A place of ideal rest can be found without leavingfrom Moscow. Here is a century old forest consisting of firs, pines and birches, and places for picnics, and ponds, and sports facilities. Shrouded in mystery and legend, the place is the Meshchersky Nature Park, based on the territory of the Bakov Forest Park. Why are shrouded in mysteries and legends, you ask. Because this is a historical place, and finding him an equal is difficult. The forest park existed at the time of Ivan the Terrible, he knew Napoleon, and the Patriotic War swept through him, exposing him to the cutting of ancient trees. In the village of Peredelkino, built in the Bakov forest park, poets and artists, writers and artists lived and worked for decades. But can such a layer of history be without secrets and legends?
Meshchersky Park
There was a natural park Meshchersky in 2007 asprivate structure. The name of the park was the same as the nearby village, located within the boundaries of Moscow, one and a half kilometers from the Moscow Ring Road. From that time, order began to be made in places covered with legends, but over the centuries turned into dumps and swamps. Paradoxically, the biggest harm to Bakov's forest park was not in times of turmoil and world wars, but local prosperous landowners since the 90s of the last century.
In 2010, Sukovo marsh, located in the center of the park, was cleared. At present, it appears in its pristine beauty with a restored landscape.
Sports Park
What is interesting for a park for tourists?In summer, you can ride a bicycle, rented, along forest paths or relax on the beach by the pond, in winter a beautiful cross-country ski track awaits lovers of this sport. At present, children's playgrounds are organized here, rope Panda Park is created, cycling routes are laid. Meshchersky Park in the park of Bakov is an ideal place for sports. There are regular sports festivals with relay races and competitions. Alleys and paths between the trees - an ideal place for lovers of Scandinavian walking.
For those who come to the park with their pets,there is agility - a special platform for walking and training of domestic dogs. The only rule that dog owners should not forget is the mandatory muzzle on the animal and the leash.
Walking with a bicycle
For lovers of cycling there isa wonderful place in Meshchersky Park - a bicycle path four kilometers long. Through each kilometer on this route are installed complexes of shells for cardio and strength training. You can simply travel around the Bakovy forest park by bike along the paths between the trees and meet amazing stories on your way. For example, you can see the famous burial mounds of Napoleon or the places where War and Peace and Heavenly Snowshoot were filmed. Even Peredelkino is in bicycle access. And if you really want to, you can ride a bicycle to the lost and found later decades of the grave of Malevich.
In the park are open two points of hire, in whichyou can take any bicycles: sports, walking, bicycles, fetbike. If you come for a walk with children, you can rent a children's bicycle, and for kids - a velorzrelo or a bicycle trailer. The rental points are very convenient, one at the entrance to the park from the side of the Meshchersky pond, the second - from the Novomeshchersky passage.
What to do in the winter?
In winter, you can ride on snowboards, skates andskiing in the Bakov forest park. Here is laid the track for cross-country skiing, which runs along an almost flat terrain without descents and ascents. The professionals on cross-country skiing believe that this is a very good, high-quality walking route on which sufficient aerobic loads are possible. Usually, on weekdays, wishing to ride on the track is not enough, in contrast to the days off. Learn to ride here come adults and children on weekends. All along the route there are posters with information about the route. The circle is nine kilometers, including a loop around the Meshchersky pond of the Bakov forest park.
A cross-country ski run is prepared with the help ofspecial machine. Retrak prepares the track before the weekend, training and after a snowfall. Everything depends on the snow, the thickness of its layer and the condition of the ski track. For normal operation of the retractor, the thickness of the snow layer should be 15-20 cm. As already mentioned, in the park there are rental points. In winter, here you can take for adults and children cross-country skiing, poles, ski boots of different sizes.
