Yugyd Va National Park
Taiga forest and the highest Ural peaks in Russia's Komi Republic
Yugyd Va ("bright water" in Komi) runs from the steep peaks of the Urals, including Mount Narodnaya, to lowland taiga in the west. It is Europe's largest national park, at about 1.9 million hectares, and part of the Virgin Komi Forests World Heritage Site.
Things to do
- On the waterRaft the Kozhim, Kosyu or Bolshaya Synya
- Try thismost of the park's infrastructure lies along its rivers
- On footHike from the Zhellany base towards Mount Narodnaya
- On footWalk four days from Zhellany to the Manaraga shelter in the Kosyu valley
- In the snowSki cross-country through the park in winter