Ukraine > Chernihiv Region > Mezyn National Nature Park
Mezyn National Nature Park
N 51°49.372', E 33°4.182'
2013-04-27
http://mezinpark.com.ua/
Our rating: 6.40
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Mezyn National Nature Park was founded in 2006 by decree of President Viktor Yushchenko. In the last year of his reign, the President created many national parks, or increased the funding for existing ones. On this territory, archaeologists found houses of ancient people who had been living here 20 thousand years BC (information in English ). They found many mammoth bones, most of which were taken to the major museums of Kyiv, New York and Europe. Besides, a lot of tools, jewelry, household goods and other items were found. Many of them are presented in the local museum. But most important, the park offers stunning views from the high banks of the Desna river (map in Ukrainian and the same place on Google Maps ), which can attract mass tourists (of course, if the government makes normal roads). In spring the water is incredibly high.
Desna in spring in the Mezyn National Nature Park ©Yuriy Buriak
This image from Google Maps clearly shows the size of the Desna in spring. ©Yuriy Buriak
Panorama of the Desna in the Mezyn National Nature Park ©Yuriy Buriak
Very nice place to relax in the Mezyn National Nature Park ©Yuriy Buriak
Mezyn National Nature Park ©Yuriy Buriak
Mezyn National Nature Park ©Yuriy Buriak
Mezyn National Nature Park ©Yuriy Buriak
Mezyn National Nature Park ©Yuriy Buriak
Mezyn National Nature Park ©Yuriy Buriak
Mezyn National Nature Park ©Yuriy Buriak
Mezyn National Nature Park ©Yuriy Buriak
Near the Sverdlovka village on the high banks of the Desna river stands quite an unusual house for this area (here ). This beautiful cottage was used by ex-president Leonid Kuchma as a place for the rest. He was coming there by helicopter.
Nice cottage in the Sverdlovka village ©Yuriy Buriak
Nice gazebo ©Yuriy Buriak
Near the gazebo we found a large number of snakes that had a "wedding". However, the shutter sound prevented them a little :)
Snakes ©Yuriy Buriak
Snakes ©Yuriy Buriak
By the way, there's a lot of animals here. During our visit, we saw a fox, a hare, a hawk, a woodpecker, and various interesting butterflies. In several places, the staff established picnic sites where you can legally stop, get the grill and dine in the national park. Most important, all of these places are located on the high banks of the Desna and offer great views. The park has several ecotrails, one of them, "Rykhlivska Dacha", is well documented on the official website (but only in Ukrainian, use Google Translate). It's about 5 km long, the start and the finish points are in the Rykhli village. I sketched out a rough plan of this ecotrail.
Plan of the "Rykhlivska Dacha" ecotrail ©Yuriy Buriak
The ecotrails are marked with signs. If the color has changed, it means that the paint was over =) ©Yuriy Buriak
Mezyn National Nature Park ©Yuriy Buriak
800-year-old oak in the Mezyn National Nature Park ©Yuriy Buriak
800-year-old oak in the Mezyn National Nature Park ©Yuriy Buriak
Ecotrail in the Mezyn National Nature Park ©Yuriy Buriak
Ecotrail in the Mezyn National Nature Park ©Yuriy Buriak
Spruce alley ©Yuriy Buriak
There's a lot of spring flowers in the forest. ©Yuriy Buriak
There is also a 50-km driving route, it is described here . We visited the local museum (information is here ), it's located in two places and has been reconstructed in recent years. I wonder how it's possible that some things are aged 70 million years!
This thing is 70 million years old. ©Yuriy Buriak
Branch of the Mezyn Archaeological Research Museum ©Yuriy Buriak
Branch of the Mezyn Archaeological Research Museum ©Yuriy Buriak
More photos from the Mezyn National Nature Park
Mezyn National Nature Park ©Yuriy Buriak
Mezyn National Nature Park ©Yuriy Buriak
The turkey was clearly unhappy with our presence. ©Yuriy Buriak
©Yuriy Buriak
©Yuriy Buriak
On the way to the Mezyn National Nature Park ©Yuriy Buriak
Map of the Mezyn National Nature Park Here you can find information about houses for tourists, where you can stay. Getting there: Central Estate (museum) of the Mezyn National Nature Park is located in the Sverdlovka village. From Chernihiv go by minibus to Korop and then by minibus from Korop to Sverdlovka. Or by minibus "Chernihiv - Novgorod-Siverskyi" until the turn to the Pokoshychi village and then 12 km on foot or by hitch-hiking to Sverdlovka.
Tags, Ukraine: park , river , stroll Tags, all countries: park , river , stroll
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Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Our rating - 6.40
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Visitor's rating - 0.00
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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