Kalinovo on the western shore of Tavatuy

Kalinovo is located on the western shore of Lake Tavatuy. This makes it easy to pinpoint the village on a map: its location on the western shore is what matters, not just the name of the lake. If you are looking for a holiday apartment, you can use Kalinovo as your destination and Lake Tavatuy as an additional geographic reference. This way, you can start planning with the specific destination before deciding how to get there.

Two place names come into play when navigating: one route heads towards the village of Kalinovo; another describes the way to the village of Tavatuy and the lake. These reference points are not interchangeable. When planning your route on a map, check whether you have selected Kalinovo or Tavatuy as your destination.

Getting there and map orientation

A route from Yekaterinburg to Kalinovo follows the Moscow Highway via Pervouralsk, Bilimbay and Pochinok to Taraskovo. From there, turn right towards the village of Kalinovo. This sequence of places is useful for navigation; check road conditions before setting off.

Another route from Yekaterinburg leads to Lake Tavatuy via the Yekaterinburg–Nizhny Tagil road. Near kilometre 40, turn left towards the village of Tavatuy. An asphalt road about five kilometres long leads to the village; from there, a road runs along the lakeshore. The approximate distance of five kilometres is a guide, not an exact length.

The two route descriptions have different reference points: the first heads towards Kalinovo, while the second leads to the village of Tavatuy and then along the lakeshore. So before setting off, compare your destination with your planned route. The description of the route to the lake gives an approximate kilometre marker and an approximate road length; the route to Kalinovo, by contrast, is based on a sequence of places and a turnoff at Taraskovo.

More things to explore in Sverdlovsk Oblast

Beyond Kalinovo, Sverdlovsk Oblast offers other points of interest for travellers. Verkhnyaya Pyshma is home to the Museum Complex of Civil and Military Equipment. Its collection includes more than 15,000 exhibits, including over 2,000 items of civil and military equipment. The collection covers military and civilian equipment as well as railway and mining equipment. It therefore extends beyond any single vehicle category. Collection figures may change over time.

A list of approved car-tourism routes in Sverdlovsk Oblast published in 2026 includes, among others, the Demidov Route between Yekaterinburg, Nevyansk and Nizhny Tagil. Another approved route is titled “Vdol Iseti na zvuk kolokola: puteshestvie v Kamensk-Uralskiy” and runs between Yekaterinburg and Kamensk-Uralsky. The title alone does not indicate that the route follows the Iset River.

Also on the list is “Otkryvaya Ural: priroda, istoriya, legendy,” an approved route between Yekaterinburg, Irbit, Turinsk and Tavda. The listed stops differ considerably: the Demidov Route connects three places, the route to Kamensk-Uralsky names two endpoints, and the “Otkryvaya Ural” route lists four places. Use these names and stops to distinguish the regional routes; check the route information before setting off.

The regional collections and routes offer additional ways to explore Sverdlovsk Oblast, but they do not replace the need to navigate accurately to the village and the lake. When planning your trip, keep your specific destination separate from broader regional topics: this lets you consider Kalinovo as a place to stay while deciding which information about the wider oblast is relevant to your travel plans.

Discover more destinations: Nizhniye Sergi, Baltym, Belokamennyy, Yekaterinburg, Pervouralsk, Troitskiy, Verkhny Tagil, Kosulino.

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