Losiny Ostrov National Park

Moose, forest and river sources inside Moscow's city limits and Moscow Oblast

Losiny Ostrov ("Elk Island") is the largest urban park in Europe, where moose live in forest that covers 83% of the park within and beyond Moscow. The Yauza and the Pekhorka both rise here, and the Moscow Ring Road splits the forest in two.

2Yauza River terracesThe most picturesque locality, with steep slopes down to the floodlands in the southwest.

3Belokamennaya StationStands inside the park on the Moscow Little Ring Railway.

Things to do

HeritageVisit the Elk Biological Station, where you can touch and feed the elk
On footFollow the established excursion routes in the training and excursion zone
On footWalk the terraced slopes of the Yauza River in the southwest of the park
Try thisLook for moose in the forest, one of the few places in Moscow to see wild animals in their natural environment

Russia · Moscow Est. 1983 Size 116 km² Protected area category: IUCN II

Also worth seeing

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Elk Biological Station
Opened in December 2015 after reconstruction; visitors can touch and feed the elk.

Where it is

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