We visited Sochi in the autumn and were pleasantly surprised to find a path to the sea just behind the stop on Kurortny Prospekt. Unfortunately, the area was littered with garbage, which was quite disheartening. The asphalt path, likely from Soviet times, was well-maintained and led us to the beach. We were there in the winter, so there weren't many people, but we can only imagine how crowded it must be in the summer. There was a cafe and a toilet on the beach, but the beach itself wasn't very well-maintained. There was a broken staircase, making it dangerous to go down. For a change of scenery, we could explore the nearby closed areas.