The Zhuzha stream: bridges, Cherry Garden and the “Robber's Lair”

⏱ 50 min🚶 1.8 km🍽 1📍 3 stops

🐢 A little — under 3 km

Along the little Zhuzha through a ravine with bridges, a castle with suspension bridges for children and pizza at the entrance to Kolomenskoye — where the stream goes underground.

👶 With kids🌳 Parks and nature🏘 Off the centre⏱ An hour or so

👶 under 3, 3–6, 7–12 years · ✓ stroller-friendly

From Akademika Millionshchikova Street there are stairs into the valley — with a stroller, enter by the path from Kolomensky Proyezd and exit by the path along the river to Sadovniki Street; the asphalt is cracked in places. The avenues in Kolomenskoye are flat.

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🌳 Zhuzha Park in the Zhuzha River floodplain
ул. Академика Миллионщикова, от Коломенского проезда до ул. Садовники
🆓 free entry
A 2023 landscape park in the valley of the little Zhuzha River, where the Bolshoy and Savkin ravines meet: paths and bridges along the water, a quiet Cherry Orchard, children's and sports grounds, picnic areas.
The start is a 20-minute walk from Kashirskaya metro along Akademika Millionshchikova Street. Enter the park by Kolomensky Proyezd: this is where the Zhuzha comes out of a pipe, with Cherry Garden and several playgrounds nearby to warm up.
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- The 22-hectare park opened in September 2023 on the site of an overgrown floodplain that did not even have paths.
- Two ravines meet here — the Bolshoy and the Savkin.
- In the park the Zhuzha flows on the surface, goes into a culvert downstream and comes out again in Kolomenskoye, shortly before it joins the Moskva River.
- In the Cherry Orchard, deadwood was removed, old trees were pruned and new ones were planted.
- Besides the playgrounds there is an amphitheatre, a workout area, streetball courts and 16 picnic areas with gazebos and tables.
🚶 on foot
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✨ Robber's Lair playground (Logovo Razboynika) in Zhuzha Park
ул. Академика Миллионщикова, 42, корп. 2
🆓 free entry
A themed playground in the spirit of Russian wooden architecture for kids from 1 to 7: a castle with towers, suspension bridges, slides and rope climbs, huts, climbing "trees", a carousel and hammocks.
A little further downstream, at building 42, bldg 2 on Akademika Millionshchikova Street. For toddlers, swings and spring riders; for older children, a castle with suspension bridges and ropes; nearby are basketball courts and a football pitch for older siblings.
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- The playground is named after the robber Savka, who according to legend hid in the ravine here in the 17th century.
- It was built in 2023 on the site of demolished garages; the area is over 1,300 m².
- Three play zones are linked by paths: the central one has a big castle, the second two towers with a suspension bridge, the third tree-posts with branches, ropes and nets.
🚶 on foot
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🍽 Pizzamento pizzeria near Kolomenskoye · 🧸 play area
пр-т Андропова, 37
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Follow the path along the Zhuzha to Sadovniki Street — there are little bridges across the ravine on the way. Then the stream goes underground, and you go through the courtyards to Andropov Prospekt, about 15 minutes. A pizzeria at the entrance to Kolomenskoye: a children's menu, a play room and entertainers on weekends.
🍴 A Neapolitan pizzeria at the main entrance to Kolomenskoye, with a kids' menu, a kids' room and entertainers on weekends. Try: Margherita or Porcini pizza, paccheri with shrimp and squid, Caesar salad.