Trails in Russia
32 mapped routes in Russia: 16 cycling routes, 7 scenic drives, 5 off-road 4x4 routes and 4 hiking trails. Together they cover 2,085 km with 9,620 m of climbing, and the highest point reaches 681 m. Every route has a GPX download, elevation profile, gradient and surface analysis.
- Mapped routes
- 32
- Total distance
- 2,085km
- Total climbing
- 9,620m
- Highest point
- 681m
- Water crossings
- 8
Destination guide
About trails in Russia
Russia's routes here stretch from the Baltic to Siberia, though most cluster around its two biggest cities. Moscow is a cycling hub, with loops like the Moscow City Loop Ride and longer outings such as the Dmitrov to Kimry Ride north to the Volga, while the Ramhill Gold MTB Race Loop offers forest singletrack in Moscow Oblast. Around Saint Petersburg, the Priozersk Karelian Isthmus Walk and Vyborg District Happy Bike Loop explore lakes and pine forest toward the Finnish border.
East of the Volga, the Orenburg Steppe Ride crosses open grassland near the Kazakh frontier, and the Sibay Town Walk sits in the southern Urals of Bashkortostan. Siberia is represented by the Tomsk Countryside Cycling Loop, and the Olenegorsk Dirt Tracks Loop reaches the Kola Peninsula above the Arctic Circle.
- Best time to go
- Late May to mid-September is the practical season, with long daylight in the north. Winters bring deep snow and severe cold, and spring thaw turns dirt roads to mud.
- Terrain
- Mostly flat to rolling, with the highest point on these routes under 700 m. Expect forest roads, steppe tracks and paved city cycle routes of moderate difficulty.
- Permits & access
- Most foreign visitors need a Russian visa, and some border areas require special permits. Check your government's current travel advice before planning a trip.
Regions
Explore Russia by region
Moscow
7 trails · ISO RU-MOW
Leningrad Oblast
3 trails · ISO RU-LEN
Moscow Oblast
3 trails · ISO RU-MOS
Vladimir Oblast
3 trails · ISO RU-VLA
Also mapped: Bashkortostan (2), Krasnoyarsk Krai (2), Saint Petersburg (2), Kabardino-Balkarskaya Respublika (1), Kaliningradskaya oblast' (1), Respublika Kareliya (1), Murmanskaya oblast' (1), Nizhegorodskaya oblast' (1), Orenburgskaya oblast' (1), Permskiy kray (1), Samarskaya oblast' (1), Tomskaya oblast' (1), Udmurtskaya Respublika (1). Their routes are listed below.
Ways to explore
Activities in Russia
Difficulty spectrum
How hard are trails in Russia?
- Easy
- 22%7 trails
- Moderate
- 69%22 trails
- Hard
- 9%3 trails
Signature routes
Limitless routes in Russia
Interactive map
Map of trails in Russia
Cycling routes in Russia
View all 16 →Scenic drives in Russia
View all 7 →4x4 & off-road routes in Russia
View all 5 →Hiking trails in Russia
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