The Malinovaya Gora Ecological Trail brings spruce forests, wetlands and bodies of water together in one natural area. The 2.3-kilometre trail is designated for hiking, cycling and skiing. Nearby, the park at Priyutino Manor and the ethnographic ensemble at Bogoslovka Manor add a distinctive cultural and historical dimension to Vsevolozhskiy District.

Woodland Scenery and a Trail in Toksovo

The Malinovaya Gora Trail is in the Toksovo urban district, south of Lake Kavgolovskoye and within Toksovskiy Nature Park. It runs mainly through spruce forest and leads through the kame landscape in the southern part of the Karelian Isthmus. This landscape includes habitats such as coniferous forests, raised and transitional bogs, and bodies of water. Nature enthusiasts will find not just a forest setting here, but several distinct landscape and habitat types along a named trail. Its designated activities include hiking, cycling and skiing.

In Winter: Cross-Country Skiing on Part of the Trail

During the winter season, enthusiasts groom part of the Ecological Trail as a cross-country ski track for classic technique. This use applies to one section and depends on conditions and the volunteers’ activity. If you are planning a winter visit, it is best to check whether the track is currently groomed. This means cross-country skiing remains a seasonal option, not a promise that the entire trail will be groomed or that it will be available every winter day.

Priyutino: Park, Pond and Manor History

The main buildings of Priyutino Manor stand in a park with a pond laid out in the English style. The site is shaped not only by the manor’s architecture, but also by the design of its grounds. The Priyutino Museum is located on the estate, which belonged to Alexei Nikolayevich Olenin until 1841. The park and museum offer different ways to explore the site: one focuses on the designed landscape, the other on the manor’s history and former ownership.

Wooden Architecture in Bogoslovka

The Bogoslovka Manor Museum is devoted to the wooden architecture of northwestern Russia from the 16th to the 18th century. The manor’s ethnographic ensemble was restored to its original form in 2004 and includes accurate replicas of historic buildings. These include religious buildings, homes, enclosures and fortifications. A clearly defined museum theme — the wooden architecture of a particular region and period — is thus brought together with replicas of various types of buildings. The district’s cultural heritage is represented not only by individual architectural forms, but also by an ensemble that brings together several functions of historic buildings.

Another Perspective on Leningrad Oblast

The larger destination of Leningrad Oblast includes Vepsian Forest Nature Park in its far eastern part. It encompasses seven nature reserves with particularly strict protection rules and numerous lakes; the largest is Lake Lerinskoye, in the reserve of the same name. Among the park’s special features are old spruce and pine forests in the Vepsskiy Les and Ashchozerskiy reserves. They are important for many organisms that can survive only in forests undisturbed by economic activity. Brown bears are found in significant numbers in the nature park; the wolverine, which is extremely rare in the region, has also been recorded there. The Veps, a small people of Russia with their own culture and traditions, have also traditionally lived there. These natural and cultural themes form part of the larger destination of Leningrad Oblast.

Discover more destinations: Kirovsky District, Vsevolozhskiy District, Gatchinskiy District, Vsevolozhsky District, Tikhvinskiy District, Vyborg District, Kingiseppskiy District, Boksitogorskiy District.

View the full travel overview: Leningrad Oblast.