Route M2. Destination - Crimea

The M2 highway is a 720 km long road to Crimea , leading from Moscow to Yalta. Most often this route is used by tourists from Moscow, Tula, Orel, Kursk, Belgorod (the highway passes through these cities) to get to the Southern coast of Crimea.

Like all routes in Russia and Ukraine, this road also has its own peculiarities and problem areas, so let's talk about its individual sections.

Moscow-Serpukhov

The first hundred kilometers of the Moscow region is the most well-maintained and well-groomed part of the "Crimea" highway. This is a modern highway in two lanes for each direction, without intersections, pedestrian crossings and railway crossings. The roadway is flat, often repaired.

The route M2 through the territory of the Moscow region passes slightly east of Podolsk, Chekhov, Serpukhov, Klimovsk.

The points of qualified medical care are on the 36th, 51st and 74th kilometers of the road. On the way there are many cafes, gas stations, hotels and shops.

Serpukhov-Tula

This site occupies 91 km. Route M2 here narrows to one lane in each direction, but the road surface is still of high quality. The first problematic area is the bridge across the Oka, on which traffic jams often accumulate. To travel around it does not make sense - the nearest bridge is far enough.

Congestion is also found on the Tula bypass road, so it is better to go through the city - and it turns out faster, and the sights can be seen.

On this site there are many steep descents and ascents, so warriors need to be especially careful.

Tula-Orel

The M2 highway runs here for 190 kilometers. The road is still as narrow, with an acceptable quality of the road surface and a lot of turns on minor roads. Special caution requires the passage of a steep turn at the 268th kilometer of the road.

The main problem of this section of the highway is deep curbs without fences.

Orel - Kursk

The distance between these cities along the motorway is 160 kilometers. The route M 2 in the Kursk region is becoming very bad due to the quality of the road surface. The road is narrow, many hummocks, dangerous curbs.

Exceed the speed in the Kursk region is not recommended, because there are many posts of traffic police with radar. Permanent posts are on the 388th, 406th, 407th and 466th kilometers.

Kursk-Belgorod

The path takes 140 km. About the quality of roads in the Kursk region, we have already said. Particularly complex in this respect is a section of the road - 30 kilometers from the village of Medvenka to Oboyan.

In the Belgorod region, the situation is significantly improved - the coating again becomes smooth and practically free of defects. In some places, the M2 trail again extends to two lanes.

Belgorod - Nehoteevka

This site to the border with Ukraine occupies 38 kilometers. The track becomes simply chic - wide, with a new asphalt. Near Nekhoteyevka jams often occur, which is connected with the passage of a border post and customs.

Next begins the territory of Ukraine, but the quality of roads there is the same as in Russia.

So do not break the rules, stop to rest on time, and then a long trip to Crimea will bring only pleasure and a lot of new impressions.