NIKE ACG
Challenge
2006

The Republic of Karelia
Ladoga lake
July 12 - 16 2006


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RACE CENTER
The center of the "NIKE ACG CHALLENGE" race is located in Sortavala, the Republic of Karelia.

Sortavala is 270 km away from Saint-Petersburg, 250 km away from Petrozavodsk, 1170 km away from Moscow, 120 km away from Joensuu (Finnland).

The center of the race will be located in a tourist camp "Piipun Piha" (www.ladogatours.ru/pp.html).10 min by car from the train station.
BY TRAIN
Train N 350 "Saint-Petersburg-Kostomuksha"
departure at 16.02 (odd dates only) from Saint-Petersburg (reserved seat ticket costs 300 rubles),
arrival to Sortavala at 22.08 of the same day. Time: 6 hours.

Back: train N 350 "Kostomuksha-Saint-Petersburg"
departure at 03.58 (even dates only) from Sortavala (reserved seat ticket costs 300 rubles),
arrival to Saint-Petersburg at 10.33 of the same day. Time: 6:35 hours.

Train N Train name Direction
18/19 "Karelia" Moscow-Petrozavodsk
656/657 "Kalevala" Saint-Petersburg-Lodejnoe Pole-Petrozavodsk
349/679 "SPb-Petrozavodsk" Saint-Petersburg-Sortavala-Petrozavodsk
350 "Kostomuksha-SPb" Kostomuksha-Sortavala-Saint-Petersburg
349 "SPb-Kostomuksha" Saint-Petersburg-Sortavala-Kostomuksha
680/350 "Petrozavodsk-SPb" Petrozavodsk-Sortavala-Saint-Petersburg

BY SUBURBAN TRAIN
BY SUBURBAN Saint-Petersburg-Kuznechnoe TRAIN
(Schedule is here http://www.tutu.ru/spb/06.php)
Kuznechnoe-Sortavala, Distance between Kuznechnoe and Sortavala - 100 km
BY CAR
Saint-Petersburg-Priozersk-Ladenpohja-Sortavala highway, 270 km. Time: 5 hours.

Petrozavodsk-Kroshnozero-Lyaskelya-Sortavala highway

From Finnland (customs in Vyartsilya) and then- Saint-Petersburg highway, 70 km. Suburbans (daily, Spring 2006)
To Sortavala:
Suburban train: Saint-Petesburg (16.15) - Kuznechnoe (19.37 )Transfer: Kuznechnoe (20.45) - Sortavala (22.25)
*Suburban train: Sosnovo ( 6.13) - Kuznechnoe (7.56)Transfer: Kuznechnoe (8.39) - Sortavala (11.21)
Back to Saint-Petesburg:
Train: Sortavala (5.17) - Kuznechnoe (7.57)Suburban train: Kuznechnoe ( 8.16) - Saint-Petesburg (11.38)
Train: Sortavala ( 17.15) - Kuznechnoe (20.04)Suburban train: Kuznechnoe ( 20.20) - Saint-Petesburg (23.37)
* it's need to use by Suburban train: Saint-Petesburg - Sosnovo
BY SEA
Sortavala is 45 minutes away from Valaam by ferry
BY AIR
By air to Saint-Petersburg (Pulkovo-1, Pulkovo-2), then by train or by car

By air to Petrozavodsk, then by taxis (every day) Petrozavodsk-Sortavala. Time: 4 hours

Accommodation

RACE CENTER The center of the race will be located in a tourist camp "Druzhba" ("Piipun Piha")
TOURIST CAMP
"DRUZHBA"
("PIIPUN PIHA")
Accommodation of organization committee
Accommodation of press
Accommodation of race participants

Room Prices (per person):
1 bed 1000 rubles
2 bed 920 rubles
3 bed 850 rubles
4 bed 780 rubles
Extra bed 600 rubles

http://ladogatours.ru/pp.html
"LADOGA" HOTEL
The center of Sortavala, 10 min by bicycle to "Druzhba"
Room price (per person): 500 rubles
TENT CAMP
On the territory of "Druzhba", ecological fee - 50 rubles per tent.
Cooking only on gaz stoves
OTHER OPTIONS By request