the Great Migration of Peoples were found there. Specialists should find out what the place where the boilers were found was used for. There could be a burial ground, a treasure trove, or a ritual sanctuary. In addition, the researchers want to find out who the vessels belonged to and for what rituals they were used.