Vostryakovo to Domodedovo via Blue Pits Bend and Nikitskiye Quarries

The Rozhayka makes this walk interesting well before Nikitskiye Quarries. From Vostryakovo, fields lead to the road crossings; the course then skirts Podmoskovye Sanatorium’s settlement and gradually enters woodland. Beside the river, the surroundings change: the path follows the right bank, opens towards bends and returns beneath trees. Stony places in the channel and limestone on the slopes show the variety of Moscow-region river scenery. Blue Pits Bend deserves time in its own right. An open hillside clearing and a limestone outcrop visible from the main path add interest here. Farther on, the bank-side course reaches the outside entrance to Nikitskiye Quarries, followed by Viktor Shagal’s memorial on the woodland ascent. Limestone extraction and underground exploration form the place’s historical background; the walk itself stays on the surface. The final portion leaves the river valley for fields and wooded edges beside Domodedovo’s newer residential quarters. It finishes at Yolochki Park bus stop on Kashirskoye Highway. After river and woodland surroundings, this provides a point for a previously prepared return; entering the park or continuing to the railway station is a separate choice.