Kamchatka Trail

This passage through southern Kamchatka crosses a land shaped by mountains, rivers and volcanoes. The headwaters of the Kamchatka River lie near those of the Bystraya, which flows southwest towards the Sea of Okhotsk. Snow-covered slopes and river valleys divide the peninsula's interior into distinct routes, while the Pacific lies to the east. The Itelmen knew these waterways and their seasonal resources long before Russian expeditions reached the peninsula.