Sengileevskie Mountains National Park
Forested chalk hills and ravines above the Kuybyshev Reservoir in Ulyanovsk Oblast
The Sengileevskie Mountains are a plateau cut by deep ravines and river valleys, about three-quarters forested, with chalky outcrops and stony forb steppe on the right bank of the Kuybyshev Reservoir. The park sits in the East European forest steppe, between mixed forest and open steppe.
Things to do
- On footFollow the "ecological" trails that explore the rare species of the forest-steppe
- Try thisLook for chalky outcrops and stony forb steppe on the hilly right bank of the Kuybyshev Reservoir
- On footWalk the birch, linden and oak woods above the ravines
- Try thisCross to the smaller floodplain sector on the far side of the river