Экологическая тропа по прудам "Кумысной поляны"

Kumysnaya Polyana is a forest park located on the undulating surface of the Lysogorsky Plateau and its slopes. A kind of natural monument stretches to the west of Saratov, covering an area of about 4.5 thousand hectares, half of which are forests. "Kumiska", as the locals call the park, plays an important ecological, health and aesthetic role in the existence of the city, making up about a tenth of it.  The park acquired the name "Kumysnaya Polyana" back in the XIX century. At that time, Tatars grazed horses on his rented territory, producing a large amount of horse milk – koumiss. At the dawn of the XX century, work began on the improvement of the forest, the arrangement of springs, the construction of cottages around the park, roads. During the Great Patriotic War, a battery of anti-aircraft guns was located here, covering the sky over Saratov. Until now, in the forest, you can stumble upon dugouts and trenches overgrown with grass. In 1991, in order to preserve the natural wealth, it was decided to create a forest park on the site of Kumysnaya Polyana, to which the historical name of the area was left.