Top 6 most picturesque forests near St. Petersburg

Sablinsky Nature Reserve
Sablinsky Nature Reserve is an ensemble of objects in the Tosnensky district of the Leningrad region.

Stunning nature, canyons, caves and waterfalls, shrouded in a mysterious atmosphere. Previously, quartz sand was mined in these places, now abandoned mines are popular among tourists and residents of our city. By the way, on the territory of the caves there is the only functioning underground chapel of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Russia. Vepsian Forest
Natural park "Vepsian Forest" is a kind of open-air museum.

The Vepsian Forest Natural Park is a specially protected natural area of ​​regional importance with an area of ​​190 thousand hectares - formed in 1999 by the Government of the Leningrad Region. The main objectives of the natural park are to protect the unique nature of these places, preserve, study and revive Vepsian culture, create conditions for tourism and recreation in a picturesque, ecologically clean area, conduct scientific research and organize environmental education for the population and visitors to the park. Zubrovnik
There are two ways to get to the famous Zubrovnik.

Firstly, minibuses run from the Toksovo railway station. But the best way is to walk to the nursery, through a beautiful pine forest, along a hiking trail with hanging bridges and cozy gazebos. It is considered reserved. — 5 kilometers from Toksovo

Ruskeala Mountain Park
The emerald expanse of Ruskeala amazes the imagination of even the most picky tourists.

The quarry, surrounded by steep cliffs, is filled to the brim with the purest groundwater. The water is so clear that you can easily see the bottom of the quarry. In some places the depth in the quarry reaches 50 meters, while the water remains clear at a depth of up to 15 meters. The development of the quarry began during the reign of Catherine II.

Marble and other materials mined in the adits of Ruskeala were used to decorate the most significant and magnificent masterpieces of urban architecture, including: St. Isaac's Cathedral, the Hermitage, the Marble Palace, St. Michael's Castle, the Kazan Cathedral, as well as the platforms of the Primorskaya and Ladozhskaya metro stations. . Today, three quarries have formed here, connected by adits. They are flooded with water and have a length of about 460 meters. By the way, in addition to the amazing picturesque landscape, here you can get acquainted with the work of an active quarry and see the process of marble extraction - 25 km north of Sortavala

Lindulovsky Nature Reserve
Lindulovsky Grove is a state natural botanical reserve.

Located in the Vyborg district of the Leningrad region near the village of Roshchino. The area of ​​the reserve is 986 hectares. Established by decision of the Leningrad Oblast Executive Committee dated March 27, 1976, No. 145. The purpose of the reserve is to preserve the oldest artificial planting of Siberian larch (Latin Larix sibirica Ledeb) in Russia and Europe, located outside its range in the valley of the Roshchinka River.

The former name of this river was Lintulovka, hence the name of the grove. The grove began in 1738 according to a previously issued decree of Peter I, when the first sowing of larch seeds collected in the Arkhangelsk province was done on the site of the former arable land. Reseeding and planting continue continuously. — Not far from Roshchino,

Kenozersky National Park
Among the dense forests and swamps of northwestern Russia, a piece of the legendary ancient Russia, long gone into fairy tales and epics, has miraculously been preserved.
This is the Kenozersky National Park - a specially protected natural area, one of the last islands of the original Russian way of life, culture, traditions, an outstanding example of the Northern European cultural landscape.